40 People Share Their Embarrassing Texts For Us To Laugh At
Texting has become the main form of communication these days. Most people prefer using a messaging app to a phone call.
There’s the ease of just being able to drop your thoughts as you have them, and know the recipient will get back to you whenever they’re available. It’s a sort of instant gratification, as you don’t have to call to find out whether or not they are free to talk and risk losing the thoughts you wanted to share.
Not to mention those with phone anxiety, making phone calls can be a really big deal for some people, sometimes to the point that it’ll just never happen. Bless the internet gods for online scheduling and chat features.
Unfortunately, with texting, we lose a lot of communication we get from face-to-face conversations or even just phone calls. We aren’t able to see the other person's body language or hear the tone of their voice.
That can leave a lot of room for interpretation, and if we’re feeling any particular way that can influence how we receive a message. Texting can get complicated, y’all.
We’ve seen countless lists of hysterical texting fails where autocorrect tried to be helpful but missed the mark. But we haven’t seen much in the way of just straight-up embarrassing texts because they are inherently embarrassing.
From people oversharing, to awkwardly shooting their shot (and completely missing the mark) or general misunderstandings. It goes from funny to cringe real quick, and we found 40 of the most cringe-worthy embarrassing texts that get to live on forever thanks to the internet.
1. I really hope this is not real
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giphy2. at least I asked
stopplayingg
giphy3. My guy is down bad, a match on tinder a friend of mine got.
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giphy4. When I tried to breakup with my ex, he sent me a picture of myself eating steak
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5. Howdy number neighbour!
Cantori
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6. Listen, I’m just trying to get this Taco Bell home.
devrob2
7. I'm pretty sure that's not how the game goes
bIaids
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8. So excited
SoonerFan619
9. Sounds like its for the best
StevenAvocado
10. How rude...
trash4spence
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11. Hello darkness…
BalaachAziz
12. in times of need, pull out the jealous card
area51_69420
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13. Awkward much
leanwdafanta
14. Not that kind of date...
alxmalloy
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15. Not an ideal way to receive news
shutupjenifer
16. Poor Mom had to really reach for that Happy Birthday
DylanAdler6
17. Poor Granny
percneet
18. PLEASE DO NOT
Jeff_IAmThatIAm
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19. some random dude on the internet tried to message their old friend...
username123456111111
20. Famous last words
ipodmacbook
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21. Girlfriends amirite guys?
Hopeful_Implement736
22. Christ
SoonerFan619
23. What else were they supposed to do?
PatrickTShep
24. Don't you know about the bird? Everybody's talking about the bird.
Cantori
25. What I got when I asked a coworker if he could take my closing shift
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26. It's not you, it's me
aclarke1972
27. Teaching Mom some new vocab
liz_biff
28. Say you’re insecure without saying you’re insecure
nekkototoro
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29. They gave up social media, not sex
PXPIBONES
30. Well, that escalated quickly
elite__milk
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31. Why would you go out like that
A4LMA
32. Legit clarifying question
420insidejob
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33. Found on a group on Facebook
worldgoneone
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34. Oh...
semechki-seed
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35. "NEVER SEXTING AGAIN!"
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36. Please do not sext like this
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37. Rude ass response
yesfan1999
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38. this guy helped me w a video game thing. one month later, he follows up with the pinnacle of sadcringe.
hardingblue
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39. When you and your friend are both too high to function
ihyomeo
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40. That's one way to take rejection
C4NCERGIRL
Oof, the second-hand embarrassment is STRONG with those. Maybe this is a good warning to think critically before sending your next potentially embarrassing text.
Because screenshots have the ability to last forever, and that is NOT how you want your legacy to be remembered. Text with caution, my friends.
If you have a cringe-worthy texting story of your own, we definitely want to hear about it, so leave us a comment with the details! And share this with your friends to help them avoid repeating some of the same mistakes as the people on this list.
