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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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#1
Somebody Hurt Her….
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#3
That Feeling Is Contagious
Wang Zhuang 3 years ago
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.
#4
It’s My Wedding, I’m Missing My Wedding
#5
How Pathetic Is That?
#6
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.
#7
I Was Not In His Story
Ellis Tamura 3 years ago
This was on the teacher. who asks 4th/5th grader to do this? Just asking for drama.
#8
Instagram Questions Aren't Anonymous
#9
Incels Online Are Cringe. In Person? Even Worse
#10
Maybe Don’t Do This
#11
Say You’re Insecure Without Saying You’re Insecure
BAN CAPITAL LETTERS 3 years ago
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
#12
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.
#13
Savage
#14
Oof
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
Eh, a former friend of mine finally messaged me a couple months ago after we had a falling out 2 years ago. Going on about how much she missed me. Included in the message that she'd been drinking. I'm too old for this now.
Will Lanni 3 years ago
I'm trying to figure out which of the two you're identifying with.
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Julián Alexander 3 years ago
Don´t belive the not drunk guy, Drunks always say deep things right? right?
#15
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.
#17
Is This How Jesus Was Born?
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.
#19
If You Can’t Convince Him, Surely Everyone Else Can! /S
#20
Realization
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
BREAKING NEWS: WOMEN CONFIRMED TO BE SAME SPECIES AS MEN, 8TH TIME TODAY. (this appears in the news every week)
#21
Sheesh
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
😂😭😭😭😭 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.
#22
Fs In The Chat
#23
Someone Tell Me This Is Fake Please
#24
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.
#25
Text I Got From My Friend After We Already Called And Talked The Previous Night
#26
When You Have Run Out Of Attention And Need Others To Acknowledge Things That Didn’t Happen
#27
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.
#28
One Way Friendship
#29
Betty (Bet He) Regrets Telling Her That
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago (edited)
Betty (bet he) thinks it makes it larger by calling it a "Macropenis".
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.
#31
Anon's Rejection
K Witmer 3 years ago
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
#32
Everytime I See This It Makes Me Cringe. I Present, A Poster At An Anime Convention
#33
Huh???
#34
This Poor Guy's Got Some Big Issues
William Stevenson 3 years ago
And unlike the last 3 women you kissed, no need for a shallow grave
#35
Why Was This Necessary?
#36
Oof
#37
Jeez
William Stevenson 3 years ago
So I think Gramma has realized there ain't no great grandkids coming from Little Chadwick here...
#38
Ick
#39
When Being Antivaxx Is Your Only Hope
#40
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)
#41
Controlling "Wifey"
#42
Nft Bro
#43
My Friend Who Ive Known For Around A Month
#44
I Am Now "Ethnic Ted Bundy"
#45
Do Not Talk To His Girl
#46
Up There With Hitler And Club Penguin
#47
No One Showed Up To The Speeding Dating Event
#48
He Bought Tinder Gold To Improve His Chances But Still
Sarah Spencer 3 years ago
I'm willing to bet all those chats consisted of him being demanding and them backing away swiftly.
#49
Sounds Like A Good Deal
#50
Cucked Jpeg Owner
#51
Sorry Robert
#53
Caption Was "My Wife Made Donuts"
#54
Millennial Birthday Card...
#55
I Felt That One, Ouch
Ashlea Saunders 3 years ago
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
#57
Saw This Posted On Snapchat
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
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.
#58
Homie Just Kept Going
#59
Ohh
#60
Jane Is At The Zoo
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
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.
#61
This Is Something Else, Poor Guy Didn’t Knew The Most Basic Steam Feature
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago (edited)
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.*
#62
It’s Kinda Sad Honestly
#63
He’ll Never Show His Face In That Place Again
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
Never assume the barista/server has memorized your "usual". They have a lot going on.
#64
Girl Pretends To Be A Hospital To Get Her Man Back
#65
How Rude...
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Can anyone explain why the profile picture looks like a rabbit babushka?
#66
He Really Be Educating Women Damn
#68
I Literally Uploaded An Image Of Myself To Imgur For A Computer Science Project
Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
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.
