35 Times One Text Message Was Enough To Ruin Everything
We’ve all been there—one accidental text, a poorly timed message, or a misinterpreted reply can completely change the course of a relationship, friendship, or even career. Sometimes, it’s a simple typo; other times, it’s the brutal truth finally coming out in black and white.
People online have shared moments when one single text was enough to ruin everything, and let’s just say—these are the kind of messages that make you want to double-check every word before hitting send. From breakups to betrayals, here are 35 times a text message turned someone’s life upside down.
#1 Tinder Goth Girl
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#2 Is This Your Man?
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#3 Opening Gone Unexpected
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#4 My Ex Texted Me After I Found Out He Cheated
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#5 I Don’t Think She’s Gonna Respond Anymore
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#6 I’m At Church With My Mom And She Messaged Me This While I Was At The Washroom
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#7 New AirPods Cheaper Than Repair
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#8 Guy I (Used To) Find Attractive Happened To Slide Into My Dms
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#9 Text From Our Estranged Mum To Sister For Her 17th Birthday
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#10 Breaking Up Over Text Is The Worst
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#11 17 Year Old Said She Was 23
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#12 Woke Up To This Text From My Uncle
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#13 Texts You Never Want To Get
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#14 Why Are Some Men Like This?
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#15 What A Sad Country We Live In For My 12 Year Old To Text Me This
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#16 Verbal Matricide
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#17 Man I’m Actually Pissed. My Mother Got Rid Of My First Pet Without Warning Me
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#18 Surprised My Girlfriend With Baked Goods And Flowers Before She Went To Work, And Her Co-Workers Ate Them All
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#19 This Is A Normal Response Or I’m Tripping?
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#20 I’m *trying* To Date And I Encounter This Constantly. Why Is It Such A Big Deal That I Choose Not To Drink Alcohol??
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#21 My Wedding Is In 2 Days…. This Is The Text I Wake Up To From My Mother
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#22 I’m A Teacher. My Student Told Me Her Grandma Died
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#23 My Bfs Creepy Dad
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#24 Every Software Engineer Has Experience This
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#25 This Guy Just Added Me On Snap From A Dating Site💀 Like Ok???
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#26 My Landlord Entered My Apartment Without Notice (Illegal) To Tell Me To Clean My Lint Trap
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#27 How Not To Sell A Car
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#28 Friends Told Me To Post This On Reddit
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#29 So This Just Happened
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#30 Mom Knows I’m Engaged And Living With My Fiancé
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#31 My Friend Does This Sometimes
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#32 Roommate Refuses To Take Any Less Than 1 Hour + In The Shower With 5 Of Us Living Here
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#33 Announced To My Entire Family That I Am Severing All Ties With Them And This Was My Brothers Response
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#34 My Aunt Losing Her Mind Over The Name Of My Soon To Be Born Daughter Lilith
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#35 Ex Boyfriend Randomly Dm’ing Me
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