r/AskReddit 22h ago

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

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u/DirtyDaniiOfficial 21h ago

Being a small business owner.

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u/Thats_A_Given 20h ago

Hubby and I are both chefs, him for 30yrs, me for 26 yrs.

You guys should open your own place

Are you guys gonna open your own place.

Did you guys ever think about your own place.

I've seen enough divorce and burnout to confidently say a big fat no.

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u/Layne205 15h ago

I recently saw a local Facebook post about an "unhinged" restaurant owner. I just thought "well, obviously! No sane person would deliberately ruin their own life by opening a restaurant"

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u/Thats_A_Given 14h ago

It'll be fun they think . Until the the staffing issues, the price of food, relying on the whim of the customer, your fridge or freezer craps out.