25 Moments That Are So Awkward It’s Hard To Believe They’re Real

This article appeared in Bigglobaltravel and has been published here with permission.

Some photos are so perfectly imperfect, it’s hard to believe they weren’t planned out. Let us reassure you, none of these photos were planned, and they make for the most awkward fails the internet has seen in a while…

What a Vision

The only thing that is worrisome about this is that this climber has really bad eyesight and that he had trouble finishing his climb. We’re sure that when he got to the top of this mountain, the view was a sight for sore eyes.

What a Vision

Cat’s Out of The Bag

The most amazing part of this photo is the fact that this furry friend managed to make his way onto this shelf without knocking any of its contents over. The only problem now is getting off of the shelf without breaking anything! It seems like the owner is concerned about the cat tipping these bottles over, and we can’t blame her. This poor kitty looks frustrated. He wants someone to let him down!

Cat’s Out of The Bag

About as Exotic as it Gets

Close your eyes and imagine an exotic salad, one thats full of colorful vegetables, ones that are hard to find. Sounds pretty delicious. Now open your eyes – this is Checkers’ idea of an “exotic salad.” We kid you not, baby carrots and peas. We’re not going to lie, the only thing that seems exotic about this salad is that it was made at sea point – whatever that means.

About as Exotic as it Gets

Call Me Maybe

We’ve all lost our phones in one place or another. When we do, it’s usually a considerate stranger thats the one to return it. Never have we ever heard of anyone that dropped their phone and had a crocodile return it. There’s a first for everything. It’s a good thing that whoever dropped this phone had a good phone protector because we’re pretty sure if they didn’t, this would be the end of their phone.

Call Me Maybe

Home Run

Playing sports is a great way to bond with your children. Baseball is a favorite in almost all families. Getting them outside, cheering them on, watching them run from first to second base – it all brings a sense of pride to almost every parent. Every parent except for this one. Apart from the broken camera lens that was a result of this, there was probably also a black eye involved. In any case, this kid has got a future. We know an MVP when we see one.

Home Run

Grin and Bear It

Picture this – you’re on a hike. The best part of this hike is the tunnel at the end, a tunnel that leads you to a gorgeous sunset. Now, imagine climbing into this tunnel when midway, a bear greets you. There isn’t anywhere to run, what do you do? We’re guessing that the people that took this photo were trying to figure exactly what to do when this photo was snapped. At least they got the full caveman experience?

Grin and Bear It

Overboard

How one gets themselves into a situation like this is beyond us. It looks logistically impossible, and yet, it happened. It looks like the two guys on the deck are trying to figure out how such a tragedy happened, and more importantly, what comes next. We’re wondering which poor crew member got fired for whatever led to this mistake. Who do you think is to blame? Yellow shirt guy or blue shirt guy?

Overboard

Team Player

We call this one, murphy’s law. Not only is this guy the only one that got soaked by the sprinkler – he is sitting behind the only sprinkler that’s functioning. How on earth did this kid manage to sit directly behind the ONLY sprinkler that’s working on this whole field? What’s even more incredible is the fact that no one noticed what is going down. Everyone is so concentrated on what their instructor is saying – they’re missing the masterpiece that is happening right in front of their eyes.

Team Player

Scoot Along

Now, this is what we call making an impression. This is how we imagine it went down: Danny saw that the sun was finally shining after a long winter – ecstatic, he asked his mom if he could finally ride the scooter he got for Christmas. She said yes, but only if he promised to ride on the sidewalk. Being the good kid that he is, he said, “of course,” grabbed his helmet and ran outside. Then, this happened. That was the first, and last time Danny rode his scooter.

Scoot Along

A Real Tip

Servers often think that flirting with customers is a sure way to make a higher tip. This woman proved that the opposite is true sometimes. Whoever served this table got served themselves when they realized that they would not be receiving a tip from their customers – and for a good reason too. The woman added a little smiley at the end of her message, which is a pretty savage move if we do say so ourselves.

A Real Tip

Overboard!

This fail looks like something out of the future. It looks like clones overthrowing their creator as they throw him into a lake. The way this photo was perfectly timed a second before he hits the water makes for the perfect fail photo. Maybe it’s a bachelor party that got a little too out of hand? There are so many backstories one could give this photo, and we want to know the truth behind it. Is that too much to ask?

Overboard!

Bai Chay Bridge is Falling Down

Since seeing this photo, we can’t stop singing, “Bai Chay Bridge is falling down.” This is a fail if we’ve ever seen one. By the looks of it, this cargo ship was deep at sea when these containers fell to their fate. We hope that whatever was in these containers wasn’t too valuable. We have a feeling that if a sequel to Titanic is ever made, this photo will be the inspiration for it.

Bai Chay Bridge is Falling Down

Life is a Wave

You know you’re in an awkward situation when you’re the only one walking towards something everyone around you is running away from. We’re not sure how this individual missed the huge wave that’s coming straight at them, but they seem totally unbothered by what’s about to happen. Whoever this brave person is, we admire your apathy and hope that you had a towel handy – there is no way this ended well.

