embarrassment
Will Being Cringe Set You Free? An Investigation
Turns out there is a lot of truth to the longstanding and oft-shared meme.
The Far-Right Attack On a Socialist Bookshop Was a Pathetic Prank Gone Wrong
It was so embarrassing, even the guy who organized it is trying to distance himself.
Exactly Why You Hate Talking About Sex With Your Parents
Your aversion to seeing them as sexual beings is both nature and nurture, apparently.
People Told Us the Most Mortifying Thing They Ever Did on a Date
"Accidentally texted him 'worst date ever.'"
Awkward Stories of People Failing to Live Out Their Sexual Fantasies IRL
"I quickly realized my aim was off when he yelped, jumped up, and ran under the shower. I had peed in his eyes."
Job Recruiters Tell Us About the Worst Interviews They've Ever Done
Bloody heads, accidental porn screenings, sick turtles, and other horror stories.
The Most Embarrassing Thing That Ever Happened to Me At School
The classroom is nothing but a petri dish of humiliation and shame.
When You're Embarrassed of Being Embarrassed, You Have 'Erythrophobia'
Some people resort to surgery to prevent their bodies from blushing.
How I Got Over My Youth of Depression and Bad Relationships
Looking back on my teenaged life of shame and self-inflicted wounds.
Why I Quit Drinking
I quit drinking in 2002, mere months before my college graduation. As you can imagine, quitting drinking before the window when it’s socially acceptable to be drunk all the time had closed was due to some pretty specific incidents and behaviors that I...