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Life can’t be constantly full of sunshine, daisies, rainbows, and cute cat pics. Life’s a very broad and varied thing and you can’t avoid a certain amount of sadness, pain, and awkward moments that later make you want to go live as a hermit in the woods.

The ‘Sad Cringe’ subreddit documents these exact moments. Moments that stay with you longer than your average meme because they’re all happy-go-lucky. They show the vulnerable (yet still at times funny) moments that we’ve all found ourselves in, one way or another.

Have a look through some of the saddest and most cringe moments below, upvote the ones that really made you pause for a bit, and once you’re done, check out our first article about r/sadcringe and the things that make you cringe until you get sad right here, dear Pandas.

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Oh Boy

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renee brack
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm giggling out loud. There's something funny and sweet about being childish with a chatbot only to find out it's not a replicant but a real human. #peepeepoopoo-oopoopidoo

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Ouch

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~hUmMuS vIbEs~
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's the deal with liking someone's pic from a while ago? It could just mean they're nostalgic, not a stalker.

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Since our last article about the ‘Sad Cringe’ subreddit, their community had continued to grow by leaps and bounds. So while they had 882k members in late August 2020, now, in early July 2021, they’re boasting a whopping million redditors who have joined their community. Odds are, this trend will continue.

The online group, founded in 2013, also celebrated its 8th year of operating on Reddit in mid-spring.

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11yo Me After Winning A Trophy, Actively Being Bullied In The Background

11yo Me After Winning A Trophy, Actively Being Bullied In The Background

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Troy, Whose Life Isn't Quite Going As He Hoped

Troy, Whose Life Isn't Quite Going As He Hoped

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Mihai Mara
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You guys make 20 year plans? You guys plan an event and put it in your calendar 5 years in advance? Like ..... how you do that? I have no idea what I am going to do tomorrow, I wouldn;t dream planing something 5 years from now.

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According to the subreddit’s mods, r/sadcringe is “a place for awkward or embarrassing situations that also make you feel sad.” They also note that the ‘sad’ part is all about how we feel when we see a particular post, not about “calling someone out” for being sad. In other words, the focus is on how you feel, dear Pandas.

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Previously, moderator Niceboihappy shared with Bored Panda that the number of followers the subreddit had rose since the start of the Covid pandemic. However, the moderator also noted that the community was growing in size and how close-knit it was either way.

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That Feeling Is Contagious

That Feeling Is Contagious

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my more toxic ex's asked me if I felt something for her. I told her I felt like I had dodged a bullet

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According to mod Niceboyhappy, if we ever got an unexpected response, similar to the ones featured on the subreddit, we ought to be “confident, but not too confident.” According to them, “for an unexpected response, it is probably best to just own it and make light of it.”

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Sheeeeesh, Just Say No

Sheeeeesh, Just Say No

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This (Not Actually) Best Friend

This (Not Actually) Best Friend

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Ouchie

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jeez when you want to pretend sick don't show up in the same place!

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One Way Friendship

One Way Friendship

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I want cake
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People have a hard time understanding that a gift should not come with obligations. I do t have an obligation to keep what people give me, if I don't like it, or if I don't have the space for it. I can appreciate the gesture even if I don't like, want, or need the gift.

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Rissie
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course you don't! But. This person took the time to make a handmade gift and when you find out that someone gave it away, it does make you feel feelings. You don't have to feel obliged to keep it and the other is allowed to feel sad about that. Freedom always comes at a price. In this case, potentially hurting a friends feelings.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww, maybe the person was just doing a clear out. If it was soon after giving it then yes I would be devastated. But if it was a couple of years later then I wouldn't be so bothered. I understand that people can't keep everything forever.

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Yara Balabanova
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of the gifts I receive I'm not super happy with, unless I specifically asked for it. I'm a bit of a minimalist and people know that yet they still want to buy me tangible gifts for some reason (not to be ungrateful but I really don't like overconsumption)

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Yelena Yardeen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same! I'm not going to force myself to hold onto things I don't want or need because they were gifts. We need to normalize this.

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to admit that such a glass would be a very acquired taste.

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Stephanie Hewitt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What do they expect them to do with a crafted unwashable glitter shedding Halloween themed cup?

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SoozeeQ
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Hey, look what I've found at the thrift store! A match to the one I created for you. Who'd have thought it? Now you've got a pair! .....Oh."

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Nadine Bamberger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They liked it enough to hand it on and make somebody else happy, it just didn't fit their style anymore.

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Id row
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just looking at it objectively, can you blame her? I would have just 'accidentally' broke it.

