Delectably awful

Woof.

Oh no

Dating is hard. And now that things are dying down a little, Covid-wise, we expect the scene is going to get a whole lot crazier. While it's great that those romantic Zoom meetups are (mostly) a thing of the past, there were some perks to getting acquainted to a Tinder or Bumble date ahead of meeting them in person. Namely, being able to get a feel for the suitor's idiosyncrasies before having to get stuck on a date with them in real life. It's a lot easier to close the laptop on a doomed tryst…

The horror!

Make it stop

Ew

Share the pain

It's a whole lot better than watching pimple popping videos at 2am, but here are some of this week's cringiest, most uncomfortable memes that are surprisingly hilarious. If awkward silence, chaos, or discomfort makes you laugh nervously, these memes are for you.

Please don't destroy your family because you felt an attraction to a stranger.

He's unintentionally created a monster!

“Let's be sad TOGETHER.”

Yikes.

The internet is a veritable goldmine of sanity-defying cringe . While some of us use the world wide web for good, or like, not bad, there are individuals out there who are making it a painful place to scroll. And some of them are completely unaware of the damage they're doing to our eyes and brains. We're talking about those people who wear their heart on their sleeve and are unafraid of sharing their disillusionment, cynicism, and feelings of romantic failure with the entire world. Then there…

It used to be that we'd run into insufferable bullies with anger management issues a few times a year in the schoolyard, or maybe as an adult at a testosterone-filled dive bar or club. The bullies were clearly covering up a tough home life or a behavioral issue. Macho drunk dudes ? Probably compensating for something. But those run-ins seemed irregular enough that we'd simply roll our eyes and go on with our lives. These days, however, the internet alerts us to these deluded, self-important ind…

Here in New York City we usually have too many neighbors to bother getting to know or communicate with anyone. Sure, there are a few neighborhood or block associations, but they're usually pretty insular. Nobody we know uses sites like Nextdoor to communicate. It's usually a quick “How ya doin?” or, when something messed up is happening, a quick complaining session on the sidewalk. This does not seem to be the case in the suburbs. We've come to this conclusion thanks to Best of Nextdoor Twitter…