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16 photos that perfectly sum up life as a third wheel
BEING A THIRD wheel can happen to the best of us. Everyone has been in that position where you’re best friends with a couple and every night out seems to end up with just the three of you.
You’re not the first – and you won’t be the last:
1. Throughout history, the third wheel has always been there
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Hanging on and being awkward.
2. Ruining romantic photo opportunities on nights out
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3. Trying to fit in while the couple larks around
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4. Not knowing what to do when they’re shifting
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5. And your only other option being the awkward look away
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6. The helpful third wheeler
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7. If restaurants catered to third wheels
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8. Which every single restaurant should do
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That extra space is just too painful to glance over at all night.
9. Trying to get some of the attention
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10. When food just matters more
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It’s always been there for you.
11. When the only thing you can do is stare the camera out of it
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^representing third wheels everywhere
12. And you’re in the cinema like
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13. When the couple is so relaxed together they go for a nap
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And you just check your phone. Again.
14. At a party you’re left holding the balloons
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15. Every photo is an awkward opportunity to prove your third wheel status
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Not sorry.
16. Even multiple couples don’t stop third wheelers from wheelin’
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Absolute troopers.
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Bodies friiiiend going out Hanging On hanging out third wheels