Life is a Wave

Like Riding a Bike

At first glance, this looks like a normal photo. Then, you noticed the unhinged wheel. This kid looks so focused on what he’s doing it’s a shame that a second after this photo was taken, he probably flew headfirst on the cement. There is almost always a fail waiting to happen, and you never know when it’ll be caught on camera. There isn’t much to add to this fail – other than the fact that we recommend you always wear a helmet. Safety first.

Like Riding a Bike

Elmer’s Milk

This is what we call a sticky situation. As our parents grow older, they make silly mistakes. Some of them are forgivable and some, well some are as ridiculous as this one. Imagine taking milk out of the refrigerator, pouring it into your morning coffee and realizing it was glue! We can’t blame this guy’s mom – after all this huge tub of glue looks exactly like milk. Just one question – didn’t the fact that the milk wasn’t in the fridge at the store raise any red flags?

Elmer’s Milk

Winter is Coming

We’re guessing that when this guy cracked his window open for fresh air, he wasn’t expecting to come back to this. We’re cold just by looking at this photo! In all honesty, it’s a beautiful photo. It’s just hard to look at without thinking about this poor car owner. It’s also hard not to wonder how long it took them to defrost their car – and how they managed to do so.

Winter is Coming

Wake-Up Call

Cellphones have made our lives significantly easier. Everything is at the tip of our fingers. Our schedules are synced to calendar apps, we use navigation apps instead of maps, and pretty much everyone we love and care about is a text message away. Diego has people that care about him, the synced schedule, on the other hand, is debatable. Poor Diego spent hours studying for this final only to realize that he slept in on the day of the exam. Wherever you are, Diego, we hope that you got a chance to take your final – and that you passed it!

Wake-Up Call

It’s All Downhill From Here

By the looks of it, this limo is about to break in half. We’re unsure how a situation like this comes to be – gravity, physics, a stubborn driver? We now know that if we’re ever riding in a limousine, we should tell the driver to stay clear of hills. We don’t know where the people riding in this limo were on their way to, but we’re willing to bet that a moment after this photo was taken, they got out and decided it’d take less time to walk there.

It’s All Downhill From Here

Who Hauls

Being persistent works – sometimes. Sometimes it gets you into situations like this. By the looks of it, this U-Haul driver thought he could make it through this tunnel without a problem. He almost made it but got stuck at the very end of the tunnel. The most awkward part about this is the fact that there is a huge sign that says no trucks. The truck on the sign looks exactly like the one stuck in the photo, ironic.

Who Hauls

Fried Apples

You’ve heard of fried green tomatoes. Well, what about fried apples? Feeling comfortable in your workplace is key, but getting too comfortable may turn into a fire hazard. As you can tell by the photo, lighting a candle to set the mood while at work might have been the brightest idea (pun intended). On the bright side (pun intended yet again), if you look close enough, it kind of looks like there are two apples on this Mac.

Fried Apples

Let it…Oh No

It’s amazing how one minute, you’re walking around the snow, minding your own business. Then, the next minute, a big ball of snow has been shoved in your face. You have no idea where it came from. Who would have had the audacity to throw all of that snow at your face without any notice? Then you turn around and finally, you have identified the culprit of this disgraceful crime. Ladies and gentlemen – it was his mom.

Let it…Oh No

Putting the Rage in Garage

Some people have the luxury of having a garage that lifts up from under the ground. It’s pretty awesome, but there is no denying that you probably need to have a lot of money to have a home with this sort of amenity. It’s certainly a useful form of space efficiency. However, if you have more than one car, it’s a good idea to move the one that is standing over your raisable garage when you are trying to get the other one out…

Putting the Rage in Garage

What Goes Up…

Why is it that we enjoy watching someone doing cool stunts on a bicycle? Only the most sadistic individuals would enjoy it if, God forbid, the stunt performer in question didn’t successfully land with his bike. Take this guy, for example. It looks pretty clear that after this photo was taken, he must’ve landed pretty awkwardly. First and foremost – we hope he survived. And secondly, we hope he didn’t break any bones. However, his chances were pretty slim.

What Goes Up…

I Swear it’s Not Me

Have you ever stood next to a poster and realized that you look exactly like the person in the poster? OK, so this guy is exactly the spitting image of the “criminal” who is being arrested. But the long hair and beard is certainly enough to draw a striking comparison. It’s pretty crazy that this guy ended up standing right next to this poster at a bus stop. Sometimes, a Kodak moment can come from the most unexpected places.

I Swear it’s Not Me

No Time to Dodge

When you’re playing dodgeball, it is probably a good idea not to stand still and pose for the camera midway through the game. That’s what happened to this young woman, who we assume got really bored. Either that or someone distracted her by offering to take a photo of her. Or, maybe it was a double act prank, with the photographer distracting her so that someone else could smack her in the face with the ball. It checks out!

