Living in 2024 — with all of the advances in technology — is pretty great. The ability to reach anyone at any time via text (without having to actually speak to them)? Fantastic! But texting isn’t all roses and fairy-tales. There are also times when a text message can make us want to do this:
![Screenshots from "Parks and Recreation" of Ron Swanson destroying his phone](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-2730-1715376592-1.jpg)
Well, my fellow texters, here are 16 poor people who received texts that 110% made them want to smash their phones…and then probably go cry in the shower. Check ’em out if you dare:
1. First, there’s the mom who received these texts from her DAUGHTER’S BOYFRIEND of five years at 3 a.m. (minutes after he’d called her to say, “I’m just touching myself, thinking of you,” and she hung up on him):
![Text message conversation expressing concern about a friend's wellbeing and sleeping habits](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-869-1715286457-1.png)
2. The woman who — 15 years after breaking up with her high school boyfriend — received these texts from HIS WIFE:
![Text message expressing deep longing and hope for reconciliation, with portions redacted](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1408-1715287597-2.png)
3. And this young woman received these texts from a 50-plus-year-old man days after he backed into her car and they exchanged information:
![Two people texting about misunderstanding a date proposal; one assures they are not a stalker](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1805-1715287212-3.png)
4. This guy got these texts that scream “Coming on too strong”:
![Text message exchange showing a conversation about feelings and relationship commitment](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-477-1715280697-4.png)
![Text messages expressing someone's desire to move in and share everyday life, suggesting a closer relationship](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-936-1715280876-11.png)
5. This college student got these texts from some dude she did a group project with:
![Two people texting, one disappointed about being led on after buying the other dinner. Used in a Parents article](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-980-1715281296-2.png)
![Text conversation between two individuals discussing a misunderstanding about living situations and job commitments](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1452-1715281795-1.png)
6. And this woman suspected her cousin had romantic feelings for her, so she sent him this “test,” and he responded like this:
![Text conversation expressing mutual interest and plans for one party to travel to see the other, concluding with a decisive affirmation](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-2371-1715295779-1.png)
7. This twentysomething woman got these texts out of the blue from a girl she used to go to middle school with:
![Text message conversation discussing personal relationship issues](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1898-1715288537-1.png)
8. This woman received these gross texts from a number she didn’t recognize (but adding to the creepy factor…the guy knew her name):
![A text conversation where someone reacts to an inappropriate message by discouraging sexual harassment](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1954-1715296100-1.png)
9. And this 24-year-old woman received these creepy texts from a married, 60-year-old former coworker:
![A screenshot of a text conversation with one person making inappropriate comments and the other person declining to engage](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1756-1715295369-1.png)
10. This person got this lovely text from an unknown number:
![The image shows a text message conversation with an explicit message received and a shocked reply sent](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1811-1715300035-1.png)
11. This woman was text bombed by a guy she matched with on Bumble — and never even met in person! — hours after she accidentally picked up a call from him:
![Text messages between two people discussing sleep, with one person asking the other to stay on the phone](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-2103-1715300702-1.png)
12. This woman — seven months after giving a guy she didn’t know a ride to work (out of the goodness of her heart) — suddenly got these texts from the dude:
![Text conversation showing a request for financial help declined, followed by an offensive response](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-2375-1715301981-1.png)
13. And this woman received this text from a guy she dated for two months…10 years after they broke up:
![A screenshot of a text conversation with emotional content, sender expresses trust issues and relationship concerns](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-484-1715302466-1.png)
Lastly, these texts from two nieces and a nephew are nowhere near as bad (in fact, they’re pretty cute!), but they definitely made their uncles cringe:
14. This uncle constantly receives texts like these from his 11-year-old niece now that she has a phone:
![Image of a long chain message suggesting misfortune if not forwarded, with varying emotive prompts to share with others](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-1453-1715288913-5.png)
15. This uncle made the mistake of playing Roblox with his nephew one time:
![Text message conversation about playing Roblox at various times, with scheduling conflicts and eventual agreement](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-2107-1715298101-7.png)
16. And this uncle has a very, very bold niece:
![Screenshot of a messaging app with several payment requests ranging from $10,000 to $1 and a reply message saying "you crazy"](https://loknam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sub-buzz-418-1715301193-4.png)
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