17 Super Cringe-Worthy Confessions

1. "I was in a dance recital doing a quick change. I couldn't find my tights, so I grabbed another pair. The entire front of the crotch was gone. I had shorts on, but you could see the torn pieces. I fully performed in crotchless tights! Mortifying." — Jorgie G., 21, student, Miami, FL

2. "My brother [Haley Joel Osment] and I once, without knowing, auditioned for parts that would have had us playing each other's love interests. We were horrified when we found out. Thank god we didn't get them!" —Emily Osment, Young & Hungry

3. "I lied to my boss about following up with someone and proceeded to fabricate an entire e-mail chain by replying to myself and changing the dates." —Louise S., 23

4. "I was getting ready for a wedding and sending my friends photos, asking their opinions on my look. Then my friend texted, 'Oops.' I checked and I'd sent the pics to an old group text, which contained all these guys I'm not friendly with and random people who I barely speak to. It was the worst. They all got photos of me posing." —Misha J., 20

5. "I won a schoolwide poetry contest in sixth grade by plagiarizing exactly the Clay Aiken song 'Measure of a Man.'" —Jesse B., 22

6. "One night after one too many drinks, I wound up dancing on a pole like a stripper." —Andrew F., 29

7. "My friend and I want to start a band, but we can't play. Still, we talk it up, like, 'Oh yeah, we totally have a band.' We don't." —Reece P., 19, student, Santa Cruz, CA

8. "I'm involved with a girl who used to date one of my best friends. I'm trying to keep it a secret, but I know that's not going to happen." —Daniel G., 24, sports marketer, Pittsburgh, PA

9. "I have two boyfriends in Ireland, and they're both named Steven. They don't know about each other. I'm going to visit, and I have to split it up: three days with Steven 1, three days with Steven 2." —Colby H., 23, small-business consultant, Pittsburgh, PA

10. "One morning, the guy I'd hooked up with the previous night would not leave my bed. My roommate and I proceeded to blast music until he finally woke up. I had to go to class, so it was definitely time for him to go!" —Catey C., 23

11. "When I'm hungover, I get McDonald's fries, and then I go to the Wendy's drive-through across the street to get their nuggets…and make the perfect meal." —Amanda P., 27

12. "I was walking my dog past a gourmet shop, and the saleswoman came out and gave me a free sample. I ate it and it was nasty—turns out, it was for the dog." —Lindsay P., 27

13. "My BF let me borrow his car. While driving, my friends said there was a spider on me. I panicked, drove into a rose bush, and leapt out. So many people stared, and jumping the curb deflated two of his tires. At least I got rid of the spider!" —Amiti L., 20

14. "I had been seeing this guy and he ghosted me. To get back at him, I posted a picture on Tinder and asked for dick pics, but I used his number instead of mine. I can't imagine how many random dick pics he received. My friends and I howled." —Alexis S., 21

15. "When I was studying abroad in Paris, my hair caught on fire at a nightclub- I was bending to take a photo of my friends and my hair dipped into a candle. I had no idea until my friend started hitting my head to put it out. Not the cool impression I was trying to make in Paris!" —Gabby J., 20, student, New York, NY

16. "I went to a party, and I didn't feel like drinking. So I ended up eating an entire bowl of Cheetos and throwing up the whole night. I was so embarrassed. I should have just had the beer." —Keren A., 22, musican, The Bronx, NY

17. "I found an amazing girl on Tinder. We met up, and she wound up being a drag queen instead of the girl pictured. We had a great lunch…but it wasn't in the books for us romantically." —Michael K., 21, student, San Antonio, TX