31 Wildly Awkward Situations That People Have Found Themselves In

Awkward moments may often only last a few seconds, but their legacy lingers much longer, playing on a loop in our head for weeks to come. 

One Redditor shared their haunting moment, which took place in their office restroom. After assuming they were alone throughout their long doomscrolling break, they suddenly heard a noise from another stall. Upon bending over to investigate who — or what — could be the source of the sound, they saw a familiar face bent over, staring back at them.

“I recognized them,” they recalled, noting that their colleague “recognized” them, too. “They got up and left and we never spoke of it.”

Other Redditors have revealed the hauntingly awkward moments they can’t stop thinking about, with the most cringeworthy including those about mouth-kissing mothers, thwarted proposals and nude figure drawing fails.