45 People Who Were Painfully Awkward But Survived To Tell The Tale
Have you ever been going about your day and everything is going normal and then out of nowhere you create a situation that is so painfully awkward? We have and it is the worst! We know that we all just want to sink inside yourself and disappear from the situation but most times cannot leave. The only saving grace is that everyone has had a moment like this and we have collected 55 examples of people sharing their worst awkward moment! Take a look and maybe it will make yourself feel not so alone in your own awkward moments!
1. Never To Return
This person was already nervous about her awkwardness that she had to practice. It was all to no avail as the practicing made the conversation even worse. We have to wonder what her library fee is now, three years later!
2. Mannequin Vs. Human
This woman is hoping no one saw her conversation with a store’s mannequin because her manners would not let her stop talking! Somewhere there is a video footage of her talking to a mannequin that could haunt her life at anytime, if it gets released.
3. Coat Exchange
This awkward moment all occurred over trying on coats. Instead of viewing it as awkward he should have joked that the other man has great style! It was such a great coat, he had wanted it for himself.
4. Goodnight
This person was only trying to be polite but the wrong words came out. It was the intent that counts! Something so simple turned so awkward and will now haunt this man forever.
5. Comfort
This customer must have thought they needed some comfort! This awkward conversation probably turned a bit too personal for the customer. Lucas, don’t worry, we all understands how hard Monday’s can be!
6. Hidden Surprise
She was hoping to make her night even better, but those hidden chicken nuggets created quite the awkward situation. The truth is already awkward to explain, so we have to wonder, did she tell the truth or make up a story?
7. Payback
This girlfriend made sure that her boyfriend would regret trying to embarrass her in public! He thought he could embarrass her but she ended up making the situation awkward for him. Epic!
8. No Tip?
This server’s tip probably went down after causing this awkward situation with their table. He tried to be nice and celebratory but instead dampened the mood. The worst part is that he still had to continue serving him during his embarrassment.
9. His Bad
This guy has been complaining consistently about someone pranking his house with avocados. What an awkward conversation he had to start when they asked for an update, it was his own tree. He must have hung his head in awkwardness for awhile.
10. Nuts
Excuse the interruption, we have a patient that has escaped from the mental ward. Please stay on the lookout. Just kidding, but that was this man’s worst fear during his awkward hospital visit! Poor guy just had to sit awkwardly and hope all the looks he was getting were in his head.
11. Oops!
Jayden tried to come off as a man that didn’t even need his change, but was stopped in his tracks by this cashier! He didn’t even have the full amount, but nice try. Wonder how awkward it must have been to pull out another dollar.
12. Too Soon
This friend group bashing of an ex-boyfriend happened a bit prematurely! Was it more awkward for the friend that had to bring the boyfriend back around or for the friends that spilled their truth too soon?
13. All Those Years
When this grandson learned he had been drinking his grandmother’s denture water, he must have felt the ultimate internal shame! He didn’t have to let anyone know what he had been doing for years, but that awkwardness will live inside him forever because he knew what he did.
14. Instant Awkwardness
The moment the customer responded, it was instant dread for this employee. Those were the last words she was expecting to hear during small conversation! If she could have ran away like Mike in Monsters Inc. she would have taken off.
15. Really?
This boyfriend was more worried about winning the game than he was about winning over the parents! Way to make family game night, awkward family game night. It is up in the air if this boyfriend was given two thumbs up by her parents.
16. All Day
Not only has she made this situation awkward within herself, but she has made the rest of her school day awkward. She has to walk around and explain what had happened to every person she continues to see. What a long day!
17. I Love You
In his need to be polite, he created the most awkward elevator ride of all time! Poor guy, hopefully he only had a few floors to go and could escape quickly.
18. Prank Gone Wrong
This is one prank that went epically bad! What started as light hearted fun turned super awkward, when this girlfriend realized it was supposed to be a prank. We would bet money that this relationship did not survive this awkward prank.
19. No Pity
When this student was expecting compassion, or maybe pity, he was met with neither! Talk about making an already hard moment into an awkward moment too. This guy is having one of the worst days ever.
20. Reschedule?
This customer might not want to reschedule a new appointment but go to a whole new vet. That is, if she is a person that fears awkward situations! She was probably reliving that awkward moment the entire drive home.
21. Poor Girl
When these fellow restaurant customers found out the truth, that must have been an entire awkward restaurant! What was a nice gesture in theory was completely awkward instead. The fellow customers should have waited for a sign of excitement and not just tears!
22. Alert a Friend
If anyone was truly this man’s friend they would have given him a heads up, but they didn’t and he must suffer in his awkwardness. That is going to be one awkward apology to the deceased’s family, but he knows he has to do it.
