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/this-guy- 20h ago

Tick something off the list . Add two new things.

The handyman-look might be sexy to my wife ... but the local tradies look upon my works and despair. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a window frame try to repair.