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50 Cringy And Sad Moments That Will Forever Live As Screenshots On The Internet (New Pics)
Forrest Gump was right, life really is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re going to get. Most often, it’s a mixed bag: there’s a lot of bad with the good and good with the bad. However, some days are pretty one-sided.
One day might be full of optimism, sunshine, and enough motivation to move mountains. Another day might be full to the brim with exhausting challenges while you’re losing your faith in humanity, desperately trying to hold the tears back. It’s those days that leave us thoroughly defeated and sad to the core, disappointed not just in ourselves but in others as well.
The r/sadcringe subreddit is an online community of nearly 1.2 million members that has been documenting some of the most awkward and embarrassing situations since 2013. We’ve collected their best recent posts to share with you, Pandas. But keep in mind—some are so awkward and cringey, they might just throw your day out of whack.
Meanwhile, read on for Bored Panda’s interview with Psychologist and Wellbeing Consultant Lee Chambers about accepting and embracing flaws, and why not running away from our vulnerabilities makes people respect us more. When you’re done with this article, you might want to take a peek at our earlier posts about r/sadcringe here: Part 1 and Part 2.
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Somebody Hurt Her….
I Salute This Cringe
That Feeling Is Contagious
Ohhhh where's the marshmallows? Time to make some s'mores on this roast
Psychologist Lee, the Founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing and PhenomGames, told Bored Panda that it’s important to accept that people—from ourselves and our friends to complete strangers—are not perfect. In fact, they’re far from perfect. However, our flaws make us who we are as individuals.
“As humans, we are a wonderfully unique mix that is personal to each one of us. It can always be difficult to find peace with our flaws,” he told us.
It’s My Wedding, I’m Missing My Wedding
How Pathetic Is That?
I Cooked Dinner For My GF Last Night And Thought I Did A Good Job
“Whether they [the flaws] be physical, mental, intellectual, or social, many of us will at some point in our childhood been bullied or singled out for our differences,” Lee said that people’s vulnerabilities can mean that others make fun of them. Being different is hard.
I Was Not In His Story
This was on the teacher. who asks 4th/5th grader to do this? Just asking for drama.
Instagram Questions Aren't Anonymous
Incels Online Are Cringe. In Person? Even Worse
Maybe Don’t Do This
Say You’re Insecure Without Saying You’re Insecure
haha don't wear your makeup lol XD I'm insecure XD afraid you're going to try to steal my boyfriend lol haha I mean I don't care if you want to wear makeup for yourself my boyfriend will also be there haha lol XD so maybe don't XD
Can You Guess Who The Fourth Boy Is
“It can be easy to ignore them [the flaws], and pretend they don't exist, but the real power comes in accepting them, embracing them, and realizing that some flaws we can change, and others might not be flexible,” Lee told us.
Savage
Oof
We Live In A Society
Having a growth mindset is very rewarding and can lead to a higher quality of life. The psychologist told Bored Panda that we have to draw our attention to the areas where “we will have developed in other ways and have amazing strengths as a result” despite our other flaws.
No One Came To His Party
Is This How Jesus Was Born?
F**k Boi
According to the mental health expert, what really helps in our journey through life is to realize that nothing and nobody is ever perfect. Nobody is immune to embarrassment. Nobody has avoided sadness. And absolutely nobody hasn’t ever made a fool of themselves in some awkward way. They’re all part and parcel of being human.
If You Can’t Convince Him, Surely Everyone Else Can! /S
Realization
BREAKING NEWS: WOMEN CONFIRMED TO BE SAME SPECIES AS MEN, 8TH TIME TODAY. (this appears in the news every week)
Sheesh
😂😭😭😭😭 I really feel bad for Gary- just look at that exclamation mark 😭
Instead of shying away from our mistakes, embracing them is the healthy way to react. By acknowledging our vulnerabilities, we become stronger and more resilient. We also become more respected by our peers.
Fs In The Chat
Someone Tell Me This Is Fake Please
The Balls On This Guy
“The beauty is that sharing our flaws helps us to become more human and connect with others, as we all have weaknesses, and being vulnerable and open will have others seeing you as authentic, honest, and courageous,” Lee said that there are definite upsides to honesty.
