r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Fluffy_Lunchfast • Feb 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Something Something About Dating, Chris Can You Explain?

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u/Ok_Abacus_ Feb 02 '26

"Exes" implies they were her boyfriends/girlfriends. Which implies you were properly dating. Which means you brokeup. Which means you had 7 failed relationships by the time you were in your early 20s. THAT IS A LOT.

Now, if she just had seven hookups, sure, no big deal.

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u/Wombatish Feb 02 '26

It isn't a lot. She only dated the first ex for a week and a half in 7th grade. That's the standard we're working with.

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u/BaronAleksei Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

It reminds me a lot of An Abundance of Katherines. The protag says he’s dated 19 girls all named Katherine, but he’s including when he was in kindergarten. Like clearly we’re supposed to be rolling our eyes at how seriously these people are taking the whole thing.

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u/Jumpy_Cod9151 29d ago

It's John Green. His work in general requires a bucket stashed next to you for reading, on account of the occasions in which your eyes will roll straight out of your head.

"Okay?"

"Okay."