No Time to Dodge

Bye Bye Groceries

Have you ever been walking down the street on the way home from the store and all of a sudden, you realize that all of your groceries are gradually falling out from the bottom? We’re not sure what’s worse – if this happens on the sidewalk or if it happens while you are walking up the stairs on the way to your apartment. Word of advice for next time: put the bag of groceries into another bag. It usually prevents this sort of thing from happening.

Bye Bye Groceries

Swing When You’re Not Winning

There are some habits you just can’t get out of your system. When a kid uses a swing, they are usually assisted by an adult until they are trustworthy enough to use the darn thing in a safe way. Make no mistake about it though – some kids will never learn and better yet, some adults will never learn. Take this young woman, for example. She thought she could swing really high until she fell off.

Swing When You’re Not Winning

Is This a Mirror?

It’s never nice to have the exact same matching clothes as someone else. Whether it is the same as someone you work with or someone sitting opposite you on the other side of the train, it’s always very awkward. However, this guy saw the funny side of the situation and decided to take a photo of both his legs and the person sitting away from him. He shared it with the world, and shortly after, the other person did the exact same thing.

Is This a Mirror?

U.F.O. – “Umbrella Flew Off” the Stick

While someone was walking in the rain, they noticed something flying in the sky that looked like a UFO he had seen in a movie. At first, he actually believed that aliens had arrived to conquer our planet. Then, as raindrops started to fall on his head, he realized something: he was holding an umbrella. Now, he is simply holding the stick and the actual umbrella flew off and is now being carried by ferocious winds.

U.F.O. – “Umbrella Flew Off” the Stick

The Longest Line Ever

Shopping is always fun, it’s waiting in line to purchase the items that we want to buy that’s a drag, so whenever we see a short line, we’re quick to jump in. When there are only two people ahead of you, you know you’ve hit the jackpot. What happens when those people aren’t real? We wonder how long it took this woman to realize she was standing in line with mannequins. She looks quite aggravated, so we’re guessing it was a while…

The Longest Line Ever

A Dedicated Son

Showing our parents how much they mean to us is something we all strive towards. Some people send their mothers flowers while others take their mom out for a fancy dinner. Then there are the ones that go above and beyond to prove their love and gratitude – they get a tattoo. We know this guy’s intentions were pure, but he made the mistake of this life with this one. We feel as though if there was one typo, this could have been salvageable – but two?! Maybe he should be asking his mom for spelling lessons?

A Dedicated Son

Not Who I Thought You Were

We’ve all made out with people we randomly met at parties, right? We can picture this guy trying to describe the perfect girl he just met to his friends, “she was pale white, and her skin was so soft it almost didn’t feel real – um, come to think of it, she may not have been real?!” By the looks of this girl’s friend’s face, they were all getting a kick out of this situation – who knows, maybe he met the love of his life?

Not Who I Thought You Were

Love/Hate Relationship

If you’ve ever played any sort of competitive sport, you know that when you’re in the middle of a game, nothing except the ball matters. You keep your eye on the prize – disregarding anything that might get in the way. It looks like that’s what happened for these two players, they were so determined to get the ball – they ran into each other. These two athletes couldn’t be closer than they are in this photo and we can’t help but wonder what happened the second after this photo was snapped!

Love/Hate Relationship

Faking It

Well, this is awkward for many, many reasons. For starters, what’s going on with this woman’s hair? In some weird world, it may make sense that someone may think capturing a photo of a friend sleeping with potato chips all over their face is funny. But why on earth would you take a picture of yourself pretending to sleep covered in chips? This poor woman got caught in the act – can you spot the culprit?

Faking It

First Date Fail?

Let’s face it – sitting at the bar isn’t comfortable. You don’t have a rest on your stool for back support, the people sitting next to you are way too close, and if you’re a little above the average height – you’re doomed. This guy is the perfect example of the three things we just mentioned – the poor guy can’t catch a break. He’s so tall he had to decide which leg would stand guard while the other leg squished in between the two women from both his sides. We’re hoping this guy wasn’t on a first date!

First Date Fail?

Who’s Gonna Tell Her?

There’s nothing worse than the fear of going to the bathroom and stepping out with toilet paper on your shoe. Truth be told, we’d be lying if we were to say that it’s never happened to us. It’s always nice when a stranger comes around and points down, hinting at the embarrassing scenario, without saying a word. We consider these people angels. What happens when toilet paper gets stuck to your pants?! Would you want someone to tell you? We’re on the fence about this one – maybe the less we know the better, is the best way to go here?!

Who’s Gonna Tell Her?

Designated Parking

Savage level – 100. We don’t think we’ve ever seen such a genius move when it comes to finding parking in a full parking lot before. Instead of driving around for hours looking for a place to park – they left their car in the shopping cart receptacles. It’s awkward to think that someone was so set on parking in this parking spot they risked damaging their car while pulling in. Our only question is, how did whoever this car belongs to manage to step out of their car?