Text I Got From My Friend After We Already Called And Talked The Previous Night
When You Have Run Out Of Attention And Need Others To Acknowledge Things That Didn’t Happen
At Least I Asked
“The process of taking ownership of your flaws is powerful as it also makes us more accepting of the flaws of others and less worried about fitting in. For as long as we don't embrace our flaws, we will be running from them and be more judgemental of others, less tolerant of differences, and more controlling,” he said.
One Way Friendship
Betty (Bet He) Regrets Telling Her That
Betty (bet he) thinks it makes it larger by calling it a "Macropenis".
Well That One Hurt
Earlier, one of the moderators running the r/sadcringe subreddit, u/Niceboihappy, told Bored Panda that their community has been growing bigger and stronger since the start of the pandemic.
According to the moderator, it’s best to own up to any embarrassment or mistakes if things don’t go your way. “I would say be confident, but not too confident. And, especially, for an unexpected response, it is probably best to just own it and make light of it,” they said.
Anon's Rejection
Men do not realize a woman alone at their home it's very scary and she was working at a job where you're paid to be friendly also it's normal to be friendly. When something happens we're blamed for doing a job where we "put" ourselves in harms way or we're not believed at all bc we could've "given mixed signals". It's awful
And when you're not super friendly you get accused of being a b***h. It's hard to win sometimes
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Being nice is not the same as being interested. Also, never mistake kindness from a service employee as anything else beyond being service minded.
Also, as she was doing DoorDash deliveries, I'm guessing the "small talk" was more like her saying "Cool Zelda shirt." followed by him roping her into a 5 minute long conversation about anime when she just wanted to get back to making money.
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Any time a woman talks to a man, he interprets it as her giving him signals. That's why so many women feel like so many men are creeps.
'Giving signals she was interested', OR she was just being friendly and chatting politely.?
I understand why she would report that. But that’s still disappointing for him. I feel sad for him
Yeah, we can feel pity for the guy, no doubt. I mean, this guy does not seem to be aggressive nor is he raging that she reported him (he's primarily upset about not being able to use the account, not calling her nasty s**t or anything). And it is sad and pitiable that he sees himself as a "monster" that no one could love/be attracted to, because damn, that's just awful to think. Doesn't make his behavior not creepy though - it does make it a bit more sad, since he thinks the issue is something inherent to him rather than the fact he picked the wrong place/time/setting/approach in asking someone out. I mean, if the lesson he took was "I should have said 'can I give you my number in case you'd ever want to hang?' so that she wouldn't feel pressured and would have the choice of contacting me" it'd at least be a growing moment. Instead, he screwed up, realizes he screwed up, but still doesn't understand *why* he screwed up, so he'll likely do it again with the same result.
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I’ve been on this planet since 1977 and what I’ve learned is if you give a man direct contact iContact, if you complement him on something benign like his shirt or if you make the mistake of having similar interests they will think you want to f**k them. I don’t know where they got this from I don’t know how this happened but I hope they evolve out of it. Sir I DONT want to f**k you as much as I want to f**k a tree I just met. Get over yourself and get some friends learn that this is just regular social behavior and by the way sir I’m pimping you for a tip. I’m at work b***h
This behavior is in their DNA. As soon as they realize how *it* works most of them assume that every woman they have any interaction with is after their hot body and unique "talents." That still doesn't absolve women from being labeled a c**k tease, since they think that they are fabulous and women should be in rapture for their attention. If they are shut down it's always the woman's fault.
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He didn't mention she was the driver delivering the pizza. I assumed he met her on the street buying watermelons. weird.
Yes, she was delivering his pizza, was kind enough to engage in polite small talk, and then he invited her into his apartment to eat pizza. While she was trying to simply do a job. Then he posts a histrionic, "poor me" post. The only reason I feel sorry for this guy at all is that he's lacking in some major social skills.
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I just think it's funny that the guy is also devastated that he's banned from door dash. Go outside.
Ya I feel like there is more to this story. What he said wasn't HORRIBLE just weird. I wonder what else he did.
I feel like we are only getting part of the story. The thing is, most guys only register part of the story which is why they often feel like a victim in these situations. You might think things are going great but you could have missed some cues. Idk maybe it was her misreading things but in my experience, guys don't always know how they are coming off to women. You can't ask us to put our guard down when you guys also know what happens to us all the time.
I don’t get why you’re being downvoted, unless you’re implying she did something wrong. He was probably a LOT more creepy and inappropriate than what he wrote. He is convinced he’s the victim and wants sympathy, he’s not going to admit to doing anything,
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He is clearly lonely, but if he wants to feel less lonely he should put the anime and pizza down and try going outside. Instead he hit on a woman, who was just trying to do her job, while she was presumably at his home at night and put her in a situation where she felt unsafe.
