‘What’s something people romanticize but is actually horrible?’ – 23 totally on-point answers
Humans have a funny habit, especially when trying to make a point on the internet, of idealising things that actually aren’t very nice. A Twitter user addressed this foible with a succinct question…
What’s something people romanticize but it’s actually horrible?
— Farina Malik ⁱᴾⁱᵃⁿ (@duzany1care) September 8, 2024
And there were plenty of people who were ready to chip in with things that we have a tendency to view through rose-tinted spectacles.
1.
The past as a moral high ground.
— •&•ꪜꪮꪑỉᡶ (@WallaceAndV0mit) September 9, 2024
2.
Climbing Everest
It's deadly, and too many people think they should try.— Lunchtime Commander *SparkleTroll* (@timmyfigs) September 9, 2024
3.
Working long hours (“the grind”)
— Alex Giedt (oldhead) (@Mechani_Kong) September 9, 2024
4.
Legally commiting yourself to spending 40, 50, 60 years of your life with one person despite not knowing how either of you will change.
— Uncle J (@501c3founder) September 9, 2024
5.
Shower sex.
— Lola (@thefempire50) September 9, 2024
6.
Living on a farm
— Steve Hou (@stevehouf) September 10, 2024
7.
Listening to a Bob Dylan singing
— AVP (@avp40times) September 10, 2024
8.
Pregnancy https://t.co/kVVKMgCeS7
— sheologian (@sheologian) September 9, 2024
9.
As a middle aged single woman I would say, men. https://t.co/IRIV013Jeh
— Taru Ann (@january_myth) September 10, 2024
10.
New Years Eve https://t.co/7nKZtB04kq
— Our Rach (@ourrachblogs) September 10, 2024
11.
Camping
— sebastian (@stoicsebastian) September 9, 2024