MEME REFERENCE
He was a boy, she was a girl
Use to frame a boy-and-girl pairing as an extremely obvious romantic setup, usually with playful reference to the lyric 'can I make it any more obvious?'
- What it expresses
- Two simple character labels are treated as enough evidence for a predictable romance trope.
- Example
- Friends keep insisting that the only single man and single woman at dinner must date, so you mock the assumption with this format.
- When not to use it
- Two people have clearly said they are not interested in each other; presenting gender alone as destiny can reinforce an unwanted pairing.