Designated Parking

You Had One Job

So we get that cheerleaders may spend most of their time cheering and less time in the classroom – but “spirit” is a basic word. This is simply painful for us to look at. We’re wondering how many people worked on this awkward sign and why no one noticed that the word was misspelled. We’re hoping their teachers weren’t in the crowd witnessing this embarrassment. We got spirit..and the understanding that someone’s going to have to go back to elementary school.

You Had One Job

Napoleon Complex?

If this guy was so insecure about his height, why did he invite a girl that was much taller than him to prom? What happened when he got off of this stool and actually had to go to prom? Did she change her shoes into flats? Did he spend the whole night dancing with other women? Whatever the case may be – we hope he knows that being shorter than your girl isn’t anything to be ashamed of and that he should walk with pride wherever he goes.

Napoleon Complex?

The Hard Truth

Do you know when you’re waiting in a very long line, and by the time you get to the teller, you forget what you were doing there in the first place? Yea, us too! While you’re waiting in line, you can’t help but wonder what the hold up is, right? The secret’s out…while you spent your lunch break in line, this woman was playing solitaire – turns out you could have been in and out of there in 20 minutes.

The Hard Truth

Yellow Belt

Looking at this photo, it may seem to you like the dog is imitating his owner, but then you realize there is a little surprise to this photo. Yup, it’s exactly what you’re thinking. Maybe the pup was upset that his owner spent more time practicing karate rather than take him for a walk, or maybe she was standing so still he mistook her for a tree? We’ll never know the answer, but what we do know is that this makes for an awkward and equally hilarious photo.

Yellow Belt

All Grown Up

At first glance, this photo may seem a little scarier than it is awkward, but let us reassure you – this is about as awkward as it gets. This guy’s friends had a Halloween party, and he came fully dressed as The Babadook, turns out – his friends were going for more of a “wine and cheese” kind of celebration, so he sat there in full makeup. We’re going to blame the friends for this one – who has a wine and cheese party on Halloween?!

All Grown Up

Emergency Exit

Whoever landed this plane, did a perfect job. Not! This photo is probably the reason so many people have a fear of flights. We’re not going to lie, they did do a perfect job landing, it’s just they managed to land the plane upside down. We hope that whoever was flying this plane got out safe – we also hope that they got their pilot’s license taken away from them.

Emergency Exit

Kiss Cam?

Getting featured on the kiss cam is can be awkward if you have no one to kiss – or if the person sitting next to you isn’t down to kiss. If you had to choose one of these situations, which would it be? The photo on top screams all kinds of awkward, who wants to be publicly friend-zoned like that? And yet, our heart couldn’t break anymore when we look at the bottom photo – we don’t even need an explanation, his face says it all.

Kiss Cam?

Locked In

We’re guessing the construction workers that were in charge of this asked whoever’s car this is to move it numerous times before gating it in. We’re also guessing that every time they politely warned them that they were going to take action, the car owner rolled their eyes and said, “yea, yea, I’ll take care of it,” and never did. We don’t necessarily think that the car owner deserves it per se, but we understand why this happened.

Locked In

Caught in the Act

We would give anything to be a fly on the wall in this situation. We can only imagine what this guy is looking at, or who he’s talking to have his wife spying on him like this. It almost looks like their dog is trying to hint at him to look behind him – but he’s so into his screen he doesn’t seem to notice. We can only help but wonder what happened after this photo was taken, did she confront him?

Caught in the Act

Netflix & Not So Chill

Getting cheated on is a hard thing to deal with, so we admire this guy’s courage to come out to the world and share his story. We also admire his detective’s eye, spotting a reflection in a computer screen isn’t an easy thing to do. This whole story is pretty embarrassing for his ex-girlfriend, who we’re guessing saw this guy’s story along with the rest of the world. We hope he got a happy ending, and that she learned from her mistakes!

Netflix & Not So Chill

Front Row Action

Sitting in the front row of a game is a great way to feel like a part of the action thats happening on the court. We’re guessing this isn’t the kind of action these fans were looking for when they bought their tickets. These three team-supporters unexpectedly recieved a mouthful of excitement (and pain) at this match. We’re sure that the next time they buy basketball game tickets, they’ll think twice before purchasing front row seats.

Front Row Action

Having a Splashing Time

Getting wet on purpose is one thing. But when you are walking around and all of a sudden, you are completely drenched from head to toe, it’s not a nice thing to experience, by any means. One minute, you’re posing in front of a beautiful body of water. The next, a huge wave comes from nowhere and the collision causes a massive splash of water that covers your entire body. This young woman didn’t see it coming, at all.

Having a Splashing Time

Falling for You

There is so much going on in this photo we don’t know where to begin. This looks like a situation he is very happy to be in, his girlfriend on the other hand, well, that’s a different story. It’s hard to tell if she is upset because her boyfriend is kissing another woman or because he’s about to drop her. Considering everyone at the party is wearing the same shirt, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that they’re also hooking up with each other.

