If you’ve been navigating the dating scene recently, then you know that there are only so many dreamy qualities to go around when it comes to choosing a romantic partner. Sure, the person in question might be funny and good-looking — but if that’s the case, there’s no way in hell they also have a job. This is such a pervasive reality that people have actually started making memes (both ironic and unironic) about the phenomenon.
The meme which asks people to build the “perfect man” on a highly restrictive budget, which ultimately only allows for the partner to have undesirable/preposterous/cartoon-like characteristics, has definitely been around for a minute.
Ladies you only have $5 to build the perfect man, wyd:
Smart $5,000
Funny $70
Athletic $150
Looks like waluigi $2
Acts like waluigi $3— Baby Weasel (@adda_boi) January 13, 2017
However, this week, it experienced a resurgence. Once again, people are given a shoestring budget on which to build romantic partners based on completely unsexy fictional characters. (Which, if you’ve been on Tinder recently, probably hits way too close to home.)
ladies you have $15 to spend on the perfect man
$300 – works out
$200 – smart
$400 – smells nice
$70 – has a job
$10 – is a mouse named stuart
$5 – owns a red convertible
$500 – over 6 feet tall— eric turtle (@dubstep4dads) April 23, 2018
The trollish meme almost assuredly inspired by tweets and Tumblr posts which basically imply that, when choosing a guy, you can only “afford” so many desirable characteristics — whereas the undesirable characteristics are generally plentiful. However, I think we can all agree that this version is far more entertaining.
ladies you have $5 to build the perfect man
$300 – tall
$200 – smart
$400 – has a good job
$1 – screams “I’m pickle rick”
$3 – is a pickle
$1 – His name is Rick
$500 – attractive— renée (@NOZOMlTOUJOUS) April 25, 2018
ladies you have $5 to build the perfect man
$300 – tall
$200 – smart
$400 – has a good job
$1 – is a builder
$3 – can fix anything
$1 – his name is bob
$500 – attractive— Su(on)i (@Suialii) April 25, 2018
Ladies, you have $15 to build the perfect man,
$100 – tall
$250 – owns house
$500 – loving
$5 – lives in pineapple under the sea
$10 – has snail
$50 – hot— lil kierie (@Kierabridget) April 25, 2018
Ladies, you have $5 to build the perfect man
$300 – Handsome
$200 – Tall
$400 – Nice
$2 – Loves lasagna
$2 – Hates Mondays
$1 – Is a cat named Garfield
$500 – Smart— MehGyver (@AndrewNadeau0) April 25, 2018