15 Boyfriend Memes That Are Life

Every now and then the perfect meme comes along to accurately describe how we feel about our boyfriends. Of course, we love them, but let's face it: sometimes they get under our skin! Sometimes our boyfriends do the silliest things to aggravate us, like pretending they don't know how to use an iron and saying the wrong thing when they were given the perfect opportunity to say something cute. When they do aggravate us, we can rarely stay mad, whether it's because they come bearing food and apologies, they pester us until we forgive them, or because we simply love them too much. And sometimes, they do everything right and we just can't fault them at all. We've rounded up the top 15 memes that put our true feelings into words when it comes to all the antics of our other halves because we could all use an outlet for the feels!

15 When You Can't Stay Mad

This meme is all about not staying mad at your partner, even though he totally deserves it. A lot of boyfriends have their own unique way of getting you to forgive them prematurely, and it's super-aggravating! Realistically we'd forgive them soon enough anyways, but you want them to suffer for at least a little while so they know not to hurt you again. Geez! The hardcore guys bring out the puppy-dog eyes and might even show up at your house with some flowers or chocolates, and you pretty much have no choice but to forgive them. The sneakier guys will just be their regular selves (whom you fell in love with in the first place, by the way), and you just can't resist laughing at their jokes or agreeing to go to your joint favorite place for drinks and sweet potato fries. And to think women have the reputation for being emotional manipulators!

14 When You're Secretly Jealous

We wish we were above being this petty, but sadly, we're not. Rihanna's face here is the perfect depiction of how we all feel when we see somebody getting close to our partners, whether we show it on the outside or not! It's not necessarily that you don't trust your boyfriend or the person who's getting a little too close to him, and when these jealous reactions pop up we usually suppress them straight away because we know they're silly. But no matter how hard we try, we can't stop them from being the first reaction in the first place! What can we say? We're all protective and proud of our bae! Actually being openly rude to somebody talking with your boyfriend or taking your jealousy out on him might be taking it a step too far, but as far as we're concerned, it's fine to secretly scowl in the corner.

13 When You Finally Get Comfortable

We seriously long for this moment in every relationship! Charlotte from SATC might think of getting comfortable with your partner as “the end of romance”, but it has to come around eventually. You can't forever pull a Bridesmaids and jump out of bed half an hour early every morning to put on your makeup so you look pretty when you “wake up”. Things might not be as movie-like when you start taking off your beauty enhancers, but you can't deny that you're going to be so much more comfortable and relaxed. And doing this is also a good sign because after he sees you with your hair in a knot (not a cute, messy knot) with bags under your eyes in your pink floral nightgown, you'll know he loves you for you. So we think that the excitement factor attached to this point in a relationship is actually hugely understated!

12 When He Says The Wrong Thing

It's impossible to look at this meme without feeling all the built-up anger you have stored from all those times you set him up for the perfect one-liner and he just totally missed the mark. We're sure this isn't just us. This has to be a standard boyfriend thing! It seems like a lot of men don't really think in-depth about conversations the way we do, and the worst part about them saying the wrong thing is that they never realize it. You'll craft the conversation so in your mind there could only be one possible response (and it's cute AF), but he somehow comes up with something simple, boring, and unromantic without being aware of the opportunity he's missed. Aggravating! This is where witty boyfriends come in handy. To be fair, we could be saying things he doesn't expect us to say too, but we don't think that's likely!

11 When You Have To “Compromise”

This is more of a girlfriend meme than a boyfriend meme, but it still points out how negotiations work in many couples. That is, boyfriends can offer their thoughts with things like this, but girlfriends usually make the final call. Guilty as charged! Most of us know what it's like to get our way after discussing conflicting opinions with our boyfriends, but if we're being totally honest, we'd only pull this bratty move with things like household furniture or where we're going to eat. As much as we'd love to get our way all the time, serious decisions do call for actual compromise. But we're all for acting like princesses when it comes to picking the movie to watch or naming the household pet! If we didn't, we'd probably end up watching an action film with zero plot and lots of machines and naming the cat something out-of-controllably cringe-worthy. No thanks!

10 When Food Solves Everything

We've already talked about how boyfriends have a way of making you get over your anger when you feel like it's still appropriate to be angry. But this method requires its own meme! There are few things in life that food can't fix, and he'd have to do something pretty freaking terrible to get you to turn your nose up at a freshly bought pizza. In other words, when the battle is between our brains and our tummies, our brains are almost guaranteed to lose! If there are any boyfriends reading, ice-cream, hot cookies with gooey centers and pepperoni pizza are your best bets when it comes to making her forget how mad she is! Having said that, it will probably take a little more than Domino's to help her get over your cheating, but you know, we're talking about the little things! Women are portrayed as adoring salads, but IRL we prefer cake.

9 When He Gives You Compliments

Compliments are never wasted on us, and we always remember it when bae has something sweet to say! This meme is totally true because we can sometimes feel like a naked mole-rat when we're chilling alone with him baring it all, but it always makes us smile if he has a compliment or two. Even if you feel the ugliest you've ever looked, and you don't feel any more beautiful just because he says so, the fact that he cares enough to try and make you feel good is still sweet. We don't think women should have to rely on makeup to feel beautiful, and really, you shouldn't only feel beautiful when he tells you so. Compliment yourself from time to time, girl! But compliments from him are lovely to receive, and there is no shame in feeling prettier with makeup on if that's your thing. So in any case, this meme is relevant!