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Aw I'm sorry did my concern for my life and well-being hurt your feelie-weelies (/s)
if she felt uncomfortable, that is totally understandable but sorry, i dont understand where the question "will you join me for pizza" is SH.
Sure, his sad is pretty sad, but claiming sexual harrasment and having his account closed is a bit much. Although we are only getting his side of the story.
It kinda sounds like he left something out - like some inappropriate comments.
Jeez, both the guy and girl should get together, they both tend to overreact on things it seems. Perfect couple.
Just because a woman is pleasant and friendly doesn't mean she is looking for sex. Some people are just nice people naturally.
Maybe it is lack of my propper understanding english, but storry that I red was - a lonly young man meets a person who shares common unusual interest. He wants spent more time with her. No pressure - just one question without sexual context. He is not working in retail, he doesent know how busy she can be, how crazy experiences she can have. It could be just easy NO sorry and he would accept it. But she didn´t even try. She freaked out and reported him. I am sorry for him, not for her.
first don't have someone who deliver a pizza to spend time with you now? she's working? but i don't consider this like harrasment. he ask her, she said no and leave, period. so now if someone ask a girl out and she says no and move away the guy could get a lawsuite? But we only read one side of the story here.
Something tells me he might be spinning the story out of proportion, and maybe he was a little less polite about it
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Nice knee-jerk sexism there. (This is from a woman.)
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Everytime I See This It Makes Me Cringe. I Present, A Poster At An Anime Convention
Huh???
This Poor Guy's Got Some Big Issues
And unlike the last 3 women you kissed, no need for a shallow grave
Why Was This Necessary?
Jeez
So I think Gramma has realized there ain't no great grandkids coming from Little Chadwick here...
When Being Antivaxx Is Your Only Hope
Self Report: Spent About $200 On Food, Drink And Decorations For My 30th Birthday Party. Nobody Showed Up (Either Ghosted, Cancelled Last Minute, Or Couldn't Come Until Late)
Controlling "Wifey"
Nft Bro
My Friend Who Ive Known For Around A Month
I Am Now "Ethnic Ted Bundy"
Do Not Talk To His Girl
Up There With Hitler And Club Penguin
No One Showed Up To The Speeding Dating Event
He Bought Tinder Gold To Improve His Chances But Still
I'm willing to bet all those chats consisted of him being demanding and them backing away swiftly.
Sounds Like A Good Deal
Cucked Jpeg Owner
Sorry Robert
Oof
Caption Was "My Wife Made Donuts"
Millennial Birthday Card...
I Felt That One, Ouch
I broke up with my first long term boyfriend because I could literally count the number of times he tried to starting things on one hand. It makes you feel very unattractive
Saw This Posted On Snapchat
Oh sweetie... He's 18 though so still a teenager. I really don't want to be a teenager again. He has a lot of life experience ahead of him.
Homie Just Kept Going
Ohh
Jane Is At The Zoo
One part of me is thankful that they realize that they will never find a human woman who will want to follow what they want, another part of me is scared that the doll is a substitute or practice for when they want to trap a woman to live like that.
This Is Something Else, Poor Guy Didn’t Knew The Most Basic Steam Feature
We must- *snicker* we must respect the- *giggle* respect the dead. *Taps is attempted to be played, but is soon replaced with the sound of somebody laughing through a trumpet.*
It’s Kinda Sad Honestly
He’ll Never Show His Face In That Place Again
Never assume the barista/server has memorized your "usual". They have a lot going on.
Girl Pretends To Be A Hospital To Get Her Man Back
How Rude...
Can anyone explain why the profile picture looks like a rabbit babushka?
He Really Be Educating Women Damn
I Literally Uploaded An Image Of Myself To Imgur For A Computer Science Project
Because people on Imgur (image sharing site) don´t like selfies except on X-mas. Plus, there is literally a "submit to gallery" button that one does not click unless they want the picture(s) to be public.
My Girlfriend And My Best Guy Friend Going On A Trip Alone For 3 Weeks (I Was Not Invited)
Why Would You Say This
Just Go To The Prom, Dude
Travis Scott All But Begging To Play Coachella
Must’ve Wanted A Different Game
A Short Story
maybe she was soo excited that you sent her that that she wanted to keep the memory forever?