23. Priorities
Rachel had her priorities in order, dogs matter first. Too bad she did not realize the order of her priorities before calling her neighbor by his dog’s name for years. Her priorities were in order but it was unintentional which made for an awkward moment!
24. Too Hard
That leg press was a bit too hard for this guy, which lead to a loud fart. It is safe to say that he does not have a chance with the girl the fart landed on! The beauty of Snapchat, is that he could share his awkward moment with all his friends.
25. Adult Party
She was not ready to attend an official adult party, she was still in the mindset of young adults! Talk about an awkward party, she had to stay dressed up all night in her awkwardness. If you have never seen an awkward Babadook, just look at your first one!
26. Panic Awkwardness
Any awkward person will be the first to admit, to try and not to be awkward, they panic. Yet, it is that panic situation that makes the situation actually awkward. What a horrible cycle!
27.Detention
This student probably received detention for his awkward outburst! He is just looking to fail with making a teacher feel awkward.
28. Quack
This driver was real confused when his friend started making animal noises! While trying to be helpful, his friend made the car ride awkward instead. Quack!
29. For All The World To See
While most people have an awkward situation with only a few people as witnesses, the very unlikely people have a more wider audience. For one adult, she has to live with the entire world witnesses her childhood awkward moment. So, be thankful next time you are awkward with only a few!
30. Stuck
Some people will do about anything to not confront an awkward moment. This guy was willing to wait in a bathroom stall all day, instead of letting women realize his mistake. Good luck waiting!
31. Stays with You
This grown man had an awkward moment when he was 7 and it still haunts him until this very day! Let’s just hope it haunts him and not the 7 year old girl that was told to “get out of my school.”
32. No Words
This older man believed that he had no words, but, in reality, he had too many words in his head. Instead of working through the awkwardness he just walked away. Hopefully the walk away with no apology haunts him more than the words.
33. Bad Line
She was trying to keep it cool, but kept it the most uncool of all situations. Bringing up Hitler in any response to a pick up line will definitely make the situation awkward. It is safe to say that guy turned and got away as soon as he could!
34. TMI
There is a line that can be crossed when sharing too much information. This guy completely jumped over that line and made that situation awkward. He should have quickly exited the pool to save him from the embarrassment.
35. Arranged Awkwardness
A good friend will save you during an awkward conversation, but a best friend will arrange a situation to make you awkward! That is exactly what Adam did to his friend Liz and she was not too happy about it.
36. Meal Deal
If she could have her way she would never leaver her house again and hide in her awkwardness. This employee was only trying to do his job before she came and made it super awkward because he actually needed to know if she wanted that drink. She should go home and make it an alcoholic drink to forget about that experience.
37. Unfriend
This Snapchat friend might have found himself unfriended by initiating this awkward conversation. Just be grateful it happened on your phone, so no one else saw. Oh wait, he took a screenshot for the whole world to see your awkwardness.
38. Extra Awkward
He was already going to make class awkward by denying her friend request, but to look at her while he does it, is just way to awkward. He was making a point in his look and denial, but what was it besides making her feel super awkward?
39. Small Town Gossip
At the age of 41, she just assumed she would stop being the talk of her small town for buying liquor. It was awkward for her to find out that, that was not the case. She still has small town neighbors spying on her every purchase!
40. Family Group Chat
This family group chat became extremely awkward when her kids found out what she secretly reads! All she wanted to do was send an innocent photo of her cat to the kids, but made everything awkward instead. It might take awhile for her children to feel normal around her again, ha!
41. Work Boyfriend
It was extremely awkward for Brandon to realize his girlfriend had been cheating on him! He wanted to surprise her and he definitely did that. This girl is in for one very awkward break-up because she has no lie that can save her after that response!
42. Wrong Order
Not only did Kayne make it awkward by ordering alcohol at Starbucks, but he multiplied it by completely forgetting he was there for coffee. It is always the awkward silences that are worse than awkward conversations!
43. Lingering Awkwardness
When he made a conversation awkward, the awkwardness lingered with him. It is only taking him 18 hours to start the process of letting it go. So, it will probably take him a full week to fully let it go, at that rate at least!
44. To Admit it Or Not To Admit It, That Is The Question
This daughter was feeling internal awkwardness when he dad was only trying to be helpful. If she admits her past transgressions he would probably regret trying to be helpful. So, it is best for her to feel awkward all on her own!
45. Spilled Milk
This girl is awkward all on her own, she does not need anyone around to bring it on! Standing over a bed of spilled milk, she was embarrassed enough without an audience to witness. Thankfully, Twitter is there for her to share in her awkwardness with others.
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