{"slug":"two-paths-dark","name":"Two Paths (Dark)","url":"/templates/two-paths-dark.png","w":615,"h":616,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Create a Two Paths (Dark) meme. A cartoon kid stands at a fork in the road where both paths lead somewhere terrible. Label your two bad options.","keywords":"two paths dark meme, fork in road meme, two choices meme, both options bad meme, path meme","year":2019,"origin":"A cartoon illustration of a small figure standing at a fork in a dark road, both paths leading toward ominous stormy castles. Unlike most two-paths formats where one option is clearly better, this version presents two equally bad choices. For the lighter cartoon version, see Two Paths. For similar no-good-options energy, try the This Is Fine meme.","format":"template","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"two-paths","label":"Cartoon Version"}],"textBoxes":[{"label":"Left path","x":1,"y":13.7,"w":43.3,"h":19.7,"placeholder":"The smart choice","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":38,"opacity":1},{"label":"Right path","x":54.1,"y":14,"w":44.6,"h":19.3,"placeholder":"The terrible choice","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":38,"opacity":1},{"label":"The person","x":15.8,"y":78,"w":66.7,"h":14.4,"placeholder":"Who's choosing","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":38,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["GOING TO BED AT A REASONABLE HOUR","ONE MORE EPISODE","ME AT 11PM"],"exampleAltText":"Two Paths Dark meme about choosing between sleep and watching one more episode","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-15","howToMake":["Open the Two Paths Dark template with the figure standing between two equally foreboding roads","Label the left path with one bad or doomed option","Label the right path with the other bad or doomed option","Add the bottom text identifying who is making this impossible choice","Download and share to express the particular despair of having no good options"],"seo":{"aliases":["Two Dark Paths Meme","Fork In Road Dark Meme","Both Options Bad Meme","Two Bad Choices Meme","Dark Path Fork"],"description":"A small cartoon figure stands at a fork in a dark road at night. Both paths stretch toward stormy horizons with ominous castles. Lightning. Clouds. Zero good vibes on either route. The three textbox format labels both terrible options and the poor soul making the call. The dark version emphasizes that there is no correct answer here.","definition":"A dark cartoon of a figure at a fork in the road, both paths leading somewhere ominous. Used to present two equally bad choices with no clear winner.","useCases":[{"category":"No-Win Decisions","examples":["DOING THE LAUNDRY NOW / RUNNING OUT OF CLOTHES TOMORROW / ME THIS WEEKEND","TELLING THE TRUTH / SOFTENING THE TRUTH / ME WHEN ASKED \"HOW WAS IT?\"","STAYING UP LATE TO FINISH / WAKING UP EARLY TO FINISH / A DUE DATE AT 9AM","CALLING TECH SUPPORT / TRYING TO FIX IT YOURSELF / ME AND A BROKEN PRINTER"]},{"category":"Lifestyle Traps","examples":["COFFEE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH / NO COFFEE AT ALL / ME BEFORE 9AM","CHECKING EMAILS BEFORE BED / WORRYING ABOUT THE EMAILS WITHOUT READING THEM / ME EVERY NIGHT","ORDERING OUT / ATTEMPTING TO COOK / ME AT 7PM WITH NO PLAN"]}]}}