# Feeling Cute Might Delete Later Feeling Cute, Might Delete Later is an image macro format that started with a Squidward selfie posted to Twitter in January 2017. By spring 2019 the caption mutated into the #FeelingCuteChallenge, where workers and public figures swapped the original 'delete' line for absurd or job-related actions. ## Overview Feeling Cute, Might Delete Later is an image macro format where selfie-style photos of people, animals, or fictional characters get captioned with a note that the poster felt attractive but might delete the picture later[4]. The template began with a Squidward illustration in January 2017 and built momentum through animal-selfie variants and celebrity iterations over the next two years. By spring 2019 the caption mutated into a full #FeelingCuteChallenge, where workers and public figures paired the 'feeling cute' opener with an absurd or job-related action instead of the original 'delete later' ending[1]. That workplace wave pushed the format into mainstream news coverage, some of it critical after posts from correctional officers surfaced. ## How It Spread Through the rest of 2017 the format hopped between platforms. Twitter user @laogn posted a Club Penguin avatar selfie on April 25, Redditor princessraquel reposted the Squidward image to r/bikinibottomtwitter on June 14, and on July 8 Twitter user @Drops shared a Snapchat Dancing Hot Dog version captioned 'Feeling cute, might delete later idk tho'[4]. The template broke into much wider circulation on October 30, 2018, when Dr. Phil posted a Halloween costume photo of himself dressed as Kid Rock captioned 'Felt cute, might delete later'[6]. The post drew more than 279,600 likes and 84,700 retweets within hours, riding on a viral tweet from October 14 by @jakesaysyousuck that had compared Kid Rock's appearance to Dr. Phil[7]. In spring 2019 the caption turned into a workplace challenge. A Facebook post by Courtney Muse of a UPS employee captioned 'Feeling cute, Might deliver your package later, IDK' pulled in more than 107,000 shares on March 30, and on April 10 an Instagram post of a Columbus Water Works employee captioned 'Feeling cute. Might cut your water off later…idk' gathered upward of 92,700 likes[3]. The mood darkened when Texas correctional officers were placed under investigation for #FeelingCuteChallenge posts including one that threatened to 'gas some inmates today', as reported by the Houston Chronicle on April 16[1]. Reason followed the next day with a piece titled 'Prison Guards Are #FeelingCute About Threatening To Assault Inmates for No Reason'[2]. ## How to Use The template typically pairs a selfie or selfie-style photo with a caption following 'feeling cute' or 'felt cute, might X later, idk', where X can be the original 'delete this' or any absurd, mundane, or job-related action. Common convention keeps the text lowercase, ends with 'idk', and adds a small string of emojis. The comedic hit sits in the mismatch between the vulnerable 'feeling cute' opener and whatever unexpected line follows. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Feeling Cute Might Delete Later? It's an image macro format where selfies of people, animals, or fictional characters get captioned 'might delete soon but I felt cute' or variations of that line[5]. ### Where did Feeling Cute Might Delete Later come from? Twitter user @PapaCone_ posted an illustration of Squidward taking a selfie with the caption on January 22, 2017[5]. ### What does Feeling Cute Might Delete Later mean? The caption mixes a vulnerable 'felt cute' opener with a mock threat to delete the post; by 2019 the swap-in ending turned it into the #FeelingCuteChallenge, where the 'delete' line was replaced with absurd or job-related actions[1]. ### How do you use Feeling Cute Might Delete Later? Post a selfie or selfie-style image with a caption following 'feeling cute, might X later, idk', where X can be the original 'delete' line or an unexpected action, usually with a short emoji trail[4]. ### Is Feeling Cute Might Delete Later still popular? The format peaked in spring 2019 during the #FeelingCuteChallenge wave and its critical coverage by outlets like Reason[2], and is now used mainly as a classic caption callback rather than a driving trend. ## References 1. [https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Feeling-Cute-Challenge-Texas-corrections-officers-13775411.php]() 2. [https://reason.com/2019/04/17/prison-guards-are-feelingcute-about-threat/]() 3. [https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article229286044.html]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/feeling-cute-might-delete-later]() 5. [https://twitter.com/PapaCone_]() 6. [https://twitter.com/DrPhil]() 7. [https://twitter.com/jakesaysyousuck]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/feeling-cute-might-delete-later Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library