8 When He Pretends He's Stupid

We KNEW this is what they do! Back in the day women traditionally took care of everything inside the house and men the outside, but the days of that being the expectation are gone. If you and your partner want to keep it up you should feel free, but it's harsh to expect it because nowadays it usually takes two incomes to run a household. So if two people are working, it doesn't seem right for one to come home and do everything while the other does nothing. Plus, lots of people live on their own now before getting married, so there's really no excuse for not knowing how to use an iron. But sometimes we do get frustrated and just snatch the iron away because more than anything, we want it done right! Life would be easier if everybody gave everything a proper go! And that includes us cooking our own barbecues BTW.

7 When He's Especially Nice To You

Here's another girlfriend meme that still says as much about boyfriends as it does about girlfriends! There may come a time once a month when women are crankier than usual, but during this time, boyfriends tend to change too. They're super-sweet and we love it! When something's wrong and bae isn't feeling like himself, it's always good to be extra-nice. That's what you do for the people you love! And may we say, lots of boyfriends are amazing at this. Some boyfriends we know of will bring their girlfriends all the candy she wants when she's feeling under the weather (and this is usually scrupulous amounts of the stuff), and will also bring her a hot pack and rub her back. Plus, they'll either give her time to herself or just hang out with her, depending on what she wants. Girls should return the treatment when their men are feeling sick because it's the best!

6 When You Get Cute Texts

Is there anything cuter than a sweet text? Even if you've been with your partner for years, random little texts can be as exciting as they were when you were first getting together. And in regards to relationships that are brand new or haven't even become official yet, these texts are like little rays of sunshine. We can all agree that having the person you like, like your back is up there on the list of top feelings a human can have. Cute texts in the beginning are like little illuminated reminders of that, and every time you get one, it pulls you out of whatever you're doing and back into the headspace of a person in love. Swooooon! Yes, these texts usually result in you staring at your phone like a loony, but so what?! You should feel grateful if you have somebody capable of making you stare at your phone like that!

5 When You're Not Being Taken Seriously

Sometimes you can't stay mad at him, but sometimes you can and he just doesn't take your feelings seriously. This happens way too often for our liking! Yes, you might be little and cute, but you just aren't some doormat to be pushed around, and you are actually capable of getting mad! There's nothing worse than when you're trying to get your point across and be taken seriously, but he just thinks you're cute or sexy when you're mad and isn't listening to a word you're saying. Obviously you don't want him to be afraid of you, but he does need to listen to your feelings too! It isn't okay to push anybody in a relationship around, so it's always worth showing him from the beginning that you are capable of being stern and you're not here to be laughed at while you're trying to be serious for a second. Seriously!

4 When He Makes You Crazy

The struggle is real! As long as we're not talking about psycho-killer crazy, then we feel like it's okay if love makes you a little nuts. You know, in a 'Crazy in Love' way! The irony of the whole thing is that your boyfriend will often be the one to tell you to stop acting cray-cray because he's the one that has to put up with your irrational decisions, but you're like that in the first place because of him! You might be acting like a loony because he is making you mad by not treating you right, but you also might be acting like that because you like him so much it scares you! Sometimes the guy can be totally blameless in the whole thing, and you still just lose the plot because you don't know how to deal with all the feelings. Don't worry-it happens to the best of us!

3 When He's Honest

This is both one of our favorite and most-hated parts of being in a good relationship. We can all put out as much sass as we want for a certain amount of time, but if you're really out of line, no amount of attitude will stop a good partner from telling it to you how it is. Nobody likes hearing that they're in the wrong, especially if they're the type to become defensive and full of sass at the thought of it, but we're all wrong some of the time, so these conversations will come up if your partner's honest. It's no fun to be told you're out of line in whatever you're doing, although the silver lining resides in the fact that you are with somebody who cares enough to help you become a better person and to be honest with you about not wanting to put up with your BS!

2 When You Have To Make Effort

Yikes! This meme is specifically about long-distance relationships, but it can definitely be applied to regular ones too. When your partner lives elsewhere, the usual case is that you'll get all prettied up for their arrival in town, and at all other times, you just won't care that much. That makes sense! With regular relationships, the same still applies-if you're seeing your boyfriend tonight, you shave your legs. Well, usually that's the case! If you're not seeing him, can you really be bothered? Good on you if you can, but lots of girls can't. We also don't feel like anybody should be pressured into shaving or not shaving, and making themselves up or not, wherever their boyfriend may be! But personally, this meme speaks to us on so many levels. The lengths we will let ourselves slip when we know no boyfriend is going to see us can be totally surprising!

1 When He's Not Perfect

This meme is about to turn up the cheese factor one hundred percent! The best relationships, in our opinion, are the ones that aren't perfect, nor are they trying to be perfect. Instead, they are held together by two people who have decided not to give up on each other when things get tough. And oh yes, they get tough! In between boys ruining romantic moments and pretending they're stupid and not taking you seriously, there are about a gazillion other problems you will encounter. It isn't about finding somebody who is problem-free because seriously, good luck with that. Rather, it's about finding somebody who has all those problems, but they don't make you feel any less in love. A commitment to put in the effort and never give up is what it really takes to make a relationship thrive, and this meme is spot on in pointing that out! #goals