40 Of The Best Replies To The Viral "How It Started Vs. How It Ended" Meme Challenge

The “How It Started Vs. How It Ended” meme keeps finding new ways to stay funny, and the format has clearly earned its place online. A close cousin, “How It’s Going,” has also taken off, giving people a second way to turn a simple before-and-after into something memorable.

Both versions work because they can be playful, sweet, or surprisingly triumphant. In this roundup, Twitter users show off the range of the trend, from relationship jokes to personal wins, and the results are easy to enjoy.

Some of these replies are clever, some are wholesome, and a few are just plain perfect. Read on.

1. Love

nmseigle

2. Grandma

kingjamal08

3.

oyinogunnaike

4.

MariaTaylor

5. Not That Great...

NeonDeion96

6.

MokateTshegoo

7. Big Change

ArsenalAtHeartt

8. Artist

artistsafiya_s

9.

AlysonStoner

10.

myeshachou

11. Changes

Teali_

12.

Autie_Radig

13.

atkelli_

14. Happily Ever After

euuworst

15. Slowly Progressing...

HassamM

16.

bretmanrock

17.

ginamartinuk

18.

_i_Shaa

19. Progress

MahmudMay12

20. Amazing Recovery

lil_brunelle

21.

Simone_Biles

22. Working Hard

ndubuisx

23. Bad Luck

OfficeMemes_

24.

bbyhaydi

This meme is very adaptable and can be used for pretty much everything you can think of: romantic before-and-after stories, funny and sarcastic posts, and also significant accomplishments that had very modest beginnings.

It appears the “How It Ended” form of the meme is largely focused on comical tweets and relationship goals. The “How It’s Going” adaptation is about stating personal accomplishments and even some goals that people are working on.

So, it can be said that the “How It’s Going” type is more go-getting, while the “How It Ended” one could be viewed as much more personal and pragmatic.

Also, the pregnancy announcement debate where someone wanted to share joy before an infertile best friend shows how fast emotions escalate, in Debating Announcing My Pregnancy Before Infertile Best Friend: AITA?

25.

kayshaniceXx

26.

jamesbenson

27. Run

____Unbothered

28.

iirohiti

29. Work In Progress.

Darkskindchk

30.

Mrsinghs

31. Serendipity

sandeeigwe

32.

ayesha_haleem

33.

DSilly_

34. Pilot

WorstBehavior78

The Know Your Meme website states that the ‘How It Started Vs. How It Ended’ meme was launched on September 23, 2020, by the Twitter user Vjillanelles. It quickly went viral, garnering more than 25.5k likes and 2.2k retweets.

The trend and the meme became popular quickly, and that’s when people started playing around with the format. Some began replacing “How It Ended” with “How It’s Going.” Now, both versions are in use and are extremely popular.

35.

horack_k

36. Blackout...

xolei3

37.

Chrissygreyy

38.

amyweis18

39.

Temilade_602

40. Bird Flew Away…

cloudeeuhh

That format still has plenty of life left in it.

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