But the "Forever alone" meme definitely was. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/forever-alone
And the citation date: 2010.
Or better yet, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/involuntary-celibacy... cites that:
"On August 12th, 2005, the American television network G4TV released a satirical commercial for the online role-playing game World of Warcraft in which a woman introduces the game to her boyfriend in order to prevent him from pressuring her to have sex."
Some namesakes remain, for example Reddit's r/ForeverAloneDating where people who haven't had much experience (if any) can make posts to solicit potential e-dates. Although the balance is skewed toward men, there are a good number of women posting there too, and it has nothing to do with incel/blackpill crap.