Running into an ex-boyfriend, husband, one night stand, et al has always been awkward, and an experience to be avoided if it would be helped.

It used to be a lot easier to avoid, though, before things like texting, apps, and never changing your phone number became things that everyone had and did. Now, you can delete someone’s number, but if they still have yours and decide to drink too much one night and get bold, well…you might get a text like these 15.

And you’ll really, really wish you hadn’t.

15. Short and to the point.

The only way to do it, if you’re going to reply.

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one of the worst things about quarantine is that all your exes know you’re home

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14. It’s not subtle.

But personally, I prefer effective.

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Sometimes you need a colorful graphic to get the message across

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13. Never miss an opportunity to troll.

Especially not with an image of U2.

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we have a winner

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12. I really need to know more because I have a lot of questions.

Okay, mostly one…

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Oh cool thanks for thinking of me!

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11. Is it weird, though?

Seems like an enviable feature, if you ask me.

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Very official looking error message from your cell phone provider

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10. If she did, it wouldn’t be with you.

Time to just back away slowly.

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There is no good answer. Move along

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9. That fox’s face is judging you.

So are the rest of us, now.

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you ? need ? to ? rethink ? your ? priorities

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8. I mean, we all usually appreciate a good GIF.

Personally, I still appreciate this one.

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But what fun would that be?

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7. The best excuse out there.

Also the worst, but there you go.

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there is ONE upside to this whole social distancing thing

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6. The gall of some people.

Spend your own $15 a month, dude.

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Oh so NOW you wanna be nice?

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5. At least he can laugh about it.

That way the rest of us are laughing with him, not at him.

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Purge your f*ckboys! Now is the time!

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4. If you have to say it’s not an insult…it’s probably an insult.

Why would anyone think this was okay to text?

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Here’s a tip. If you have to write (not an insult) maybe you just shouldn’t send it at all. ALSO, there is absolutely no evidence of this and no one should take it seriously. Listen to doctors (real ones, not idiots on Facebook, not an insult)

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3. This is just terrible.

You have to know when to stop.

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I don’t think this is the right approach ???

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2. Yeah, there’s no need to respond to that cr*p.

That poor guy, walking around believing that cr*p.

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No one says that about you, Chad

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1. I don’t know why but this is hilarious.

You definitely gotta know where your lines are.

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Lets just agree to not waste each other’s time today

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Don’t drink and text, people. Trust me, it never ends up well.

Have you gotten texts like this? If they were awful or you put someone in their place, we want to hear about it!