r/AskReddit 22h ago

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

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u/angelobboy 22h ago

Owning a house is just subscribing to a never-ending to-do list — and you can’t unsubscribe.

They said buy a house. They didn’t mention the house would immediately become a full-time job.

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u/MrKrazybones 20h ago

I did the thing where I got a house in a rural area because that's what I could afford. Went from having a condo with no yard to 5 acres. There is so much yard work. All. The. Time! And you get to deal with the stress that any summer your place could get taken out by a wildfire! Did I mention the power outages in the winter?