Falling for You

Caution! Friend Zone

There seems to be a street sign for everything on this wall, maybe they should add “Caution! Friend Zone Ahead.” It doesn’t get any more awkward than this guy’s face. He’s lifting this girl up to kiss a guy that’s dressed exactly like him, only he looks tall enough to be a professional basketball player. Wherever you are, bud, the right girl is out there for you, probably waiting to be lifted by her best guy friend to kiss you!

Caution! Friend Zone

40+ Examples of ‘Nice Guys’ Exposing Their True Colors

40+ Examples of ‘Nice Guys’ Exposing Their True Colors

Here’s a word of warning — when someone tells you they’re a “nice guy,” take it with a pinch of salt. Or, perhaps a boulder of salt. The thing is, the type of man that calls himself a nice guy rarely is. As this list illustrates, men who refer to themselves as nice guys usually expect something in return. These entitled, toxic men are anything but nice! Take a look at these examples of nice guys exposing their true colors.

A Nice Charming Alpha Male

First up is this absolute monster of a nice guy. Basically, this guy has been texting a girl and thinks that he’s a better match for her than her boyfriend. Because, you know, nice guys know best.

A Nice Charming Alpha Male

This brazen boy then gets in touch with this woman’s boyfriend to politely ask if they could break up. Of course, the real headline here is that the nice guy quickly changes once he’s confronted. Suddenly, he thinks the girl is ugly. Typical.

She Just Gives Me Worms

This next nice guy message is a real rollercoaster. It starts off with the nice guy in question claiming that he’s moved on and is with another partner. Fine, sounds good. However, he then says that he loves his ex, and tells her that she’ll always be his soulmate. Not so good.

She Just Gives Me Worms

In yet another twist, this nice guy then tells his ex that he wishes she were dead. We can’t imagine receiving such an unpleasant and confusing text message. Just keep it to yourself!

I Guess I’m Cursed

For some reason, when some men aren’t successful with dating, they decide it’s because women are awful. These men say that women only go for bad boys, and that they don’t appreciate what’s in front of them. Most of all, they cry about how nice they are, and how mean, nasty women hate niceness.

I Guess I’m Cursed

This person went on Facebook to claim that his niceness was a curse preventing him from getting girls. Thankfully, someone pointed out the real issue.

Do You Ever Respond?

Starting a conversation on a dating app can be a tense thing. Do you start with a joke? A simple hello? Perhaps you could ask something related to their bio. Ideally, whatever you say, the other person won’t immediately take offense and insult you.

Do You Ever Respond?

This nice guy started his conversation by asking if the other person ever responds to messages. She then playfully replied by rating his opening line, and suddenly Mr. Nice Guy lost his temper. See ya!

Not So Nice After All

This post shows a tough pill to swallow — the fact that girls and women do like nice boys and men, but they actually have to be nice. Like, properly nice, not just fake nice in order to get things.

Not So Nice After All

A nice guy responded to this meme saying that the girls agreeing with this were the type “that keep guys in the friendzone.” Then, when called out, they denied being exactly the sort of person the post is about. Sigh.

It’s the Females’ Fault

We’ll let you in on a little secret — when someone refers to women as “females,” it’s not usually a good sign. Saying “females” sort of sounds like women are animals, or some sort of science project. To get all grammatical about it, it’s a describing word, not a noun.

It’s the Females’ Fault

All this to say, we knew this guy was bad news before we even finished reading his tweet. This nice guy claims that women just don’t want to with men with good jobs that treat them well. Yeah…

I Can Make Facebook Forever

If someone sent someone else multiple messages even though they never responded, would that make them nice? What about if that same person kept calling, even though the other person never ever picked up. Does that sound nice to you?

I Can Make Facebook Forever

Or, what if that person said they would come by your work if you didn’t eventually respond to their barrage of messages and calls? Nice? We don’t think so! Ridiculously, this person calls himself a “nice guy” despite harassing and threatening to stalk someone.

I Wanted to Be a Decent Guy

This next post is a pretty grizzly account of one woman’s terrible date with a so-called nice guy. This guy said everything he was supposed to say, making this situation even scarier. Then, when his date wouldn’t come home with him, he turned vicious.

I Wanted to Be a Decent Guy

Appallingly, this not-so-nice guy actually said out loud that he “only wanted one thing.” Thankfully, this lady escaped and was wise enough to block her horrible date right away.

I Treated Her Too Good

Here we have a nice guy crossed with a humble-bragger. In this conversation, a guy tells a girl that he keeps losing girlfriends because he’s simply too good. Apparently, all of his exes have cheated on or dumped him, and all because he’s been too great of a boyfriend. Does that sound correct?

I Treated Her Too Good

This responder is doing G-d’s work with her final reply. She tells this humble-bragger that there’s no such thing as treating someone so well that they leave you.

I’m Just a Nobody

If you’re a gentleman that wishes to text a lady, may we suggest being upfront about your reasons? You see, if – like this man – you pretend to want a “private gig” with a musician, they might think you actually want a private gig. This is because musicians (and artists, and models) are professionals, and not just people to date.

