TIFU by accidentally texting my crush a screenshot of our conversation

Alright, this one still makes my soul leave my body every time I think about it.

So, there’s this person I’ve had a massive crush on for months. Let’s call them Alex. We’ve been texting back and forth casually, and I was feeling pretty good about the vibe—like, maybe they were into me too? Or at least they didn’t hate talking to me, which was enough for my overthinking brain to latch onto.

Last night, Alex sent me this super cute text about how they love hiking and asked if I’d want to join them on a trail sometime. Obviously, I was dying inside because YES, that’s a dream scenario. But instead of replying right away, I decided to screenshot the conversation and send it to my best friend to freak out and get their advice on how to respond.

Here’s the problem: instead of sending the screenshot to my best friend… I sent it to Alex.

THE. ACTUAL. PERSON. I. WAS. CRUSHING. ON.

Cue immediate panic. I see the little “delivered” checkmark and feel my stomach drop into the abyss. I didn’t even have time to unsend it because they were already typing a reply.

Alex: “Uh… was this meant for me?”

At this point, I considered throwing my phone out the window and starting a new life. But instead, I decided to own it and said, “Haha, oops, meant to send that to a friend! Guess the secret’s out—I was just really excited about your text.”

Luckily, Alex was a good sport about it and replied, “Glad to know you’re excited! So, hiking this weekend?” But the damage to my pride was done. Now every time we text, I’m hyper-aware of where I’m tapping, because I can’t survive another slip-up.

TL;DR: Tried to send a screenshot of a text from my crush to my best friend, accidentally sent it to my crush instead. Somehow didn’t ruin everything, but my dignity is permanently scarred.