Put the phone down! People reveal the most awkward texts they’ve ever received – including a flirty message to a group of 39 women
- People from around the world shared awkward text messages with strangers
- The cringe-worthy messages were collated in a gallery by website Ruin My Week
- One man checked with a woman every month if she had split from her partner
- While another man sent a very flirty message to an entire group chat of women
Despite having so many means of easy communication at our disposal, some people have still not grasped the art of sending appropriate messages.
A selection of amusing messages from around the world showcased by the Twitter account Weird DMs, collated in a gallery by Ruin My Week, show some of the awkward encounters and embarrassing chat-up lines that left people baffled.
Among the cringe-worthy messages is a man who hilariously checked once a month whether a woman had broken up with her boyfriend yet, and a man who awkwardly sent a chat-up line to an entire group chat of women.
Elsewhere, someone claiming to be an Uber Eats driver left a customer horrified after texting them to say that they had been hit by an ‘SUV’ while delivering.
Here, FEMAIL shares some of the most bizarre text messages that people have received from strangers.
Amusing text messages, collated by Ruin My Week, from around the world, show embarrassing chat-up lines that left people baffled, including a man who sent a flirty text to a group chat
Another person was left completely horrified after a stranger claimed he was waiting ‘three days’ before going to prison for ‘attempted murder’
Among the cringe-worthy messages was a man who hilariously checked once a month whether a woman had broken up with her boyfriend yet
Another bizarre exchange saw a person, whose location is unknown, randomly send a picture of their dog with noodles in its mouth without any explanation at all
One man’s chat-up line fell flat on its face after he asked a baffled person ‘are you a construction worker? Because you are building’
Another person asked someone to send them ‘pics’ to which they hilariously just responded with a picture of a cylinder
Another bizarre text exchange saw someone tell a random person that their dog was sleepy, only to be sent a list of ‘psychotic disorders’
Elsewhere, someone claiming to be an Uber Eats driver left a customer horrified after texting them to say that they had been hit by an ‘SUV’ while delivering
Another outraged person completely confused someone else after telling them that a woman had ‘unhahaed’ their post – creating their own text-speak
One excited man sent a text to reveal his wife had just given birth, but left the other person completely confused after sending a picture of a man rather than a baby
Another person attempted to cheer someone up by sending them a cheeky photograph, but the person simply responded saying ‘what is that’ – somewhat killing the mood
One person was left in stitches after they received a text from a person claiming to be ‘Sargent Balles with the US Marines’ – and they couldn’t help but comment on the amusing name