I’m Just a Nobody

This person claims to be a nobody merely speaking to a “beautiful woman.” However, when she turns him down, he starts calling her spiteful names.

It’s What You Deserve

We admit that these messages make us chuckle, asides from the nasty names and mind games. This nice guy texted someone and went on to ask if she still had a boyfriend. When she said yes, the guy claimed she was basically cheating and shouldn’t be texting him at all.

It’s What You Deserve

Even more ridiculously, this nice guy then claimed to be so mad because he was “looking out for a bro.” Apparently, replying politely to a message is leading boys on “for the thrill.”

You Literally Just Said It

Entertainer Taylor Swift is pretty great at shutting down chauvinism. The star has faced plenty of it since she first appeared on the country scene, and is ready and able to clap back when she needs to.

You Literally Just Said It

As you can see from this photo set, when a nice guy referred to himself as a nice guy in front of the star, she called him out on it. In response, the guy in question denied ever saying that he was a nice guy. How exhausting!

Most Guys Wouldn’t Warn

Hold onto your horses, folks, because this is an embarrassing and offensive post. Here, a supposed nice guy asks an Asian person about her body parts, specifically in relation to her race. When she asks why on Earth he would ask such a thing, he simply continues with his racist nonsense.

Most Guys Wouldn’t Warn

Then, as you might expect, this nice guy reminds the woman just how much of a nice guy he is. Apparently, a less nice guy wouldn’t have warned her in advance.

An Admirer, Not a Creep

For those lucky enough not to know, website Ask.fm is a site where people ask each other questions. Importantly, at least in the early stages, the site was completely anonymous. This led to all sorts of weird questions, bullying situations, and school scandals.

An Admirer, Not a Creep

This nice guy went online to complain that someone on Ask.fm called him a “creep.” According to him, he’s simply an admirer. We have to say, it’s best not to ask weird questions to women online.

Please Don’t Block Me

Sadly, it’s pretty common practice for men to get women’s numbers or social media details and contact them randomly. Rather than strike up a conversation or explain why they’re in touch, these men start highly inappropriate and uncomfortable conversations.

Please Don’t Block Me

This man got a women’s number from work and proceeded to send her creepy messages. Then, when things didn’t go well, he insisted on being both “a good guy” and “a nice guy.” We bet he didn’t keep that job for long.

I Am a Mortal Man

Ah, what do we say about our next post? This person may think that their ye olde spiel is somehow charming to the lady he’s texting (or should we say, Enchantress?). However, they would be wrong.

I Am a Mortal Man

This wishy-washy fairytale attempt at asking someone out presents this guy as some sort of sinner begging an enchantress for her time. We think it would just be easier to ask if she wanted to get coffee instead.

Leave Her Alone

This post from a misguided nice guy looks like it’s going down on some sort of message board. This conversation, amusingly between two accounts named Inferno and DruidMagic, shows someone trying to talk someone else out of behaving ridiculously towards a woman.

Leave Her Alone

You see, Inferno wants to come up with some sort of grand gesture to impress a girl that’s with someone else. However, DruidMagic wisely tells him that she isn’t his property and can make her own decisions. Wonderful!

Your Free Spirit Experimental Phase

There’s a certain brand of nice guy that thinks that queer women simply haven’t met the right man. The man who sent these messages certainly thinks that he would make a better partner for his LGBTQ+ friend. He claims that she’s too attractive to “turn to women for a romantic connection.”

Your Free Spirit Experimental Phase

Just to confirm that he’s the absolute worst, this nice guy finishes his pitch by insulting his friend’s age. He doesn’t have much time to wait, you see, because she might not be “viable” for long.

The Fax of Life

Thankfully, plenty of women refuse to deal with nice guy behavior when they experience it in the wild. This woman got several missed video calls from someone, and made it very clear that she wasn’t interested at all. In response, this guy states the obvious — “you hate everything about me.”

The Fax of Life

This nice guy then accuses this woman of preferring “Daddy” types over nice guy types. She simply responds with “Fax” and then follows up with the hilarious “Fax (2).”

I’ll Never Text You Again

Horrendously, our next nice guy tried to hit on someone when her boyfriend had just passed away. When she asked him to stop, he claimed he would never text her again, which is exactly what she wanted in the first place.

I’ll Never Text You Again

Whoever sent these messages is clearly very immature. When this grieving girl tells them to stop, he says that he hopes that he also dies so that she cares about him. Considering the serious subject matter, this is truly terrible.

Could You Reconsider?

A central part of the nice guy persona is refusing to take no for an answer. In fact, many nice guys wear this as a badge of pride. In reality, when someone says no, that is the final answer. After all, surely you want the person dating or hooking up with you to be enthusiastic about it!

Could You Reconsider?

As this meme shows, it’s very common for men to not really listen to what a woman has to say. They often try to convince them anyway.

I Expect Some Gratitude

For some reason, many men seem to think that leaving comments on women’s pictures is a good way of getting their attention. However, when women receive messages from men they don’t know online, they immediately block them. This is doubly true if the comments in question are creepy in any way.

