The 6 Stages Of Accidentally Poking Someone On Facebook

I tracked my emotional response to an accidental poke, so you don't have to.

1. Instant Paralysing Shock

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Maybe your phone glitched, perhaps you accidentally poked the wrong person, it could be that you forgot poking existed altogether and instinctively poked someone that you haven't actually spoken to for 8 years.

2. Cringing

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You kind of seize up in the knowledge that you've just given someone a notification that, not only have you ruined their day by making them have to open the app but they have now been notified that you're a moron.

3. The realisation that you can't undo it

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And then you just start to cry and cry.

4. Prayer to a deity

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Because surely someone up there loves you enough to save you.

5. Temporary amnesia

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You go about your daily life, forgetting that you ever poked anyone. But then you remember when you see that person's name on your timeline.

6. Acceptance

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Either they ignore you completely, or they poke you back. Maybe a crazy poke war will ensue that will go on awkwardly for years until one of you dies. I'm honestly not sure which would be better.