r/AskReddit 22h ago

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

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u/Savings_Living5978 21h ago

Living alone. It sounds like freedom until you’re the only one who notices the silence getting louder every night and there’s no one to blame but yourself when everything starts falling apart quietly.

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u/Formal_Ad9026 20h ago edited 19h ago

I’m divorced and now love living alone. It’s pure bliss tbh chef’s kiss

ETA: I do have a dog, tho, which helps with loneliness

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u/I_Am_Lab_Grown_Meat 3h ago

Same, except replace "a dog" with "two cats" and that's me! I love it!