About

My Dream BF and My Dream GF refer to a series of posts parodying a viral tweet by Twitter user @enlightenedcoop in which she provided a long list of expectations for a boyfriend of her dreams. The trend, which parodies the original, achieved virality on Twitter in early June 2023.

Origin

On May 31st, 2023, Twitter^[1] user @enlightenedcoop described her dream boyfriend with a list of 13 requirements including a height of 6 feet, a yearly income of $300,000 to $500,000 and being "funny but a bit weird." The tweet (shown below) gained over 1,000 retweets, 16,000 quote tweets and 15,400 likes in one week.

My dream bf
- 6ft
- $300-500K total comp
- very ambitious & driven
- 27-33yo
- brown eyes
- loves nyc
- rlly funny but a bit weird
- rlly kind & has a moral system
- not trust fund baby (self made)
- good taste
- good listener & planner
- loves running & reading
- loves me a LOT

Spread

Starting on June 1st, 2023, users on Twitter posted parodies of the tweet, listing requirements for boyfriends and girlfriends of their dreams and making references to fictional characters. For example, on that day, Twitter^[2] user @RoxyTall made a humorous quote tweet that referenced the dwarf character Gimli from The Lord of the Rings franchise that gained over 1,000 retweets and 20,200 likes in five days (shown below, left). Later that day, Twitter^[3] user @gazpachomachine tweeted a list with a single requirement for his dream girlfriend to be "nice." The tweet (shown below, right) garnered over 10,500 retweets and 137,600 likes in the same period.

The trend maintained prevalence on Twitter through the first week of June 2023. For example, on June 1st, Twitter^[4] user @DaveOshry posted a version referencing Doom Slayer from the Doom video game series that earned over 400 retweets and 4,000 likes in five days (shown below, left). On June 2nd, 2023, Twitter^[5] user @sailaunderscore posted a Who Wants Change? Who Wants to Change? meme referencing the discourse that gained over 190 retweets and 3,400 likes in four days (shown below, right).

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