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Humor and awkwardness go hand in hand. If you find yourself in an uncomfortable situation, laughing it off could be one of the best ways to respond.
You can also join an online community like the Awkward Relate Facebook page. Here, you can share experiences with people who often find themselves in the same cringe-worthy predicaments. With 3.7 million followers, it’s safe to say you will connect with at least one person.
We’ve collected the best ones that touch on forgettable wedding speeches, family revelations, and social media discoveries. Some of them, however, are just about relatably funny moments from daily life.
Scroll through and see if you can count the number of times you say, “Yup, I’ve been there.”
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Since we’re on the topic of awkwardness, let’s begin with conversations. We’ve all been through those uneasy discussions that involved a lot of silence, making you want to escape to the nearest exit.
However, you don’t always have to run and hide. Writer and mental health researcher Arlin Cuncic, MA, advises finding the humor in the situation, much like these memes and posts.
In an article for VeryWellMind, she wrote, “Keeping the mood light will help to break the ice and move the conversation forward.”
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Ripley 1 year ago
No. Definitely and unequivocally I totally never do that. *Narrator: Ripley absolutely does this*
I_need_a_nap. 1 year ago
This is me when I jog, I have really bad stamina so I’m fighting for my life trying not to breathe like a psychopath.
Dont Sellmyinfo 1 year ago
I used to. Now, It’s obvious im out of shape. I gasp for air and breathe so heavily it probably looks like I’m making a PSA on obesity
Melissa Matusevich 1 year ago
Yeah. When I climbed to the top of Mt. Vesuvius. The views of Napoli were so beautiful on the trek up I just had to stop to admire the magnificent vistas all the while trying to catch my breath and to keep from passing out. Meanwhile folks much older than I steamed past confidently. At least I did make it to the top and then all I saw in the crater was a tiny wisp of smoke.
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
Visiting the ruins of Pompeii is one of my bucket list trips
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Littlemiss 1 year ago
I'll try to breathe less hurriedly next time as I gasp taking my inhaler
tuzdayschild 1 year ago
Look at me breathing normally. I'm not going to die before we reach the top. Nope, not me.
Gracie Mae 1 year ago (edited)
no, i belong to 'the out of breath hiking society" - it says sso on my shirt
Barong 1 year ago
I went for a swim which I haven’t done in a long time to catch up to some friends. I don’t swim regularly and haven’t been at it regularly in over a decade. I foolishly went hard at it and possibly nearly died? Breathing turned to gasping and heart rate shot up. Gasping led to inhaling water. Despite this I’m proud of the distance I covered.
Parker karstaedt 1 year ago
Everytim3 I see a hill and ok of the veinam war and what happened there
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Here’s the situation: you’re in an elevator with a co-worker, and they begin some small talk. As someone who isn’t a fan of these chitchats, you start feeling like the walls are closing in. What do you do?
Cuncic advises having open-ended “go-to questions” you can pull out of your pocket when the need arises. One example could be, “What have you been up to?” It shifts the spotlight onto them.
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k1ddkanuck 1 year ago
Technically, hyenas are actually part of the felidae family, making it closer to getting a new kitten than a new puppy. A friend of mine told me this years ago, and I absolutely didn't believe it at first. But sure enough, it's the case.
Small talk with a stranger is an entirely different ballgame. You don’t have anything in common with the other person and know nothing about them, which leaves you with mundane, cliché topics like the weather.
In such cases, Cuncic offers two options: giving a genuine compliment or keeping quiet. You can try the former, but chances are the other person is likely not in the mood for small talk anyway. Feel out the situation and see what works best.
Awkward situations come in many forms. Sometimes, it happens during family gatherings with your in-laws. In this case, you should step aside. According to educator and etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho, you’re better off letting your partner handle things.
“If you want to piss off your in-laws, let your spouse do it, not you,” Ho told CNBC.
