Internet Husband / Redditor's Wife
Added by blade92793 • Updated 29 days ago by Aidan Walker
![The meme depicting Redditor's wife and internet husband, a man staring at a computer while a woman stands in the doorway.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/065/internet-husband.jpg)
Type: Image Macro, Pop Culture Reference,
Tags: neglected, rude husband, depressed, wife, image macro, reddit, notables of 2011, dating, relationship, internet reference, social stereotype,
Additional References: Meme Generator,
![The meme depicting Redditor's wife and internet husband, a man staring at a computer while a woman stands in the doorway.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/065/internet-husband.jpg)
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Template • Search Interest • External References • |
![1307885641839.jpg picture of woman standing sadly behind a man using a computer and caption about him not paying her attention when she asks for divorce](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/410/1307885641839.jpg?1307901943)
About
Internet Husband, also known as "Redditor's Wife" or "Anon Wife", is an image macro series featuring a photo of a woman standing in a doorway in pajamas, appearing rather distraught, while her husband is looking at a computer screen. The overlaid text typically describes the woman's disappointment with her addicted Redditor husband, and references Internet culture in-jokes. Some of the derivatives reference other websites like 4chan.
Origin
The original image comes from a stock photo titled "Man working at computer with sad woman in background" (shown below, left) that can be found on Gettyimages[1] and Fotosearch.[2] The earliest posting of the meme on Reddit was on May 18th, 2011, in a thread titled "The door swings both ways" (shown below, right).[3] The post was made as a response to another Reddit thread titled "I must admit I've thought of this myself" featuring the following image of a man lying awake in bed (shown below).[4] It was not referred to as "Redditor's Wife" until May 20th 2011 in an image posted to the /r/AdviceAnimals subreddit.[5]
![I stayed up late because I thought we were going to have sex... internet husband meme about wife staying up to have sex](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/920/qDe49.png?1307996006)
![rv14J.jpg internet husband derivative meme about husband coming to bed to have sex](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/921/rv14J.jpg?1307996194)
Spread
The blog Blame It On The Voices posted several Redditor's Wife derivatives titled "Meme Alert: Redditor's Wife" on May 26th, 2011.[6] On June 2nd anotther compilation of derivatives were posted to the blog Uproxx.[7]
Different versions of the meme can be found on Tumblr[8], on MemeGenerator as "Anon Wife"[9], and sometimes on FunnyJunk as "Funnyjunker's Wife".[10]
Various Examples
![3cnh.jpg I TOLD HIMIF HE REDDIT I WAS LEAVING WITH THE KIDS DIDNT GET OFF HE SAID "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED quickmeme.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/928/3cnh.jpg?1307997323)
![33yt.jpg WE WENTHIKING TODAYANDUGOT THIRSTY HE TOLD ME TO DRINK MY OWN PISS AND LAUGHED quickmeme.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/926/33yt.jpg?1307997235)
![1307573540482.png EACH TIMEI WANT TOTALKABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP HE ANSWERS "INB4 SHITSTORM"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/288/1307573540482.png?1307882333)
![1307884249943.png IASKED HIM TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH AND HE SAID "NOT YOUR PERSONAL ARMY"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/388/1307884249943.png?1307901465)
![1307884365035.png GAVE HIMA BLOW "MEGUSTA" WAS HIS ONLY RESPONSIE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/392/1307884365035.png?1307901548)
![1307884738536.png WHEN WE HAVE SEX HE SCREAMS" INB4 404"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/397/1307884738536.png?1307901661)
Template
![1307884040022.jpg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/133/313/1307884040022.jpg?1307886328)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Getty Images – Man working at computer with sad woman in background
[2] Fotosearch – Man working at computer with sad woman in background
[3] Reddit – The door swings both ways / 5/18/2011
[4] Reddit – I must admit, I've thought this myself / 5/18/2011
[5] Reddit – Redditor's Wife / 5/20/2011
[6] Blame It On The Voices – Meme Alert: Redditor's Wife / 5/26/2011
[7] UPROXX – 10 Redditor's Wife Meme Variations That Have Definitely Happened IRL
[8] Tumblr – tagged as #redditors wife
[10] FunnyJunk – Funnyjunker's Wife (page unavailable)
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Tags: neglected, rude husband, depressed, wife, image macro, reddit, notables of 2011, dating, relationship, internet reference, social stereotype,
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