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32 Extremely Awkward Things Basically Every Single Person On Earth Has Experienced Once In Their Life But Would Never Dare Talk About

1.The window dilemma:

Text from a social media post: "Being in the room while a window cleaner cleans the window is genuinely the most awkward experience in the world."
Text from a social media post: "Being in the room while a window cleaner cleans the window is genuinely the most awkward experience in the world."

2.The totally rational thought:

Text: "Humorous personal thought about accidentally having a gun before airport security."
Text: "Humorous personal thought about accidentally having a gun before airport security."

3.The embarrassing double-check:

Penguin from Madagascar looking cautious with text above: "Me looking back making sure no one saw me type 5+3 on the calculator."
Penguin from Madagascar looking cautious with text above: "Me looking back making sure no one saw me type 5+3 on the calculator."

4.The longest 30 seconds of your life:

Tweet by @invis4yo: "People singing happy birthday to you feels like a real life unskippable ad."
Tweet by @invis4yo: "People singing happy birthday to you feels like a real life unskippable ad."

5.The mumbles:

Spongebob heaving as his mouth is pushed open by Patrick with the caption "The Dentist: So how's life going"
Spongebob heaving as his mouth is pushed open by Patrick with the caption "The Dentist: So how's life going"

6.The humiliation ritual:

Tweet joking about awkwardly ordering menu items with funny names at restaurants
Tweet joking about awkwardly ordering menu items with funny names at restaurants

7.Those chance encounters:

Split photo of a child with an awkward smile. Text above: "your dog: plays with a random dog you and the other dog’s owner:"
Split photo of a child with an awkward smile. Text above: "your dog: plays with a random dog you and the other dog’s owner:"

8.The acting performance of a lifetime:

Two people in a store aisle, one pretending to browse items, avoiding another person who's blocking the items they need
Two people in a store aisle, one pretending to browse items, avoiding another person who's blocking the items they need

9.The eye contact struggle:

Woman contemplating with math formulas overlay; humorous take on awkward eye contact timing in hallways
Woman contemplating with math formulas overlay; humorous take on awkward eye contact timing in hallways

10.The measured breathing:

Tweet humorously describes trying to breathe quietly while climbing a hill so others don't hear the struggle
Tweet humorously describes trying to breathe quietly while climbing a hill so others don't hear the struggle

11.The forgetfulness:

A series of progressively blurrier images of a bald man looking confused, with the caption: "When anyone tries to explain a card game for more than 0.4 seconds and my brain already begins to disassociate."
A series of progressively blurrier images of a bald man looking confused, with the caption: "When anyone tries to explain a card game for more than 0.4 seconds and my brain already begins to disassociate."

12.The awkward walk back:

comment about the awkwardness of walking back during bowling
comment about the awkwardness of walking back during bowling

13.The betrayal:

John Cena looks shocked with people in the background. Text: "When you check on a friend's page you haven't heard from in a while and it says 'Add Friend'."
John Cena looks shocked with people in the background. Text: "When you check on a friend's page you haven't heard from in a while and it says 'Add Friend'."

14.The flailing:

tweet reading chasing after a ping pong ball is wildly dehumanizing
tweet reading chasing after a ping pong ball is wildly dehumanizing

15.The longest wait:

Man in a plaid shirt stands awkwardly at a self-checkout; text above reads: "waiting for the cashier to notice me after I screw up self checkout again."
Man in a plaid shirt stands awkwardly at a self-checkout; text above reads: "waiting for the cashier to notice me after I screw up self checkout again."

16.The gurgs:

comment about stomach gurgling in a quiet room
comment about stomach gurgling in a quiet room

17.The authorization shrug:

waiting for a debit card expression that is Jim Halpert's signature look
waiting for a debit card expression that is Jim Halpert's signature look

18.The forgotten TV:

Tweet: A humorous post about feeling anxious leaving stores, jokingly wondering if a TV was accidentally stolen
Tweet: A humorous post about feeling anxious leaving stores, jokingly wondering if a TV was accidentally stolen

19.Those painful two minutes:

comment asking if anything is worse than pretending to laugh for two minutes
comment asking if anything is worse than pretending to laugh for two minutes

Send this to a friend who's always making you watch incredibly long YouTube videos on their phone.

20.The panic:

comment about how you can't tell the difference when the eye doctor switches lensees during a test
comment about how you can't tell the difference when the eye doctor switches lensees during a test

21.The store nightmare:

person commenting that putting change in his wallet causes anxiety
person commenting that putting change in his wallet causes anxiety

22.Providing some comfort:

A man offers a tube of toothpaste as a humorous response to someone crying, with text above expressing confusion: "When someone starts crying but you don’t know what to do."
A man offers a tube of toothpaste as a humorous response to someone crying, with text above expressing confusion: "When someone starts crying but you don’t know what to do."

23.The letdown:

playing a card in Cards Against Humanity that no one else thinks is funny
playing a card in Cards Against Humanity that no one else thinks is funny

24.The universe playing tricks on you:

Four-panel meme: Person squinting and tearing up while smoke from a campfire blows into their face. Caption reads: "Trying to find the right spot to sit around a campfire be like:"
Four-panel meme: Person squinting and tearing up while smoke from a campfire blows into their face. Caption reads: "Trying to find the right spot to sit around a campfire be like:"

25.The point of no return:

Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda looks distressed with his head tilted back. Text reads: "When you lean back too far in your chair and hit the point of no return."
Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda looks distressed with his head tilted back. Text reads: "When you lean back too far in your chair and hit the point of no return."

26.The regretful wave:

Mr Burns in a field
Mr Burns in a field

27.The sad realization:

Text post from "supermoclel" about the feeling when speaking or showing something but realizing no one cares; 808,156 notes shown
Text post from "supermoclel" about the feeling when speaking or showing something but realizing no one cares; 808,156 notes shown

28.The push-pull conundrum:

Humorously comments on pushing a pull door, sarcastically thanking someone for obvious advice
Humorously comments on pushing a pull door, sarcastically thanking someone for obvious advice

29.The super casual conversation:

someone thinking their weird no matter whether they are talking or not
someone thinking their weird no matter whether they are talking or not

30.The constant repitition:

Quote from "Shower Thoughts": People tend to repeat the part you already heard when asked to repeat themselves
Quote from "Shower Thoughts": People tend to repeat the part you already heard when asked to repeat themselves

31.The line deception:

a line for your name and another one below it for your last name with Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man looking confused
a line for your name and another one below it for your last name with Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man looking confused

32.And those perfect little conversations:

Lego figure with a smile and caption: "Me trying not to be awkward. Person: ‘nice weather.’ Me: ‘thanks.’"
Lego figure with a smile and caption: "Me trying not to be awkward. Person: ‘nice weather.’ Me: ‘thanks.’"

Okay.