42 Witty Fine Art Memes to Illustrate That Bad Dating Is Timeless

The titans of fine art were painters truly at the top of their game, using their talent and skill to represent things ranging from historical battles to religious iconography and everyday life. What we don't think they knew, though, was that they were also capturing the trials and tribulation of a dating scene a good few hundred years in the future! These hilarious memes take the beauty of fine art and apply it to our every day woes, hitting especially hard for those of us slugging through the brutal modern dating scene.

So if you're like us, laugh-crying through getting left on read by yet another 26-year-old house DJ who lives in his mom's basement, or trying to find the one while somehow scaring every one of your suitors away, this collection on fine art memes is for you. Who would have thought there was an 18th century painting that perfectly captured how it feels to have your guy or gal tell you to calm down mid-perfectly reasoned argument? We were surprised to see it, and man, did it make us feel seen. You can find it, and 41 other side-splitting screenshots, below. Let us know which one got you down perfectly!

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