When you send out a text to one of your closest friends in the event that the people you are with ignore you, therefore, making it awkward. It makes it look like you are doing something, and not just a complete loser.
*You Texting*: Hey bro, this is a consolation text, my girlfriend went talk to some people I don't know.
*Friend Texting*: Dude, I feel your pain..my girlfriend does that to me all of the time.