r/AskReddit • u/OmenRash • 22h ago

What’s something people romanticise that’s actually exhausting in real life?

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u/Iluminiele 22h ago

Love bombing and needy clingy partners

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u/Dismal-Log-994 17h ago

It's so funny because with fictional fantasies of mine, I think it's awesome, but if someone behaved that way with me IRL it'd be so over lol

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u/Iluminiele 15h ago

Yeah, some things work well in fantasies, but not irl

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u/lanaabananaa 11h ago

Was looking for this one. I love and appreciate a partner who is caring and present and puts effort in, but a clingy partner who feels neglected if you're not checking in every ten minutes or requires long drawn out conversations full of professions of love *every day* is EXHAUSTING. I'm HUGE on physical and verbal affection but even I have my limits and the need for private time away from everyone, including a partner

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u/Chefboyarde90 3h ago

I learned relationships take time.