By Unity Blott for MailOnline
It's easy to get the wrong end of the stick when it comes to technology - and these cringeworthy exchanges are a case in point.
The following screen grabs, shared online, reveal the highly inappropriate but often amusing messages that have left them wishing the ground would swallow them up, reports the Daily Mail.
In many cases, romantic hopefuls had their dreams crushed after propositioning the object of their affection over text or social media.
In other threads, the receiver decided to have a little fun, playing along with the conversation with hilarious results.