Mens Group Chats

2017Text post / snowclone formatsemi-active

Also known as: Boys' Group Chat · Men's GC Memes

Men's Group Chats is a Twitter-born meme format where users joke about the imagined content of all-male group text conversations. Originating in June 2017 with a comparison post by @sadposting, the format went viral in late August 2019 through a wave of parody tweets that racked up tens of thousands of engagements. The jokes generally fall into two camps: men either being absurdly wholesome, or casually enabling each other's worst behavior.

Overview

The Men's Group Chats meme follows a simple setup: someone describes a hypothetical conversation happening inside a group chat made up entirely of men. The punchline usually plays on gender stereotypes about male communication. In some versions, the men are shockingly supportive and wholesome. In others, they're collectively terrible, laughing off bad behavior or responding to everything with monosyllabic approval. A third common variant shows the chat as completely dead, with nobody responding to attempts at making plans.

The format works as a text-only post, requiring no images or templates. Users write short dialogue exchanges labeled with generic identifiers like "Guy 1," "Guy 2," and "All the rest," then let the absurd contrast between the setup and the group's reaction carry the joke.

On June 16, 2017, Twitter user @sadposting posted a screenshot comparing "Women's group chats vs men's group chats". This is the earliest known instance of the meme format, establishing the basic premise of contrasting how different genders supposedly communicate in group messages.

The post set up a template that other users would later run with, but the meme didn't immediately take off. It sat relatively dormant for over two years before a second wave of posts pushed it into wide circulation.

Origin & Background

Platform
Twitter
Creator
@sadposting
Date
2017

On June 16, 2017, Twitter user @sadposting posted a screenshot comparing "Women's group chats vs men's group chats". This is the earliest known instance of the meme format, establishing the basic premise of contrasting how different genders supposedly communicate in group messages.

The post set up a template that other users would later run with, but the meme didn't immediately take off. It sat relatively dormant for over two years before a second wave of posts pushed it into wide circulation.

How It Spread

The meme's breakout moment came on August 30, 2019, when Twitter user @LoveSarae posted a parody version. Her tweet read: "Men's groupchats: Guy 1: 'Did you cheat on her?' Guy 2: 'Yeah bro' All the rest: 'ahahaha' 'sksksks' 'I'm deaddd.'" The post pulled in more than 7,400 likes and 1,600 retweets within six months2.

Days later, @BokuNoBeefDip retweeted the post and added a riff about men sharing "anime ass" in the chat with everyone simply responding "nice"1. That version hit a nerve, earning over 68,000 likes and 14,000 retweets in the same timeframe. A third notable entry came from @renessh97, who posted a version showing "actual men's groupchats" as a message reading "Futsal Tonight:-" with zero replies, playing on the stereotype that men's chats are either dead silent or purely logistical. That tweet picked up roughly 4,400 retweets and 2,500 likes.

The three posts together established the meme's main comedic lanes: men enabling bad behavior, men bonding over crude content, and men being too lazy to actually respond to anything.

How to Use This Meme

The format is flexible and text-based. To create your own version:

1

Start with "Men's group chats:" or a variation like "actual men's group chats"

2

Write a short dialogue exchange between generic participants ("Guy 1," "Guy 2," etc.)

3

The punchline typically comes from the group's collective response, which is either inappropriately supportive, hilariously indifferent, or completely absent

4

Common variations include the wholesome angle (men hyping each other up), the enabler angle (men co-signing bad decisions), or the dead chat angle (nobody responding)

Fun Facts

The meme sat dormant for over two years between its 2017 origin and its 2019 viral moment, a gap that shows how meme formats can hibernate before the right remix sparks mass adoption.

@BokuNoBeefDip's "anime ass" version earned nearly ten times the engagement of the original viral tweet by @LoveSarae, despite being a direct reply to it1.

The "Futsal Tonight" variant became its own micro-meme, with users referencing it as shorthand for the idea that men's group chats are purely functional.

The format requires no image editing, Photoshop skills, or templates, making it one of the most accessible meme formats around.

Derivatives & Variations

"Women's Group Chats" counterpart

— Many posts present the female version alongside the male version for contrast, with women's chats depicted as dramatic, detailed, or screenshot-heavy.

"Dead chat" variations

— A popular sub-format shows men's group chats with a single practical message ("Futsal Tonight," "Pub?") and zero replies, mocking male communication habits.

