Sometimes we can't have the partner of our dreams and they have to remain exactly that - as a figment of our dreams. For some people, their dreams transcend to their phone lockscreen so that they can admire their fictional loves-of-their-lives in between checking Instagram likes and work emails.
Lockscreens are often dedicated to people's real partners, which can make the celebrity-as-your-lockscreen trend to be confusing for some folk.
When Twitter user Dylan B Jones shared his experience of a Tesco cashier mistaking his lockscreen (Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada) for his real-life girlfriend, many people came out of the woodwork with similar experiences. See below for some lols.
Lol the cashier at Tesco just spotted my phone background and said “is that your girlfriend?” This is my phone background; pic.twitter.com/O4Whiz3pVD
— Dylan B Jones (@dylanbjones) July 1, 2018
one of my older coworkers saw my lockscreen (its a picture of harry) and asked if that was my boyfriend and i impulsively said yes now idk what to do she won’t stop asking me questions about him pic.twitter.com/9xIXKx3Qgw
— yes daddy i will (@litliiv) July 3, 2018
my little cousin saw my lockscreen and asked if it was my boyfriend... i said yes so @Louis_Tomlinson we’re dating now pic.twitter.com/lL7v8jB9gJ
— hiatus day 932 (@lwtknight) July 2, 2018
my family keeps asking me if that's me and my girlfriend on my lockscreen.... pic.twitter.com/0mVtA89P15
— daniel (@nightimemytime) December 25, 2017
It happened to me with that photo of Jerry Seinfeld and I didn't know whether to be flattered or slightly upset. pic.twitter.com/9qWUfaZcGe
— Jo.e Briefcas.e (@ligaturerecords) July 3, 2018
the kids I babysit saw my lockscreen and asked if he was my boyfriend skshskjs “wow he’s so white” pic.twitter.com/HghnEp9tGU
— annie !! (@fallingalIinyou) July 1, 2018
IM AT A BBQ AND MY LOCKSCREEN IS JONAH AND SOMEONE DEADASS ASKED IF HES MY BOYFRIEND IM DEADDLCKSKCKOAOXLXKDKCK
— ~caitlin (@amazinggmarais) June 24, 2018
— in medias res (@cool_okk) June 29, 2018
someone saw my lockscreen n asked if he was my boyfriend pic.twitter.com/OUNkE7mYRH
— in medias res (@cool_okk) June 30, 2018
I have this as my lockscreen and today my friends asked me ‘whys your boyfriend naked’ pic.twitter.com/nYl625PmKB
— . (@hallwayangeI) June 28, 2018
how do y'all get your family to think your faves are your bf/gf when they see your lockscreen pictures, my family be looking at me like pic.twitter.com/cj6RzP0wjM
— (@bejoonce) June 30, 2018
You never know - maybe putting it out there to the universe can result in your lockscreen dreams coming true.
