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Gotta hustle: turned heartbreak into a business model

This meme is a screenshot of a viral unusual online classified service listing. The top caption reads "At some point you gotta respect the hustle... man turned heartbreak into a business model" paired with a crying-laughing emoji. The listing itself offers a $150 local service: a handsome man will take someone's ex-girlfriend out to an expensive nice steak dinner, then sneak out before paying, leaving the ex to pay the entire bill, all to help the customer "win the breakup". The listing adds a funny extra detail that the seller is good at sneaking out, even once jumping off a friend's balcony without getting hurt. A pixelated-faced man in a blazer holding a wine glass is shown as the seller, with standard listing buttons (Message, Save, Share) visible on the listing interface.
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I'm handsome and will take your ex out for a nice dinner and leave her with the bill. $150 — Local Pickup

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Look, you want to win the breakup. For $150, I will take your ex-girlfriend to a very nice, very expensive steakhouse and leave her with the bill. I'm hella handsome (as you can see in the photo), and I'm good at sneaking out of windows and stuff. One time I jumped off my friend Mike's balcony and I didn't even get hurt.

Overview

This meme is a screenshot of a viral unusual online classified service listing. The top caption reads "At some point you gotta respect the hustle... man turned heartbreak into a business model" paired with a crying-laughing emoji. The listing itself offers a $150 local service: a handsome man will take someone's ex-girlfriend out to an expensive nice steak dinner, then sneak out before paying, leaving the ex to pay the entire bill, all to help the customer "win the breakup". The listing adds a funny extra detail that the seller is good at sneaking out, even once jumping off a friend's balcony without getting hurt. A pixelated-faced man in a blazer holding a wine glass is shown as the seller, with standard listing buttons (Message, Save, Share) visible on the listing interface.

Origin notes

This meme was posted on 9GAG with the original title "Gotta hustle". It is a repost of a screenshot of an absurd viral online classified listing that gained popularity as a joke celebrating unconventional entrepreneurial "hustle" related to breakups.

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