I Expect Some Gratitude

This supposed nice guy complimented someone’s outfit, then got mad that they didn’t thank him for the comment. Sorry pal — that’s not how the internet works.

A Momentary Reprieve

While we’re up to our ears in nice guys, let’s take a break and see what happens when a nice guy grows up. That’s right — it is possible for nice guys to grow, evolve, and realize that their earlier behaviors were kind of creepy.

A Momentary Reprieve

This poster went online to share that he used to resent women when he was younger. However, on reflection, he now realizes that he wore a silk shirt and looked a little grimy. Maybe it’s as simple as that!

They’re Afraid to Lose Me

For what it’s worth, the whole idea of a friendzone is deeply flawed. You see, if a girl likes you, then you’ll get together. And if she doesn’t, you won’t. There’s no purgatory or limbo where you can work really hard at being a friend and then graduate into the boyfriend category. That’s just not it.

They’re Afraid to Lose Me

This Whisper post shows a nice guy complaining that his female friends won’t date him because they’re afraid to lose him. That’s just not it.

I’m a Bit Worried

Here’s an opening line that leaves a little to be desired. This nice guy decided to message someone and immediately say that he was worried about dating her. In fact, he said he was worried about it before he’d even asked her out, or checked that she was interested at all.

I’m a Bit Worried

When this single mom decided she would pass, Mr. Nice Guy decided to age shame her and tell her no one would want her. A likely story.

Nice Guys Always Finish Last

Our next post could send shivers down the spines of millions of women. You see, while ‘simp’ used to just mean ‘a silly person,’ thanks to the internet, it now means something else. ‘Simp’ is an insult for a man who does too much for a woman he likes, and is too submissive towards them.

Nice Guys Always Finish Last

This post is from a self-proclaimed simp who admits to gaslighting women and asking women why they didn’t reply. To finish, they ask why nice guys always finish last.

Your Legs Look Really Cute

Imagine being a woman casually posting a joking picture of a cup of tea her boyfriend made her. Then, all of a sudden, someone is in your comments telling you that they would make a way better boyfriend. By the end of the message, this person is accusing your boyfriend of mistreating you, and you of mistreating nice guys. What?!

Your Legs Look Really Cute

There’s a lot going on in this message, but one of the weirdest things has to be when they say “your hands/legs look really cute.”

A Kiss for a Nose

Hey, there’s nothing wrong with learning about a historical nice guy. As this post states, back in 1837, there was a so-called nice guy who thought it was alright to kiss a woman without her consent. As a result, she bit off half of his nose.

A Kiss for a Nose

When Thomas Saverland sued Catherine Newton, the judge ruled on the side of Newton. The newspaper reports for this case show that Saverland saw the kiss as a challenge, as Newtown declared she wouldn’t kiss anyone while her beau was away.

Did You Hear Me?

Did you know that women are made of sugar, spice, and everything nice? They’re stuffed with cotton candy and when they aren’t looking pretty for men, they’re making sure everything is clean and tidy. Such simple creatures, women.

Did You Hear Me?

That seems to be what this nice guy thinks, as he declares it’s “disgusting” to hear that a woman was peeing. Hey, we thought that women were supposed to be the fragile ones. Thankfully, this woman taught him a lesson.

Don’t Make Him Uncomfortable

Ok, so this is a weird one. In this post, we have the nice guy mindset infecting what could be a perfectly charming dance. This sheet of dance rules (inexplicably printed in multiple fonts) keeps telling girls to think of boys before themselves.

Don’t Make Him Uncomfortable

Apparently, the girls attending this dance should make sure their male dance partners aren’t uncomfortable with their outfits. Worse still, it tells the girls to “never say ‘no’” when a boy asks you to dance. Eek!

I Put Up With Her

This wonderful post perfectly explains the issue with the whole idea of a friend zone. You see, when someone is your friend, you hang out, you share details of your lives, and hopefully, you support each other. When you’re in a romantic partnership, you might do the same, and have a physical relationship.

I Put Up With Her

This nice guy is complaining that the girl he likes treats him like a friend. Apparently, she should only be allowed to do that if she also hooks up with him. So nice!

I Take it Back!

It’s sad that some boys are so insecure, they can’t just give someone a compliment. After all, it’s perfectly alright to say that you like someone’s clothing style, as long as that’s all you’re doing. However, if you’re trying to get something along with your compliment, then it’s tainted.

I Take it Back!

This guy was so insecure when a girl didn’t respond to his compliment that he quickly took it back. Hilariously, a few hours later, he came to his senses.

Welcome to Stardew Valley

You know, nice guys are everywhere, even in video games. This Snapchat user was playing farming RPG Stardew Valley when the blacksmith, Clint, introduced himself as a “nice guy.” He even insists that you just need to get to know him.

Welcome to Stardew Valley

Other famous fictional nice guys include Ross Gellar from Friends, Ted Moseby from How I Met Your Mother, Seth Cohen from The O.C., and Tom Hansen from 500 Days of Summer. None of these guys are as nice as they insist.

