I Had To Look At These Cringey Texts From People's Exes Through My Fingers Because The Secondhand Embarrassment Is Real

    If your ex is consistently asking for your Netflix password, please block them.

    If you've ever gotten a weird, cringey, or low-key desperate text from an ex, then welcome! These 16 people can totally relate and they even shared screenshots from their own inbox for us to get secondhand embarrassment from.

    1. This person says they updated their relationship status on social media, and their ex coincidentally reached out right away after a year of ghosting:

    we haven't spoken in awhile and you just brush me off like nothing

    2. This person's ex of six months randomly messaged to remind them to renew their Netflix subscription:

    your netflix expires tomorrow could you please renew it

    3. This person recently got engaged and an ex felt the need to comment on her and her partner's announcement photo:

    you were the guy she told me not to worry about, congrats

    4. This person says their ex sends this question every few months:

    still in a happy relationship?

    5. This person and their ex broke up nearly 25 years ago — but that hasn't stopped the ex from bragging about their accomplishments in their Instagram comment section:

    i see your inflatable and raise you a 50K in-ground pool and got tub for my teenagers

    6. This person got a famous "oops, wrong person" text at 1:30 a.m.:

    long message about rejecting a girl and going back to bed being played off as a wrong person text

    7. This person's ex keeps trying to win them back with cupcakes:

    hope you enjoy your cupcake, anything to make your day brighter, and the ex responds with i'm confused

    8. This person's ex wife tried to make them jealous by showing off their new partner:

    the person responds to the photo saying, are you serious, while i'm happy for you this is a bit childish

    9. This person says they haven't spoken to their ex-husband in two years, but he keeps trying to gain access to her streaming services:

    can you send me the hulu login

    10. This person's ex says they'll take them back if they cough up $50:

    i think i will give you a chance but only on one condition, that you pay me $50

    11. This person's ex-wife decided to randomly update them on their new job:

    person saying they're something for 5.99 a month because they got desperate for their wisdom tooth surgery

    12. This person's ex went fishing for compliments and immediately regretted it:

    back to back messages trying to flirt and then asking if they have the wrong number

    13. This person's ex tried to flirt but then faced a brutal slap of rejection:

    if i asked you to have sex before i died, would you do it, and the person responds with a no

    14. This person received a weird, drunk text from their ex:

    what are you doing baby girl, call me, please, ur voice

    15. This person's ex-fiancé doesn't really approve of their new partner:

    good dog she is ugly

    16. And finally, this person says they haven't spoken to their ex in years, but he randomly messaged and suggested they spontaneously hangout:

    What's the cringiest message you've ever received from an ex? Let us know in the comments.