There are times when someone’s name just slips our minds, and that could be another embarrassing moment. However, you wouldn’t want to come off as rude by doubling down and saying you forgot who they are.
Ho recommends a smoother approach. Say you’d like to keep in touch, then have them input their social media handle or personal number into your phone.
Let’s switch the conversation to you. How do you handle awkward situations? Do you run from them, or do you face them head-on? Let yourself be heard in the comments!
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Anna Boes 1 year ago
Feet, carts, horses and at most cows on one, built into softer ground so the stones could move and the sand could take the impact of the weight - other side trucks, cars the weight of baby elephants, non-stop, and a surface that does allow for way faster travel while at the same time not quite as good at dealing with the heavy and fast impacts... do you wanna go back to walking twenty miles into town?
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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
Due to a typo on a news page, I saw athletes trying to run 5000ml yesterday :)
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TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago (edited)
"You're an adult, do it yourself!" wouldn't be the most responsible answer
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Satan Laughs 1 year ago
In California the youngins say BRUH. That’s what we get for saying DUDE in the 90s.
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Brenda 1 year ago
My cousin LOVED chocolate chip cookies as a toddler. My mom taught her that they were called sh!t. Uncle & aunt & cousin at fancy restaurant for anniversary. Waiters and waitresses ohhing and aching over cousin (blond curly hair, bright blue eyes, adorable). Time for dessert. When asked what she wanted, cousin sweetly says "Sh!t, please." Aunt mortified, Uncle calls my mom long distance from a payphone. "Truce, truce!". He had taught my sister to say "Damnit!" when someone told her no, or she didn't get her way. I can only imagine what he would have taught me!
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Chihuahua Mama 1 year ago
Or when you have water stuck in your ears and you feel it finally drain while lying down
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The Phantom Stranger 1 year ago
There's no timestamps on the original texts. So do you think he quickly photoshopped this image after the girl guessed lion, or he just had a bunch of premade images with different animals standing by and just had to post the appropriate one?
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Jeremy James 1 year ago
Good luck! If my identity could get you money, don't you think I would have tried that by now?
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k1ddkanuck 1 year ago
Guest at restaurant: I'm gluten free, nut free, soy free, dairy free, sugar free and low carb/keto. What can I get? Every server ever: Dafuq out
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Barbara Wilcock 1 year ago
The struggle is real. Especially if there is a sleeping cat on your chest
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
You don't have to worry about this if you are a responsible pet owner and spay/neuter your pets.
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I_need_a_nap. 1 year ago
My dad once got mad at me because I answered the phone in .02 seconds, I don’t think my family understands that I am never busy.
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Kathrin Pukowsky 1 year ago
I know it's just a joke, but I took the time to think about it and it's fairly simple. It would have been hard for our ancestors to miss the fact that new mothers produce milk. Observing the animals around them would've informed them that other mammals do that, too. You can even come up with a tragic story of a mother dying in childbirth, and her tribe going "Whaddowedo?" and catching a goat with a kid.
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Jeremy James 1 year ago
The exhaustion when you call on a holiday and they say, "Let me pass you around."
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Ben Aziza 1 year ago
When people start removing user reviews it is simply because they don't want you to be able to chose what you want to watch. Same with the new search system of Youtube. It is the advertisers that matter most. If a person can pick the videos Then how in the hell can the ad agencies BE SURE the underage kids will watch Logan Paul promoting bitcoin gambling to them?
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Michelle C 1 year ago
Me to a T....and when someone says something about it I yell "I'M ON VACATION!!!"
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Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
For variety I used to write all 20 lines one letter at a time. "I, I, I, I, I, ... W, W, W, W, W.... i, i, i, i, i...
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Joseph Dixon 1 year ago
I don't look good in pictures or real life, so I avoid them completely!
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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Figured out I'm getting older. Left a full shift at 830 pm, intending to drive 14 hrs to N Car. Got as far as S WV, needed a cat nap. Something about seeing the sun again without sleep does it every time.
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