Tale as Old as Time

For too long, it’s been seen as acceptable for much older men to date younger women. Usually, when the women get a little bit older, they reveal that the relationship was inappropriate, or creepy, or simply not what they would choose now.

Tale as Old as Time

Alas, American musician Moby claimed that he once dated Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman, despite a 16-year age gap. When Portman heard about this, she was surprised, saying that he was just an older, creepy man.

The Problem With Women

Bumble is often referred to as “the feminist Tinder” as it requires women to start the conversation. This means that women aren’t as inundated with creepy and unwanted opening messages from men as they usually would be. However, this can also mean that women are judged on their opening gambits.

The Problem With Women

This woman simply said “hey” to an online match, and he decided to hit her with a pretty heavy critique. Apparently, just saying “hey” is “the problem with women these days.”

Theory Confirmed: Women Suck

For more online misogyny, check out our next nice guy post. This person told someone that he loved them multiple times by text message, but also included a violent confession that we sincerely hope isn’t true.

Theory Confirmed: Women Suck

When the woman he was messaging was rightfully outraged by the unsettling message, this guy seized on her doubt. Apparently, that was all the evidence he needed that “women only focus on the bad things.” That’s some stellar logic.

With Quivering Voice

We’d be willing to bet quite a bit of money that most women aren’t into the idea of a “quivering voice.” Despite this, this nice guy dropped into someone’s DMs to tell them “with quivering voice” that he would make her a sandwich. After that terrible opener, he then asked her out.

With Quivering Voice

To put the cherry on top of this series of disastrous nice guy messages, this guy then said that rejecting him would be discrimination. It’s probably best to avoid this approach.

Not All Men

The phrase “Not All Men” became a meme in 2014 when women started making fun of men who always replied, “Not all men.” For example, when a woman would tweet about how men catcall them, multiple men would reply saying “not all men.” Of course, the tweet never meant “all men” — just masculine culture.

Not All Men

This Reddit commenter jumped onto someone’s break-up post to tell them that “not all men” are like the cheater they were with. Hilariously, the original post was written by a man.

I Don’t Make Threats

Just as a heads up, this message contains some pretty awful content. These are messages between a couple, where the boyfriend is insulting and demeaning his girlfriend. Shockingly, the messages show that the boyfriend lied and told his girlfriend’s cousin that she was in a car accident. What is going on here?!

I Don’t Make Threats

Thankfully, these messages have a happy ending. The girlfriend in question declares that this behavior is wrong and blocks him. Boy, bye.

Too Good to Be True

Up next is a story told in two tweets. Firstly, a girl excitedly tweeted that her friend had come over with ice cream and food since she wasn’t feeling great. However, shortly after, she quote tweeted herself revealing that he tried to kiss her.

Too Good to Be True

As we’ve said, it’s cool to want to kiss someone, but you should be upfront about it, and listen to the answer. You should not treat someone well in the hopes they’ll reward you with a kiss.

I Noticed I Was Blocked

It’s hard for us to imagine a mindset where we would send a message like this. Clearly, something has gone down, and this poster has been constantly contacting someone who isn’t responding. Rather than just letting it be, they somehow continue trying to contact them.

I Noticed I Was Blocked

This is the social media equivalent of poking someone in the shoulder over and over again even though they never turn around. We have no idea why this person can’t just take the hint.

Do Better, Boys

Here’s a nice guy meta post to make you smile. This meme shows what happens when a guy thinks something is going well, but later finds himself labeled a nice guy online. As with most things, discussion site Reddit has a subreddit dedicated to screenshots of nice guys doing their worst.

Do Better, Boys

Maybe if you see yourself on r/niceguys, it’s time to take a closer look and find out why that behavior is considered creepy in the first place.

Why Is it So Unfair?

This post basically encapsulates the whole mentality of a nice guy. According to this mindset, when you give a woman the world, she’ll take advantage of you or leave you. Is it just us or do plenty of women end up in healthy relationships with men who treat them well?

Why Is it So Unfair?

Furthermore, this post claims that if you don’t like a woman, she’ll do anything for you. It sounds to us like this person has pretty limited dating experience.

The Incels Say So

Unsurprisingly, lots of self-proclaimed nice guys either are or go on to become incels. This is an online subculture where people define themselves as being unable to get a partner, and where they often come up with ways to blame women for their lack of relationships.

The Incels Say So

These tweets are typical of incel beliefs. According to these nice guys, women won’t “sacrifice themselves” to raise children, and don’t know what’s best for them. Apparently, this is all women’s own fault. Cool.

I’ll Make You Famous

Finally, we close out our list of nice guys exposing their true colors with this exchange. Here, a woman very politely and maturely tells a guy that she doesn’t want to date any longer because she’s not really feeling a spark. She wishes him luck, but says she doesn’t want to waste his time.

I’ll Make You Famous

Apparently, this nice guy doesn’t take rejection very well. He immediately posted her message online and threatened to make her the most hated person in the city. Dude, chill!