Here’s my guilty confession: as a teenager, I was absolutely besotted by vampires, all thanks to Vampire Diaries. However, in hindsight, I don’t think I will just stand still if one comes barging after me in real life because I don’t want to be its food.
The thing is, almost all of us have such romanticized ideas of something, but they can all come crashing down when we actually have to live it in real life. When Reddit user SoloSammySilva asked, “What’s something people only romanticize because they’ve never actually done it?” here’s what people had to say!
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#1
Being stalked. Seriously, a friend of mine was raving about a romance book where the guy stalks a woman and is obsessed with her “but he saves her life”. I’ve been stalked, nothing about it is romantic.
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#2
Living in the past
The 1920s weren’t awesome. Nor were the 1200s or the 1400s. You wouldn’t have enjoyed life more if you were a knight in medieval times, you’d probably just die from an infection.
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#3
Alcoholism. Characters in movies who drink heavily are often shown as cool or funny.
The reality is vastly different.
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#4
Depression. No, they’re not all tortured geniuses, they’re just tortured.
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#5
The Mafia
Edit: After almost 3k upvotes I wanna clarify that I’ve never had any encounters with the mob in real life. However I do enjoy mafia themed movies and shows and thought “it probably isn’t like this at all in real life”. Thanks for the comments!
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#6
Been in a serious relationship with “the bad boy.”.
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#7
Moving out to the middle of nowhere and building a shelter and living off the land.
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#8
Having ADHD or Autism.
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#9
Being a teacher. I cried so much. It was traumatic. It wasn’t even the kids or the long hours. It was the other teachers.
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#10
War, I’d imagine.
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#11
Renovating an old house.
Are you a person who can never sit still?
Probably for you.
Do you enjoy downtime?
Probably not for you. .
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#12
Running thru a field of flowers.
You kick up dander and pollen, your feet get tangled in the flower stems… It doesn’t last long…
Then you finally collapse in a patch of wild flowers and land on an ant hill or a ground wasps’ nest or it’s really a hidden bog.
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#13
Being a full time creative: design, painting, acting, marketing, etc. Not everyone is cut out for that lifestyle.
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#14
Being a manager.
I thought it was all big paycheques and corporate perks.
Nope, I’m just babysitting grown adults.
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#15
Getting blackout drunk. To this day, it’s one of the few things I get really uncomfortable thinking about.
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#16
Having twins. They see them when their parents finally get them out of the house. They’re all cute in matching outfits.
And people say, “I always wanted twins!”
I almost died having these twins. They never slept. They fight like feral cats.
My house is never ever clean.
This is not something people should be wanting.
But they are cute. I have no regrets.
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#17
Infidelity
You hear in movies, you console your friends but only when you actually get cheated you will know how bad it is .
It literally makes you question everything.. at what point did your relationship break? How come the person you loved and trusted did this ? Were you not good enough ? .
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#18
Getting rid of all their possessions and wealth.
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#19
Forensic work. Especially crime scene investigation.
I was CSI for several years before I transferred to my current position (NIBIN analyst). CSI is rewarding if you can do it, but it’s a rough job. Not even just emotionally, but physically. I spent 45 minutes in the third floor (attic) of a house with no air conditioning in August looking for a knife that was on the front porch in plain view of homicide detectives while they sat there talking to the parents of the deceased. I was furious.
Lab work isn’t necessarily better. You definitely have days of just looking at evidence under a microscope all day. It can be very monotonous.
#20
Bartending.
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#21
#vanlife.
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#22
Being a cowboy.
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#23
Starting a business.
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