Where Did Jokes About Future Texting His Exes Originate? The Meme Explained

Everyone loves a classic holiday season copypasta, and this photo of Future sending a corny text to his ex is ripe for meme exploitation, whether it's Thanksgiving, Christmas, or another national emergency. This photo shows the rapper with his chains and sunglasses peering down at his phone as he composes a would-be thoughtful message. The task is to conjure one up that is most likely to make your ex wince and cringe.

First appearing in a viral Thanksgiving post back in 2019, Future became the poster boy for that boy who will send an unintentionally punny text message with the best intentions, a reputation that has followed him well into 2024. Here are the origins of memes parodying Future's texts to his Exes.

Where Did The Photo Of Texting Originate?

While it is unclear where the photo of Future looking at his phone dressed in a green bomber jacket and a yellow shirt originated, the earliest known joke about him sending a text to his ex was a post on X / Twitter from November 2019. The now-deleted user @HPJart wrote, "happy thanksgiving. thank u for always being there even when i didnt give u any reason to be. u dont have to respond just want u to know that."

What Are Some Iterations Of The Future Texting Meme?

Memes about Future oscillating between being a cornball and being a slimy ex continued in subsequent months, with X user @eazyyyel tweeting the photo with the caption, "I know you don’t fwm at the moment, but Merry Christmas. My lil cousins asked when they were going to see you again…crazy ain’t it lol. But I just wanted to see if you were good. Have a good day and tell everybody I said hey."

A day later, @Briggz_Kid posted his own cringe-inducing version of a Future text, writing, "I saw a Paw Patrol commercial this morning and it made me think of lil man. Hope you was able to get him everything he wanted. You’re an amazing mother so I know you made it happen. Merry Christmas to you and tell lil man I said Merry Christmas."

Was There A Second Wind of 'Future Texting His Ex' Jokes?

In March 2020, X user @maybe_ofentse posted a different picture of Future texting, captioning it with a topical joke about the COVID-19 outbreak. They wrote, "So I heard this new Corona Virus made the rounds and the n----- who got it is in self-isolation. Kinda reminds me of how I isolated myself from the world after losing you, because I couldn't live without you. Anyway, I hope you stay safe on these streets, text me back."

A few days later, X user @3AGdoggyworld wrote, "This quarantine got me thinkin bout how I quarantined myself from your love and this virus has me feelin sick of the distance between us #QuarantineAndChill."

For the full history of Future sending exes texts, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.