20 Memes to Send Your Crush When You Need an Excuse to Text Them

If you’re like me, memes are your love language. They’re the ultimate way to get across your humor, wit, playfulness, and flirtation—all without having to rush over to a thesaurus. (Trust me, I’m a writer, and I still use memes to do most of my talking when it comes to texting a crush.)

But just because memes are the easier (and superior) choice to communicate, doesn’t mean that you can just plop any old meme into your text thread and hope it reels in your special someone. You’ve got to make sure the meme you’re putting forth is one you can be proud of.

And just so we make sure you’re locked and loaded with the best memes possible, we’ve compiled a list of 20 that you can use on your crush the next time you’re trying to put the charm on them.

Remember though, not every meme you send has to (or should) be a declaration of your love. Sometimes, throwing a meme into a convo about your day or what you’re doing can be the difference between an okay conversation and a great one. Whatever the situation, we got you covered. Happy meme-ing!

1. When you want to impress them with your ~consistency~

2. This one's easy, just send them: “Let me be your drake”

3. If you want to hint that something good is coming their way (aka you, duh)

4. A classic “this could be us”

5. When you want to remind them it’s not them, it’s you

6. When you need to prepare them for just how weird you really are

7. If you want to drop *subtle* hints

8. Send them this to show off your inner academic

9. When they ask for advice and you want to encourage them in every *fun* decision

10. If it's time to let them know about your duality

11. I mean, this could be a future couple pic??

12. When you want to bond over the joy of moving on from exes

13. If you want to show them what you mean when you say you like to be *close*

14. When you need to set some very important boundaries

15. Sending this is the move if they're the cat lover in your life

16. Send this right after a risky text for comic relief, lol

17. If you want to avoid sponserberleries together

18. If you want to let them know you’ve had a rough day

19. When they ask you “wyd,” send this

20. When you're ready to coordinate the plans you’ll eventually make

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