1. Lecturers singling you out
It’s the reason we skip class. The ultimate fear of being singled out in a 200 seat lecture hall. Most days you might get away with it, but of course, on this particular day you’ve spent the whole hour daydreaming about what outfit you’re going to wear tonight.

2. Getting 'buddied'
It can happen anywhere. In a lecture, on a bus or at the cinema. You run into that friend of a friend that you met once at a party and you got along so well that you feel obliged to say ‘Hello’. But it doesn’t stop there. It slowly gets more and more awkward as the conversation dwindles and eventually you both stand there rocking back and forth on your feet until one of you comments on the weather.

3. One night man
You thought you were rid of him when he finally stumbled out of your house at 11 O’clock looking like Zach Galifianakis. Now here you both are, face to face in the hallway. Eyes down, feet forward, godspeed!

4.  Saying something stupid like 'I love you'
We’ve all been there, haven’t we. Whether we’ve asked someone when they’re due and they end up not being pregnant or we drunkenly tell Johnny from down the road with that he’s a “sexy stud muffin”, we’ve all let our big mouths make us look like idiots.

5. Your back-stabbing best friend
You’ve spent the last three months sweet talking Peter from the rugby team and you’re finally ready to pounce. You set your wing woman in to cement the process and 5 minutes later, her and Peter stumble out of the bathroom together, her looking like The Joker. Now, she’s your friend so you’re obviously not going to fall out with her over some lad. But still…

6. Meeting an ex's parents
Awwwwkkwwwaaarrd. Is there anything worse? Firstly, they greet you with a smile and you’re all “Hi, haven’t seen you in a long time” and then the reality sets in that you broke her sons heart and then you realise her smile is actually a smirk and she wants to stab you in the throat.

7. Short changing the taxi driver
You know you don’t have enough money to pay him, but you’re obviously not going to walk home so you jump in and give him your best “I’m a poor student” story hoping that he might leave you off the 50c. It’s when you get to your front door and you have to drop the money and run that things take a turn for the Aca-aca-awkward.

8. Bumping into the housemates
Tip. Toe. Tip. Toe. You’re trying to get out of this house ASAP before a soul finds out that you stayed here last night. You’ve already managed to worm your way out from underneath the arm of the beast you let take you home and you can see your escape route right ahead. The door stands 5 feet away and you’re almost home free. Until some pain in the a** walks out of their bedroom and you’re both standing there, in the ultimate awkwardness with a stale stench of “FML” off you.

9. Confessions
It’s inevitable really. After 8 months of living with the same handful of people, there’s always one that falls in love. Be prepared for that moment when a housemate sits you down and confesses that “Your beauty knows no bounds. Thou art as glorious as a summers day”. Time for a Daft.ie search. 

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If you’re an awkward individual you’re definitely not the most graceful person out there, that’s for sure. You try and act cool and calm, but then you over think things and end up looking like a fool. You just weren’t born with the cool gene and its seems like everything you do has a hint of awkwardness to it. Here are the things that awkward people find it hard to do:

1. Greeting someone
Yeah, you find even the basics painfully hard to do, it’s even worse when you’re not sure to hug them or just give them a handshake and a pat on the back. This dilemma always seems to plague you because you can never quite get it right.

2. Closing statements when you’re on the phone
You seem to be fine when you’re  actually on the phone, but there is something about saying goodbye that you just don’t get. You’re never quite sure when to end the conversation, so when they say goodbye you have no clue what to say and end up saying something ridiculous

3. Trying to get by someone
There is nothing that strikes fear into your heart more than when you are walking down the street and you both walk into each other. You fail to anticipate their movements and keep going the same way they do. Take some lessons from these two on how to deal with this awkward situation.

4. Laughing
You can’t  seem to control yourself when you see something funny. It’s not exactly how you laugh it’s the fact that everyone can hear you when you bust out laughing.

5. Smalltalk
It’s definitely not your strong suit that’s for sure, you don’t really get it and you literally can’t carry a conversation. You definitely aren’t the one who initiates the conversation.

6. Comforting someone
If small talk isn’t your forte then comforting someone is your  worst nightmare. You just don’t know how to react to someone who is in need and you do the least amount possible to comfort them.

7. Joining in on a conversation
So you’re kind of on the fringes of a conversation and are trying yo get involved. You say the most random thing ever that you think is related to the conversation…awkward.

8. Giving compliments
You don’t do it that often, but when you do you really have no clue how to do it. If you say it to someone you like, they will see you in a completely different light and not in a good way.

9. Pretending you weren’t looking
You tend to make it really obvious when you were looking at someone and you try to pretend that you weren’t. You look quickly and have no clue what to do. The person obviously knows you were and if you actually gave them a smile or a wave it would be less awkward.

10. Meeting a friend of a friend
You have no problem meeting up with your friend, but when they say that some of their friends that you’ve never met are going to be there you just can’t handle it. You don’t know what to say and you always give a terrible first impression.

11. Flirting
The less said about your flirting the better, it’s basically non existent and you shouldn’t try so hard.You’re not really the flirting type so it’s best that you just keep things simple and don’t try anything eleaborate.

12. Awkward Silences
You think of something to say, but then think it’s stupid, so you just sit there in silence. It doesn’t really bother the person you’re talking to, but for you there is nothing you hate more than awkward silences.

13. Lying
You’re just a terrible liar, end of, everyone sees right through you when you’re lying. You might as well not even try because at this stage, it’s kind of embarrassing. It’s that fact that you’re looking down when you say it and how your voice gets quieter the longer you speak.

14. Falling over in public
It’s any awkward person’s worst nightmare, and you couldn’t possibly think of anything worse to happen to you. It’s not so much the falling over, it’s the fact that someone could have actually seen you doing it. Someone people get up like nothing happened, but you get extremely paranoid about it.

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