#69
My Girlfriend And My Best Guy Friend Going On A Trip Alone For 3 Weeks (I Was Not Invited)
#71
Why Would You Say This
#72
Just Go To The Prom, Dude
#73
Travis Scott All But Begging To Play Coachella
#74
Must’ve Wanted A Different Game
#75
A Short Story
River Webb 3 years ago
maybe she was soo excited that you sent her that that she wanted to keep the memory forever?
#76
Society
#77
My Crush Just Sent Me This A Day After I Confessed To Them
Moosy Girl 3 years ago
I once confessed to someone that I loved a guy named Joe but they heard it as ‚you’. They confessed they loved me too and I was too embarrassed to correct them thinking they already had a girlfriend anyways so nothing would come of it. A few days later they called me telling me they broke up with their girlfriend and I ended up avoiding them until leaving the country, never clearing things up. I’m still mortified 20 years later. >.<
#78
When I Tried To Breakup With My Ex, He Sent Me A Picture Of Myself Eating Steak
#79
Found This Tell Me If It's A Repost
Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
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?
#80
Posting This
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
Time to get out of that relationship bro...it isn't gonna work out.
#81
In A Prison Too...
#82
Fake Neckbeard Story To Make Him And Others Look Good
#84
Did Ian Mean Anything To You?
Ashlea Saunders 3 years ago
My son literally died 2 minutes ago. Better message all his snap friends
#85
Sad Cause People Died , Cringe Because Of The Lack Of Basic Sympathy And Respect
#86
It Was Me. I Did The Sad Cringe
#87
Hello Darkness…
#88
Poor Guy
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
DeVito's Penguin was the best of all Penguins *because* he was absolutely disgusting.
#89
Early Facebook Is A Goldmine
#90
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
#91
Pls No
#92
Guy Acts Like A Pig On Facebook Dating. Gets Posted On Reddit. Gets Defensive About The Comments Calling Him Out
#93
Huh, Life Is S**t
#94
Why Is It Their First Thought Is To Post About It
#95
I Really Hope This Is Not Real
#96
My Friend Suggested To His Bro To Find A Hobby And Cut Back On Just Smoking A Ton Of Weed All Day Everyday
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
Seems almost like a poem or song lyrics of some kind. About denial.
#97
Got A Text From Her After The Date... It Was Accidental. Disclaimer: I Didn’t Actually Just Talk About Drugs Smh
#98
I Hope She’s Ok
#99
Couldn't Bear To Complete Even Half The Video
#100
Be Careful Giving Out Your Number In Public!
#101
Why Would You Go Out Like That, Sent To My Friend
#102
On Post Abt Losing Virginity.
#103
Sad
Izzy Curer 3 years ago
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.
#104
Fantasising About A Cute Girl You Saw In A Queue And Larping About It Online
#105
Like Did She Mean To Send Me That?
#106
Advice For The Unobtainable
#107
Cringeman, Equipped With The Power To Disappoint His Children
#108
What I Got When I Asked A Coworker If He Could Take My Closing Shift
#109
Not All Pictures Are Mean To Be Online
#111 Twitter
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Have you tried even the littlest amount of foreplay? What kinda sh*tty sex ed classes do they have where you are?
#112
Could Be Fake, But Fits Well Here Anyway
Persp Gold 3 years ago
well he won't be around for long if he doesn't understand how income works
#113
Poor Kid…
#114
Yiii I I K E S S Ss S S
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Answer: No. It is not ok to be attracted to teenagers, even if they are fictional. Anyway... national-g...32e585.gif 
#115
Movie Date Ended With Her Getting Back Together With Her Ex
#116
Has A Child, Jumped To A Subreddit
#117
🚩🚩🚩
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
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.
#119
I'm On Tinder After 3 Years
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What do you think ?
Austin Hicks 3 years ago
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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Athena June 3 years ago (edited)
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
Shay Tracy 3 years ago
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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Austin Hicks 3 years ago
I don't know which is worse: how pathetic people can get or how creepy.
Austin Hicks 3 years ago
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.
Load More Replies... Athena June 3 years ago (edited)
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
Shay Tracy 3 years ago
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.
Load More Replies... Austin Hicks 3 years ago
I don't know which is worse: how pathetic people can get or how creepy.
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