Society
My Crush Just Sent Me This A Day After I Confessed To Them
Why is the contact name Mac & Cheese? I know that's not the important part, but I neeed to know.
When I Tried To Breakup With My Ex, He Sent Me A Picture Of Myself Eating Steak
Found This Tell Me If It's A Repost
So is it a group photo that he's cropped to make it look like it's just him and her? That's the sort of thing that's okay in private, for fantasy, but why the !@£$ nowadays do people have to post all this stuff online?
Posting This
Time to get out of that relationship bro...it isn't gonna work out.
In A Prison Too...
Fake Neckbeard Story To Make Him And Others Look Good
Poor Guy :(
Did Ian Mean Anything To You?
My son literally died 2 minutes ago. Better message all his snap friends
Sad Cause People Died , Cringe Because Of The Lack Of Basic Sympathy And Respect
It Was Me. I Did The Sad Cringe
Hello Darkness…
Poor Guy
DeVito's Penguin was the best of all Penguins *because* he was absolutely disgusting.
Early Facebook Is A Goldmine
Sent Out A Drunk Text To My Project Peer Last Night And Just Found Out Whatsapp Won't Let You Delete Messages Older Than An Hour
Pls No
Guy Acts Like A Pig On Facebook Dating. Gets Posted On Reddit. Gets Defensive About The Comments Calling Him Out
Huh, Life Is S**t
Why Is It Their First Thought Is To Post About It
I Really Hope This Is Not Real
My Friend Suggested To His Bro To Find A Hobby And Cut Back On Just Smoking A Ton Of Weed All Day Everyday
Seems almost like a poem or song lyrics of some kind. About denial.
Got A Text From Her After The Date... It Was Accidental. Disclaimer: I Didn’t Actually Just Talk About Drugs Smh
I Hope She’s Ok
Couldn't Bear To Complete Even Half The Video
Be Careful Giving Out Your Number In Public!
Why Would You Go Out Like That, Sent To My Friend
On Post Abt Losing Virginity.
Sad
Firstly, why does his profile pic contain other people? It sounds like she probably genuinely couldn't tell who she was swiping on, and then she was trying to be witty and flirty about it until she realized it really was the other guy. Assuming the guy wasn't just joking about the blonde being the friend and not him.
Fantasising About A Cute Girl You Saw In A Queue And Larping About It Online
Like Did She Mean To Send Me That?
Advice For The Unobtainable
Cringeman, Equipped With The Power To Disappoint His Children
What I Got When I Asked A Coworker If He Could Take My Closing Shift
Not All Pictures Are Mean To Be Online
Have you tried even the littlest amount of foreplay? What kinda sh*tty sex ed classes do they have where you are?
Could Be Fake, But Fits Well Here Anyway
well he won't be around for long if he doesn't understand how income works
Poor Kid…
Yiii I I K E S S Ss S S
Answer: No. It is not ok to be attracted to teenagers, even if they are fictional. Anyway... national-g...32e585.gif 
Movie Date Ended With Her Getting Back Together With Her Ex
Has A Child, Jumped To A Subreddit
🚩🚩🚩
I just don't get profiles like this. You can't present yourself with all your scary issues and expect it to work. The cons will always outweigh any pros. A dating profile is like a CV. You wouldn't say you got fired at your previous work place for example or that you hate working so how do you expect it will work on a dating profile? Just... really confusing.
"Relationship"
I'm On Tinder After 3 Years
Nothing like reconfirming what you already feel deep down inside. Or don't feel. I'm still a bit fuzzy on how that works exactly.
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Are roleplay texts actually a done thing? Honestly, I’m not surprised that so many of the people featured in this post had resorted to trying to hit people up online, as no one with an ounce of self respect would go near them with a ten foot pole
mannnnnnn I actually dated a person that would do those kinds of texts. Said it was from the late 90s, when the globe opened up thanks to online chatting. Which kind of made sense. It was odd 20 years ago, and just awkward af now.
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I don't know which is worse: how pathetic people can get or how creepy.
Nothing like reconfirming what you already feel deep down inside. Or don't feel. I'm still a bit fuzzy on how that works exactly.
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mannnnnnn I actually dated a person that would do those kinds of texts. Said it was from the late 90s, when the globe opened up thanks to online chatting. Which kind of made sense. It was odd 20 years ago, and just awkward af now.
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