Happy National Awkward Moments Day.  It’s supposed to encourage you to NOT be so embarrassed, because they happen to everyone.

Q: A recent poll looked at various awkward situations that people encounter…. They rated how uncomfortable each was… What was #1? 

A: Gossiping about someone over text.  Then you realize you texted THEM.

2.  Watching a movie with your parents, and there’s a sex scene.
3.  Clogging a toilet.  Like at someone’s house, and you can’t find a plunger.
4.  Telling a joke, and nobody laughs.
5.  Tripping, falling, or stumbling in public.
6.  Asking someone for money, because they haven’t paid you back.
7.  Forgetting someone’s name.
8.  Hearing a recording of your own voice.

The top ways we react to awkward moments include avoiding eye contact . . . an uncomfortable laugh or smile . . . fidgeting . . . blushing . . . and LEAVING also made the top five.  When things get too awkward, we might just opt to get the heck out of there.

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