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12-year-old me watching a girl beg the teacher not to sit next to me

This is a relatable humor meme that uses a portrait of actor Ryan Gosling with a famously stoic, unreadable neutral expression. The overlaid text describes a common awkward childhood scenario: when you are 12 years old, watching a girl you likely have a childish crush on cry and beg your teacher not to assign her a seat next to you, and you hide all your embarrassment, disappointment, or awkwardness behind a completely blank, impassive face matching Gosling's expression in the photo.
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12-year-old me watching a girl cry and beg the teacher not to move her next to me

Overview

This is a relatable humor meme that uses a portrait of actor Ryan Gosling with a famously stoic, unreadable neutral expression. The overlaid text describes a common awkward childhood scenario: when you are 12 years old, watching a girl you likely have a childish crush on cry and beg your teacher not to assign her a seat next to you, and you hide all your embarrassment, disappointment, or awkwardness behind a completely blank, impassive face matching Gosling's expression in the photo.

Origin notes

This meme uses the extremely popular 'stoic Ryan Gosling' reaction image template, which is widely used across social media to convey hidden emotion behind a neutral face. This specific iteration was originally shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit with the original title 'But shi was fine', as part of the common trend of relatable childhood and school nostalgia memes.

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