Platform-specific adaptations

— The format migrated from Twitter to Instagram meme pages and TikTok comment sections, where users applied it to specific fandoms, professions, and friend groups.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mens Group Chats

2017Text post / snowclone formatsemi-active

Also known as: Boys' Group Chat · Men's GC Memes

Men's Group Chats is a Twitter-born meme format where users joke about the imagined content of all-male group text conversations. Originating in June 2017 with a comparison post by @sadposting, the format went viral in late August 2019 through a wave of parody tweets that racked up tens of thousands of engagements. The jokes generally fall into two camps: men either being absurdly wholesome, or casually enabling each other's worst behavior.

Overview

The Men's Group Chats meme follows a simple setup: someone describes a hypothetical conversation happening inside a group chat made up entirely of men. The punchline usually plays on gender stereotypes about male communication. In some versions, the men are shockingly supportive and wholesome. In others, they're collectively terrible, laughing off bad behavior or responding to everything with monosyllabic approval. A third common variant shows the chat as completely dead, with nobody responding to attempts at making plans.

The format works as a text-only post, requiring no images or templates. Users write short dialogue exchanges labeled with generic identifiers like "Guy 1," "Guy 2," and "All the rest," then let the absurd contrast between the setup and the group's reaction carry the joke.

On June 16, 2017, Twitter user @sadposting posted a screenshot comparing "Women's group chats vs men's group chats". This is the earliest known instance of the meme format, establishing the basic premise of contrasting how different genders supposedly communicate in group messages.

The post set up a template that other users would later run with, but the meme didn't immediately take off. It sat relatively dormant for over two years before a second wave of posts pushed it into wide circulation.

Origin & Background

Platform
Twitter
Creator
@sadposting
Date
2017

On June 16, 2017, Twitter user @sadposting posted a screenshot comparing "Women's group chats vs men's group chats". This is the earliest known instance of the meme format, establishing the basic premise of contrasting how different genders supposedly communicate in group messages.

The post set up a template that other users would later run with, but the meme didn't immediately take off. It sat relatively dormant for over two years before a second wave of posts pushed it into wide circulation.

How It Spread

The meme's breakout moment came on August 30, 2019, when Twitter user @LoveSarae posted a parody version. Her tweet read: "Men's groupchats: Guy 1: 'Did you cheat on her?' Guy 2: 'Yeah bro' All the rest: 'ahahaha' 'sksksks' 'I'm deaddd.'" The post pulled in more than 7,400 likes and 1,600 retweets within six months2.

Days later, @BokuNoBeefDip retweeted the post and added a riff about men sharing "anime ass" in the chat with everyone simply responding "nice"1. That version hit a nerve, earning over 68,000 likes and 14,000 retweets in the same timeframe. A third notable entry came from @renessh97, who posted a version showing "actual men's groupchats" as a message reading "Futsal Tonight:-" with zero replies, playing on the stereotype that men's chats are either dead silent or purely logistical. That tweet picked up roughly 4,400 retweets and 2,500 likes.

The three posts together established the meme's main comedic lanes: men enabling bad behavior, men bonding over crude content, and men being too lazy to actually respond to anything.

How to Use This Meme

The format is flexible and text-based. To create your own version:

1

Start with "Men's group chats:" or a variation like "actual men's group chats"

2

Write a short dialogue exchange between generic participants ("Guy 1," "Guy 2," etc.)

3

The punchline typically comes from the group's collective response, which is either inappropriately supportive, hilariously indifferent, or completely absent

4

Common variations include the wholesome angle (men hyping each other up), the enabler angle (men co-signing bad decisions), or the dead chat angle (nobody responding)

Fun Facts

The meme sat dormant for over two years between its 2017 origin and its 2019 viral moment, a gap that shows how meme formats can hibernate before the right remix sparks mass adoption.

@BokuNoBeefDip's "anime ass" version earned nearly ten times the engagement of the original viral tweet by @LoveSarae, despite being a direct reply to it1.

The "Futsal Tonight" variant became its own micro-meme, with users referencing it as shorthand for the idea that men's group chats are purely functional.

The format requires no image editing, Photoshop skills, or templates, making it one of the most accessible meme formats around.

Derivatives & Variations

"Women's Group Chats" counterpart

— Many posts present the female version alongside the male version for contrast, with women's chats depicted as dramatic, detailed, or screenshot-heavy.

"Dead chat" variations

— A popular sub-format shows men's group chats with a single practical message ("Futsal Tonight," "Pub?") and zero replies, mocking male communication habits.

Platform-specific adaptations

— The format migrated from Twitter to Instagram meme pages and TikTok comment sections, where users applied it to specific fandoms, professions, and friend groups.

Frequently Asked Questions