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Elizabeth Stewart
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m becoming more of a minimalist as I get older. I’ve donated and given away many gifts. Doesn’t mean I didn’t appreciate them, it just means their purpose in my life has run its course.

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Lillukka79
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stop giving shitty crafts to your friends. Problem solved.

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CD Mills
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly though, do you really expect them to keep this for all eternity? It's just a wine glass with swirls of glitter glued to it.

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry sweetie, but you have to understand that your artistic talents are only going to appeal to a small niche group. Better to give gift cards instead. Or cash. Cash is good.

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Auntriarch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It stings a bit when you made it specially. But as Foxxy says, it's been a few years. I agree with I Want Cake, but recommend taking unwanted gifts to a thrift shop in a different area.

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Darla Hitchcock
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Welllll... in your friends defense it is pretty hideous. Sorry.😬

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Octavia Hansen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You assume the friend you made it for gave it away. Are they still living? Did they move? Did the connect with someone else who didn't like it and it mysteriously disappeared? There are 1000 tales to explain how it boomeranged back through your life . . .

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Amanda Reicha
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly what I was thinking. My husband and I have had to move a handful of times in a short time period. We got rid of almost everything for the move that was farthest away. My mom was upset I gave things away that I had been given (it didn't matter what gift or from whom).

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't be personally offended, I have to throw out birthday cards etc. all the time when stuff gets too cluttered. But that is pretty though, would buy it.

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Silvia John
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With homemade gifts, it can always happen that the recipient doesn't like it. Tastes are different. And the more unusual the gift, the more likely it can happen. Unless you know the person well enough.

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Victor Kollaps
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's so ugly that he should put in the trash bin, not try to recycle it

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Shirley Heyn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have bought it and given it back to her. At least she'd know that you knew. . .

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Lucy Anders
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't have kept it for a couple of days, let alone years. It's hideous.

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Diana Murtaugh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the bright side they kept it a couple years. Also $1.99 for a glass is a high(er) price for S.A. to put on stemware. So there's that

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Peter Hall
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd buy it and give it to them again for their birthday along with some champagne. Tell them they've now got a matching pair and we should use them to toast our friendship...

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Bettye McKee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For some reason, people don't appreciate gifts you make. And those are the ones that should be treasured.

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Estelle Winwoode
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless the friend was supposed to leave it to someone in their will or take it to their grave, I don't see the problem here. I know people who have an "oops" moment with gifts they don't want, or don't want any more. Then the object goes in the rubbish. Here, it's gone to the Salvos. Seems fair to me.

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CHRISTIE WAGNER
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You sure put a lot of heart and effort into making it very decorative and having a lot of pizzazz.

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shado
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... a slightly different take on the 're-gifting' idea maybe?

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Bent. O. Jensen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now you can keep it for your self, og you really like it that much.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when i was in grade 4 i gave a bag of tea (since my teacher really liked tea) to my teacher for Christmas but then I found it in the trash the next day. in grade 5 I did the same thing (since i had the same teacher again), but on the last day of school we were cleaning out the classroom and I was sent to clean his cabinet and I saw my bag of tea in there, untouched. ouch

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Ricardo Ferreira
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You people don't know the number of books and cds I find in flea markets with dedicatories and love messages...

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ROC Lady
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone who appreciates your artistic ability will pay to own it - I think that’s pretty awesome!

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AzKhaleesi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would send her a pic and be like, omg look what I found it looks exactly like the one I made you, I'm gonna buy it so you have the set. Have it out when I come by so I can see just how close they are ;) K byyyyye.... hahaha

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Vivian Ashe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who's in a constant battle with clutter, the gifts I most appreciate are things that I can use up: good candy, nuts, soap, fancy olive oil, body lotion, etc. People worry that they're too impersonal. But I'd rather have something nice I can use, than something to put on a shelf, that might not be my taste, that will only add to the clutter, and that I will feel guilty about getting rid of. That said, I don't think I would give something to a thrift store that a friend had made for me - for this exact reason.

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Cain Hargreaves
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

See, this is why a friend and I swap gifts we want to donate. She donates my stuff in her hometown and I donate her stuff in my hometown and our towns are a good 3 hours apart. Works like a charm.

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matilda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think it's bad. When you give a present to someone, you allowing them to do whatever they want with it. I used to keep things that someone would give me because it was a gift, I don't know. If I don't use or wear it anymore, and it doesn't bring me smile or something, what is the reason to keep it?

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Ivana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the friend's defense, that is a really ugly cup.

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Whitney Gal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww I like it. Just because your friend didn’t think it was her style doesn’t mean it won’t find a good home with someone who thinks it’s cool and fun.

