These 32 memes of Jo from Little Women saying ‘I can’t’ are painfully relatable

Little Women was a cinematic masterpiece, don’t fight me on that, I will win. And it produced a lot of great moments, but not a lot of memes. Until now.

Remember the proposal scene when Laurie, aka gorgeous Timothée Chalamet, asked Jo to be his wife and she turns him down straight away? Well it’s been turned into a very relatable meme.

In the scene Jo says over and over again “I can’t” in response to his question and one Twitter user has shared the video.

https://twitter.com/debickix/status/1218872102494838786

In case you’re going to be lazy and not watch those five seconds Jo says “I can’t, I can’t, I’ve tried it and I failed”. And loads of people are applying it to a lot of situations, like getting out of bed, using dating apps or attempting to got the gym before work. Never going to happen btw.

Some Twitter users are applying it to songs and the results are hilarious.

These are the funniest Little Women “I can’t” memes:

1.HOWLING

Girls Aloud when you ask them to speak French instead of letting the funky music do the talking https://t.co/rid1tz40FV

— Joe🥤 (@Doeyppp) February 18, 2020

2. There is a chair there for a reason

when someone tells me I should just put my clothes away after I wear them instead of piling them on various pieces of furniture throughout the room https://t.co/9E0QIcFSVz

— heather aka rbg the tortoise's mum (@NerdHeather) February 17, 2020

3. I literally can’t

https://twitter.com/cerseironan/status/1229346433460867073

4. Have you seen the boys on Tinder?

https://twitter.com/hellolanemoore/status/1229463229505642496

5. Sorry, but that does not work in my universe

https://twitter.com/cashleelee/status/1229867137034063873

6. Or the motion in the ocean, the sun in the sky

Tracy Turnblad when she tries to stop the beat https://t.co/aiyQzmcP6X

— John Robert Allman (@Johnny_Allman) February 17, 2020

7. It’s too difficult mum

Me in 2013 to my mom after she suggested finding a job on LinkedIn https://t.co/vijNp1AW3H

— Carey O'Donnell (@ecareyo) February 17, 2020

8. I will do no such thing

https://twitter.com/chaoswaIking/status/1228366555206934528

9. Sorry what?

Comments: stop calling it Baby Yoda. It’s The Child.

Us: https://t.co/ZvZlgnvPpH

— Nerdist (@nerdist) February 17, 2020

10. It’s literally impossible

literally everyone: you should try the 1p saving challenge! it's easy, you just sav-

me:https://t.co/90lKNiEh8A

— Monzo 🏦 (@monzo) February 19, 2020

11. No one wants to see your Eiffel Tower pics

trying not to post “ugh take me back 🥺” throwbacks from study abroad on my story every day https://t.co/gZNoxXOg1H

— mariam (@skintinty) February 19, 2020

12. Need to stop adding things to my ASOS basket

https://twitter.com/_quaintrelIe/status/1230063583267962880

13. It’s just sooo hard

Me, on getting out of bedhttps://t.co/XN1CQSWmqH

— asad (@sadizid) February 19, 2020

14. Oh, English A-Level flashback

https://twitter.com/SparkNotes/status/1229797410156765185

15. What would be the point anyway

https://twitter.com/GERWlGRETA/status/1227821622440136705

16. It’s the best Pixar movie, don’t fight me on this

trying not to talk about ratatouille for a day https://t.co/rvJsyyfgyA

— sayna .*ೃ (@OCEANGlRL) February 17, 2020

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17. HAHAAHAH

Shakira’s hips when asked to tell a lie https://t.co/lNTbYndSiS

— bob’s borgers (@elainalinborg) February 18, 2020

18. There was space for both of them

https://twitter.com/annetdonahue/status/1229574563882766342

19. If you don’t know this song, what the hell?

Kylie Minogue trying to get you out of her head https://t.co/SZUb9Ethlm

— lou (@lousaysthings) February 18, 2020

20. Why would I do that?

https://twitter.com/danadonly/status/1229473305599438848

21. It’s honestly impossible to do it well

Me watching a winged eyeliner tutorial https://t.co/MXMe6zJA95

— Carrie Wittmer 👻 (@carriesnotscary) February 17, 2020

22. I have zero self control

https://twitter.com/misterjench/status/1229476833718087680

23. Lol

The Weeknd when he tries to feel his face https://t.co/dTQtRIi6TR

— Ben Yahr (@benyahr) February 18, 2020

24. I don’t think that’s going to work with my schedule

When your boss tells you that you need to start arriving to work on time https://t.co/5JRRdiVJ0J

— New York Post (@nypost) February 18, 2020

25. Just a few more TikToks

https://twitter.com/bennett_725/status/1229255557271388161

26. I’m just so enthusiastic!

https://twitter.com/morganaomi/status/1229474209950121984

27. God, what a tune

https://twitter.com/jehriellaureano/status/1229469574476763143

28. Must be orange all year round

https://twitter.com/thescheadroom/status/1226899687627788288

29. Really hate myself sometimes

https://twitter.com/goddamnituma/status/1227072520047792136

30. Just no

them: why don’t you try making friends with other boys?

gay six-year-old me: https://t.co/FclKhD7h5B

— Louis Staples (@LouisStaples) February 18, 2020

31. Why am I always awake this early?

Me trying to sleep past 8am on a weekend https://t.co/ursqaPXz0N

— Nicole Gallucci (@nicolemichele5) February 17, 2020

32. And another variation for the lols

https://twitter.com/NuhdeenCoyleNow/status/1229892050314764290

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