Wholesome memes can be pretty great, but they're often a little predictable. With these, however, it's much more difficult to know where they're going to go. Unexpectedly wholesome images are the surprising yet heartwarming pictures we're all looking for. It's been a difficult time lately, so some positivity is pretty nice, especially in this world where our only surprises are particularly unpleasant ones nowadays.

We need some wholesome content to keep us going, and thanks to the Redditors at /r/UnexpectedlyWholesome, you can see the best pictures to heal you from the deep emotional wounds we're all experiencing in 2024. Times are tough, and there's nothing tougher than seeing only dark content online when things like this exist too, obscured within Reddit. These images and memes are some of the best new unexpectedly wholesome takes on a concept you wouldn't expect to be positive at all, so sit back, relax, and be surprised by how wonderfully they turn out.