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Notorious DBT
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Has anyone ever wanted something like this? It's not like a coffee mug.

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Lily Mae Kitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's awful and tacky and I would have had the sense to throw it away being no one else will buy it. Thrift shop management are foolish to put a single glass out, especially one like this that doesn't even look like it can be properly washed.

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Shane S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well you probably can’t even wash it so…. Maybe next time buy a gift, don’t make it.

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Donna Leske
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've gotten to that stage; "no, thanks for the thought though."

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JessRS
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry, OP, but I'd have "broken" it by "accident".

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glitter all over your hands when you have a glass of wine? Can't say I blame them.

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Octavia Hansen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe karma is telling you to get in touch with this person. If you fell out, this might have been a painful reminder . . . and if you want to reconnect, maybe the universe is reaching out to you with this sign . . .

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Kenny Kulbiski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a nice gesture and it's interesting but in the end it's just an interesting dust catcher. The recipient probably felt bad too but didn't have a lot of options.

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Johnny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While it's nice that the person spent time making it him/herself, if I received this as a gift, it'd likely go in the trash before long, I wouldn't have thought that the thrift store would accept it.

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Bryn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you expect people to make all the gifts you make for them?

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D. Pitbull
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah... I think this is why for years I never really gave anyone things I made - because it's like "Well... what if they're just being polite... and they hate it" - and seeing it for sale at a thrift store would probably kill me. I took a chance last Christmas... handmade crocheted items... but I guess if I see it in a thrift store I'll try not to be too hurt.

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Vasana Phong
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I treasure the sentimental values of a materialistic object given to me, like stuff your kids make at school for Mother’s Day, you never give/throw that away

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lara
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have every gift anyone has ever given me. BECAUSE it is a gift that someone saw or made and thought of me. It is not the "thing" that is important, it is the thought. And to throw away the "thought" is tantamount to throwing away the friendship. BTW, if it is a "have to" gift, then it doesn't count. A have to is "birthday or Christmas" not something that is special.

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Laura Pantazis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Keeping everything is how houses become cluttered. An alternative is to take a picture of the item that isn’t being used and then donate. You can keep the memories and the friendship without the things.

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Poor Dude...

Poor Dude...

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J. F.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always hated partner or group work - My usual methode was to say that I do the project all on my own if nobody has something against that.

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Unlucky Mate

Unlucky Mate

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Don't You Know About The Bird? Everybody's Talking About The Bird

Don't You Know About The Bird? Everybody's Talking About The Bird

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"have you heard?" and following with announcing someone's death is not only tacky, but seems more like a gossip type text.

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I Have Never Felt More Sorry For Someone Ever

I Have Never Felt More Sorry For Someone Ever

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Christ

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this once happened to me... there was one particular aunt who was pissing me off, like asking me to change my DP and stuff, so i took a screen shot, and instead of sharing it to one of my cousins i am really close with, shared it to the annoying aunt with the caption : can this annoying person keep her opinions to herself... to make the matter worse, her number was saved as annoying aunt. i dont think she commented on anything else in the family group 👽👽👽

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This Guy Who Was Literally Just Trying To Do His Schoolwork

This Guy Who Was Literally Just Trying To Do His Schoolwork

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Friend Of Mine Didn't Get The Reaction He Hoped For

Friend Of Mine Didn't Get The Reaction He Hoped For

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Found For Sale At A Second Hand Store

Found For Sale At A Second Hand Store

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I Mean Atleast He Is There

I Mean Atleast He Is There

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife would've destroyed me if I had played games while she was in labor. Pay attention and keep company if you're there. It's your baby too,

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Facebook Never Disappoints

Facebook Never Disappoints

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Idan York
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This app makes you look so much worse. Being single is fine, but this is just sad.

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No One Showed Up To The Speeding Dating Event

No One Showed Up To The Speeding Dating Event

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Must’ve Wanted A Different Game

Must’ve Wanted A Different Game

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The Time My Grandpa Tried To Mail Willie Nelson A Cd He Recorded And It Got Returned. I Feel Bad For Him...

The Time My Grandpa Tried To Mail Willie Nelson A Cd He Recorded And It Got Returned. I Feel Bad For Him...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is standard behavior for musicians. They can't open it without risking being sued at some point in the future if any element of a song they write is similar to something on one of these cds that people send them. So they have to return them unopened, and document that they did so.

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This Channel That Always Asked Stuff Like This And Never Gets Positive Responses

This Channel That Always Asked Stuff Like This And Never Gets Positive Responses

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Lauren Caswell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well questions like that tend to backfire. Everybody upvote this comment!!!! Starting my stopwatch

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Everything Musk Go

Everything Musk Go

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