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Cringy Texts That Will Kind of Make You Lose Faith in Humanity, Once Again

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Cringy Texts That Will Kind of Make You Lose Faith in Humanity, Once Again

Some text messages are harmless, but others go from awkward to deeply cringy in a matter of seconds. When people hide behind a screen, they sometimes say things they would never dare say face to face.

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That is exactly what makes these screenshots so uncomfortable. The people on the receiving end had to deal with clingy, creepy, or wildly inappropriate messages, and the results are as embarrassing as they are hard to look away from.

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Most of them shut it down fast, but the screenshots still leave one big question hanging, how do people like this keep thinking it will work?

1. HARD PASS

1. HARD PASSVortexThing
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2. "You Know, A Usual Hooking Up Tactic"

2. "You Know, A Usual Hooking Up Tactic"LRFE
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3. "He's Been Begging for Weeks to Do a 'Sexy Roleplay' with Me. I Finally Said Yes. I Think He Regrets Everything Now"

3. "He's Been Begging for Weeks to Do a 'Sexy Roleplay' with Me. I Finally Said Yes. I Think He Regrets Everything Now"heOwlAndTheFinch

4. "S T O P"

4. "S T O P"eggofreddo

A few of these messages go from awkward to instantly regrettable.

5. "Now Listen Here, Missy"

5. "Now Listen Here, Missy"reddit.com

6. *Shoots Self*

6. *Shoots Self*io7hazcookiez

7. *Looks at Scribble Writing on Hand*

7. *Looks at Scribble Writing on Hand*requiemsword

8. "Nice to Meet You"

8. "Nice to Meet You"ShihTzu1

9. "But He Nuzzled Her!"

9. "But He Nuzzled Her!"reddit.com

The screenshots only get more uncomfortable from here.

10. "What a Birch"

10. "What a Birch"elcatundo

11. "I Guess the Expected Reaction Was Supposed to Be: 'Omg No Sry R U Ok Cutie? ;^;'"

11. "I Guess the Expected Reaction Was Supposed to Be: 'Omg No Sry R U Ok Cutie? ;^;'"Zillak

12. "Inner Monologue as Tinder Opener"

12. "Inner Monologue as Tinder Opener"reddit.com

13. "Le Gentleman"

13. "Le Gentleman"reddit.com

14. "Oh God, Why?"

14. "Oh God, Why?"je_suis_un_negre

At this point, the cringe factor is doing all the work.

Also, this reminds us of the one who confronted her flaky friend over last-minute cancellations.

15. *Sweats on You*

15. *Sweats on You*reddit.com

16. "Why?"

Screenshot of cringy text message reading “Sweats on You”hatt730

17. "This Was a Classic"

17. "This Was a Classic"reddit.com

18. "Found This Screenshot from Last April in My Phone"

18. "Found This Screenshot from Last April in My Phone"Pixel871

19. "Chubby Chubby Chubby"

19. "Chubby Chubby Chubby"GuitarFreak293

Somehow, the messages keep getting worse.

20. "Unlike You, I Know How Facebook Works"

20. "Unlike You, I Know How Facebook Works"reddit.com

21. "M'lady"

21. "M'lady"reddit.com

22. "A Classic"

22. "A Classic"reddit

23. "Not Trying to Get You Drunk!"

23. "Not Trying to Get You Drunk!"reddit.com

24. "Fancy Face..."

24. "Fancy Face..."Laniusx8

25. "Just Some Accidental Chest Touching; No Need to Be Alarmed"

25. "Just Some Accidental Chest Touching; No Need to Be Alarmed"reddit

By now, the screenshots have fully committed to the bit.

26. "I’m Just Gonna Randomly Text This Person!"

26. "I’m Just Gonna Randomly Text This Person!"reddit.com

27. "At Least He's Achieved Multiple Awards with His 147 IQ"

27. "At Least He's Achieved Multiple Awards with His 147 IQ"requiemsword

28. "Y... You Like Anime?"

28. "Y... You Like Anime?"Teri717

29. *Lays Across Your Lap* WHAT

29. *Lays Across Your Lap* WHATreddit.com

30. "Mmh Yuss :3"

30. "Mmh Yuss :3"wowsotrendy

31. "I'll Just Decide Your Personality for You"

31. "I'll Just Decide Your Personality for You"reddit.com

May these messages stay far away from your inbox.

For another consent disaster, read whether someone is the AH for matchmaking their crush. AITA for playing matchmaker between my crush and friend without their consent?

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