Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Awkward moments happen. Cartoonist Adrienne Hedger knows this all too well. She’s turned many of her awkward experiences into ...

What a person says in uncomfortable moments can offer some insight into how social settings make them feel. Being socially awkward is often rooted in a variety of struggles a person may be facing.

Upon discussing MTV’s Awkward — one of our favorite series ever — Nikki DeLoach, who played Lacey Hamilton on the show, said she’d “ABSOLUTELY” love for a series revival to happen because it’s one of ...

Last week, in a social media post Brené Brown advised her readers to, “Stay awkward, brave and kind.” When I read her post, I did a double take and thought, “Here’s a message I can get behind. Brave ...

Not every celebrity interview goes smoothly — sometimes they just go downright wrong altogether. Being interviewed means being put on the spot and asked unexpected, often hard-hitting questions that ...

We’ve all been there — the cringeworthy moments when words come out wrong or when a heartfelt gesture like a hug goes unreciprocated, or a pause in a conversation lingers just long enough to become ...

It's impossible to avoid socially awkward moments entirely, but this social scientist has a few strategies. Ty Tashiro told the Atlantic's "How to talk to people" podcast he does mental prep before ...

Psychologist Ty Tashiro, author of "Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially awkward and Why That's Awesome," explains why awkward people are more likely to demonstrate "striking talent." Following ...

The creation of this article included the use of AI and was edited by human content creators. Read more on our AI policy here. Remember rushing home to catch the latest episode of Awkward on MTV?

I'm tired of the word "awkward." I have this theory that we say "awkward" when we really mean that we encountered something that made us feel anxious, which is to say, we were forced to confront our ...