But the distracted boyfriend meme is easy to grasp; all you have to do is look at it. The earliest known version of the distracted boyfriend meme was shared on a Turkish Facebook group page about ...

Saying that Charlie Chaplin invented the "distracted boyfriend" meme is a bit of a stretch, but an early version of the viral image can be spotted in the 1922 short film "Pay Day." ...

It’s been used to dissect trends in popular culture, wade into political disputes and comment on the fickle nature of human relationships, but the popular “distracted boyfriend” meme is ...

The Meme Documentation Tumblr—yes, there is one, and you should follow it—traces "distracted boyfriend" back to the above late-January post in a Turkish Facebook group devoted to prog rock ...

Last year, one of the greatest memes of all time was born when the people of the internet gave new life to a hilariously over-the-top stock photo. Said meme is, of course, "Distracted Boyfriend ...

Anyone who's been on the internet for a while will recognise the 'distracted boyfriend' meme. And now AI is bringing this classic piece of internet history to life in a whole new way.

At this point, it's a safe bet to say that you have probably seen the "distracted boyfriend" meme floating around social media at one point or another. If you're unclear, let me give you a little ...

The photographer behind the 'distracted boyfriend' meme reveals what bothers him about it going viral. ... pretty much anything if you put your mind to it — making it the perfect template for a ...

For an image that embodied the fleeting nature of attraction, the so-called distracted boyfriend meme has proved surprisingly enduring. Despite reaching the highest heights of viral fame in summer ...