We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the most annoying part about being a third wheel. Here are the cringeworthy results.
1. You can never make plans alone with your BFF because they always invite their significant other without asking.
2. When at a restaurant, it's awkward when the waiter asks if you're all paying together, but the couple says: "We're together, but they're alone."
3. There's nothing more uncomfortable than being stuck next to a couple who's heavily making out.
4. You don't understand their cutesy inside jokes, so you're forced to give your most believable laugh.
5. You have to pretend you're asleep when your college roommate and their partner have sex in the same room.
6. There's never enough room when the three of you are walking down the street, so you're forced to walk behind them.
7. Couples invite you to hang out and promise it won't be awkward, but they end up being extremely cutesy the entire time.
8. And when you try to escape the awkward hangout they act shocked, even when they've only said a few words to you.
9. It's weird when a couple excuses themselves for "just a minute," and they end up leaving you alone for a super long time.
10. Your friend and significant other constantly talk about their romantic plans and how great it is to find someone to love...
11. ...but it's honestly so hard to pretend to care about that mushy nonsense.
12. When you thought it couldn't get any worse, your siblings invite their significant others to lunch and you become a fifth wheel.
13. At times, you can't tell if you're actually third-wheeling or cock-blocking your friend.
14. They put you in an uncomfortable position when they have a huge fight in front of you.
15. You can't tell your best friend a secret because you know they're going to tell their significant other immediately.
16. You're forced to sit on rides at amusement parks by yourself because most of them are two-seaters.
17. Your friends all have baes to kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve, and you're just standing alone in the corner.
18. If you're a third wheel to your best friend and your ~sibling~, it's super weird when your BFF doesn't come over to hang out with YOU.
19. And the worst part is when the couple assumes you're not happy, just because you're single...
20. ...and they try setting you up with someone else so you can all double-date.
21. But in reality, you actually really love being on your own, and you wouldn't sacrifice it for anything.
