The "Days Without Sex" Meme, Presented in Chronological Order
If you’ve seen people on Twitter sharing harrowing, but confusing, stories of how many days they’ve gone without sex and wondered what you’re missing, wonder no more.
The “Days Without Sex” meme is making the rounds on Twitter, and as part of the popular meme, people are writing wild stories about the number of days they’ve gone without sex, and what they’ve resorted to doing out of desperation, according to Know Your Meme.
The meme is funny and relatable, particularly for anyone who’s gone a long time without having sex. Most of the things people are saying they’ve done out of sex drought desperation are a little outlandish, but that only makes the meme funnier.
day 24 without sex. my dick is barren. my virginity grew back.
— Im japanese (@SexyMixedMan) February 1, 2016
Where Did This Meme Come From?
Know Your Meme reports that the first tweet to use the “Days Without Sex” format isn’t clear, but it’s suddenly hit a height of popularity this summer. Examples of the joke can be found as far back as February 2016, but there are a lot more to be found floating around Twitter in more recent days.
Inverse decided to track down as many examples of the “Days Without Sex” meme as possible, and present them to you, our dear reader, in chronological order. If these tweets were all one person, documenting their slow descent into a sex drought, it would be fairly alarming, to say the least.
So Much Blasphemy
Day 46 without sex:
Licked the priests finger when he put the communion bread in my mouth— Caolán (@Caolan_Walsh) July 17, 2018
A slightly worrying number of the “Days Without Sex” memes involved church in some way.
day 48 without sex: I went to church to remember what it’s like being on my knees
— Days Without Sex (@Appreciiationn) July 18, 2018
Everyday Activities
55 days without sex...Volunteered to cook dinner so I could handle some meat #dayswithoutsex
— Jessica Ferrer (@easternNCchick) July 17, 2018
And others related the meme to their frustrations with everyday activities, like cooking.
Day 62 Without Sex: Trying to do Math on a calculator but the total keeps adding up to 80085.
— Derick Wregglesworth (@DWreggs123) July 18, 2018
And others got a little too real.
day 69 without sex: tbh i don’t even need sex because my anxiety fucks me harder than anyone else ever could
— ivy (@ivettemunozz) July 18, 2018
An Enduring Meme
The “Days Without Sex” meme really has the potential to go the distance and stick around for a little while. After all, early sightings of the use of the phrase in a joking manner on Twitter go back 2 years, and there’s no reason to think that it won’t continue to be popular, especially because it’s gotten so much traction on Twitter during the summer months of 2018.
Day #111 without sex: I let out a small moan when I slid my bank card inside the atm machine
— Chaniceeee (@LowkeyChanice) July 17, 2018
Day 246 without sex: just held the door open for myself and spanked my own arse on the way in 👍
— Tom Skidmore (@TomSkidmore7) July 17, 2018
day 273 without sex: stood outside in the pouring rain just so i could remember what it felt like to be wet again
— Future’s voice box (@soapcohen) July 17, 2018
Funny Memes Are the Best Memes
Day 297 without sex: I didn’t study for my science test so I could get some D in my life
— madalena (@madalenapareds) July 17, 2018
The “Days Without Sex” meme is equal parts funny, relatable, and at times, disturbing. Some of the desperate measures people jokingly described taking were pretty weird — but really, that’s half the fun of any meme.
Day 327 without sex: signed a new lease so I could give consent to something
— Tony Montana (@YaMcMTrash713) July 17, 2018
Day 329 without sex: I went to Starbucks just so I could hear somebody scream my name
— ryki (@ryankii) July 14, 2018
420 days without sex- I walked out my front door while it was raining and said "that's right daddy, all over my face" #dayswithoutsex
— Lulu Schultz (@phant0m_5170) July 11, 2018
People seemed to be trying to one-up each other with just how strange their “Days Without Sex” memes could get.
Day 473: without sex my coach slapped my ass and I moaned “harder daddy”.... I got kicked off the team
— Boreyyy (@Cosper02) July 18, 2018
day 547 without sex: some of the grease from my burger dripped and burned my thigh. im not saying i was into it, but im not saying i wasn’t.
— lex (@lilhomolexual) July 12, 2018
The best memes really take root on the internet, and the memes that do well are usually ultra-relatable. That’s probably why the “Days Without Sex” meme has taken off — most people can relate to the feeling, and poke fun at it.
Day 1738 without sex: threw the blue shell in Mario Kart while I was already in first place to remember what it’s like to get hit from behind
— jawn (@john_silcox) July 17, 2018
Day 2382 without sex: I bought a basket of Popeye’s biscuits without a drink just to choke on something
— bailey (@not_baileyy) July 18, 2018
With how resonant the “Days Without Sex” meme obviously is, it may have some really intense staying power. And as more people catch on, the meme responses will probably only get better.
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