People Are Sharing The Embarrassing Moments They Will Never Live Down

As we'll soon see, mistaken identity is a big theme with these stories. Poor Sophie innocently tried to grab a free sample, only to realize, too late, that she was pilfering some guy's lunch.

Props to her for sharing her story on Twitter. When I do something like this, I resolve to tell no one, hang my head, and don't lift it back up for a few weeks, and replay it in my head while trying to get to sleep for the rest of my life.

Thankfully, Sophie is still alive after her brush with extinction-level cringe. But when you do experience something like this, it really does feel like you'll never recover.

Sometimes it's cathartic to go public with the cringe, and that's what the folks who responded to Sophie's tweet did.

What did this guy kiss? Why can't he just spell it out?

Have you ever had someone walk in at exactly the wrong moment? It's bad enough if you're doing something embarrassing, but somehow it's even worse if you're doing something innocent that just looks embarrassing.

Throughout these stories, I'm noticing a theme of extreme politeness. Even when someone is doing something weird and disruptive, it seems like most people would rather deal with it than say something.

Going into a building, thinking it's one thing and realizing it's now something else entirely, must be how ghosts feel all the time.

I don't understand how a bald man's head could be confused for a melon under any circumstances, but we'll just have to take this guy's word for it.

Out in the parking lot, it's the old ladies you really have to watch out for. So this guy may have carjacked them, but his heart was in the right place.

Imagine trying to eat a muffin, only to have a stranger decide it's actually their muffin, reducing you to picking up scraps.

We've all put our foot in our mouth at one time or another, but it takes an impressive level of cringe to put your hand in someone else's mouth.

There's no feeling worse than the slow cascade of dread that comes with trying to fix a mistake, only to find that your attempts to remedy the situation are just making things worse and worse.

This is maybe the least cringey, and most heartwarming, story on this list. At least laughs were enjoyed all around.

I love how the guy in this story thought he was being an absolute hero, except it turns out he was being a rather ambitious thief.

Your shopping cart is a personal place. I don't understand how I could confuse my cart with someone else's, but maybe someday I'll run into a doppelganger at the supermarket.

It's embarrassing for her, and the likelihood of her students ever forgetting the time the Spanish teacher sliced her shirt up seems pretty remote.

To be fair, maybe this was the cafe toilet. They just put the toothbrushes in there as amenities to apologize for how far away it is.

As a non-parent, there's nothing more terrifying than being out in public and having some random kid latch onto you. Having a random kid grab your butt? Even worse, I'd imagine.

I was in a lineup at a bar one time and something kind of similar happened. I didn't even have eye surgery to blame.

People don't usually make sumptuous platters for their babysitters, but I guess this person was a very optimistic babysitter.