Join the Fun!

Logical-Pop-458 , Chris F / pexels Report

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Traditional-looking religions like Amish and Old-School Mennonites. "Imagine living such a simple life! So family focused. So grounded in community. None of the distractions of modern life. "

And yeah. There are some benefits. But in reality most of these communities are incredibly controlling. Their members don't know how to live life in the real world, and this is leveraged against them by threatening to expel people from the community if they don't do what is expected. It is especially oppressive for women, who are expected to obey their husbands and their pastors, have lots of kids, and keep their mouths shut.

Source - my background is Holdeman Mennonite.

Final score:

172points

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keyboardtek 2 weeks ago

Having gone to Catholic parochial elementary school and knowing the signs of repressive controllers, I realized at a young age that all religions are repressive.

72points

PhariseeHunter46 , RDNE Stock project / pexels Report

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Staying in a relationship "for the kids" totally ignoring the trauma those kids deal with seeing a toxic abusive relationship.

Final score:

168points

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Papa 2 weeks ago

I agree that staying in a relationship for the sake of children is often a bad idea, but not wanting to put children through the trauma of divorce can motivate people to put in the work to save the marriage instead of giving up and walking away.

29points

Strange-Catch6862 , Jimmy Kimmel Live Report

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back The Kardashians.

Final score:

168points

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john doe 2 weeks ago

When will society cast off the shackles of these terrible "people"

56points

reigndrops17 , Oleg Yeltsov / unsplash Report

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back The "bad boy" trope. There's this tendency for people to glorify dysfunction and romanticise an unhealthy imbalance of impulsiveness, aggression and emotional unavailability. But it's extremely toxic and unsalvageable.

Final score:

156points

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keyboardtek 2 weeks ago

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41points

SilverWolfIMHP76 , Warner Bros. Pictures Report

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Joker and Harley Quinn couple. I seen so many people think they were in love and not realizing that it was an abusive relationship.

Prestigious_Kale8839:
So much this. If you want a fictional couple to emulate, try Gomez and Morticia.

Final score:

156points

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Emma S 2 weeks ago

Morticia and Gomez are relationship goals though. 😍

152points

Apple2727 , August de Richelieu / pexels Report

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Homeschooling your children.

Children are supposed to mix with other children.

Final score:

155points

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cerinamroth 2 weeks ago

Illegal in Germany because too open to being abused for ultra religious types/other oddballs to push specific agendas onto their kids.

121points

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Fighting for someone's love.

Nah. No means no, there is no such thing as "hard to get".

Raigheb , Budgeron Bach / pexels Report

Final score:

154points

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ZuriLovesYou 2 weeks ago

THIS!!!

41points

theamazingloki , SEO Galaxy / unsplash Report

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back “Hustle” culture. The “I work so hard I’m making so much money” but what I see is you have no life and only feel worthy if you have money and material things.

Final score:

144points

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Luke Branwen 2 weeks ago

I work so hard, hustled so far... in the end, it doesn't even matter~

56points

Accomplished-Kale-77 , Rene Terp / pexels Report

#10

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Living in other eras throughout history (in particular medieval times), people who fantasise about this seem to think they would have been a wealthy lord or a noble knight rescuing hot maidens every week, when in reality 99% chance they would have been a poor, illiterate peasant working 16 hours a day just to feed themselves and their family before dying from diarrhea aged 40.

Final score:

136points

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cerinamroth 2 weeks ago

Yeah, my mum romanticises things like Downton Abbey and I always have to say to her: You know we'd be the downstairs lot, right? And that being a servant was in no way as nice as they make it look on TV?!

65points

#11

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Open Marriage - Most guys want to open their marriage until their wife is getting unlimited offers and he sits at home alone watching porn. The wife never wanted to be open, but then his offer lets the genie out of the bottle and the trick is on him!

anon , Toa Heftiba / unsplash Report

Final score:

134points

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Miss_H84 2 weeks ago

This remind of a story I read on BP some time ago (you probably remember it if you read it) about a man who wanted an open relationship and eventually his wife agreed but it didn't go as he had planned because she was getting so many dates, she didn't even know what to do with them all, meanwhile he tried it with a coworker and was reported to HR. He didn't want to be in an open relationship anymore but she was happy with the situation.

71points

ratskips , Claudia Wolff / unsplash Report

#12

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Any sensationalized mental illness/learning disability. Depression, anxiety, autism, people are getting cute about schizophrenia now.

This isn't 'quirk'. It's lifelong.

Final score:

132points

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Amelia Jade 2 weeks ago

I have OCD and I try really hard not to let it get to me when people treat it as a cute, quirky thing where they like things neat and organized. If they had any idea of the actual hell it is they wouldn't want anything to do with it. It can be all consuming. It can hurt relationships. It can keep you from being able to sleep, to make choices, or to even trust your own mind. Yeah, it's super cute.

75points

sammyasher , Vony Razom / unsplash Report

#13

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back War.

haver_of_friends:
My dad told me when I was younger that if I ever wanted to join the military, he’d make me watch Saving Private Ryan. Well, I never enlisted, so he never made me watch it, but I ended up watching it on my own for the first time last week at 25.
Bro, that seen where the German slowly stabs Pvt Mellish in the heart while Upham cries in the stairwell, had to be the most disturbing and emotionally upsetting depiction of war that I’ve seen so far in my life. And to think that people glamorize that lifestyle baffles me.

Final score:

130points

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K- THULU 2 weeks ago (edited)

As the first male in my father's family not to fight in a war i hate how it is romanticised...... it wasn't glamorous when my father liberated Bergen death camp in WW2, nor when my grandfather fought at the Somme in WW1...... it's not noble, it's not heroic..... you kill.... you kill and kill till there's not enough of the enemy to fight back...... in the end, my father was fighting children.... kids in the Hitler youth who could barely hold a gun..... nothing heroic in that.....

100points

#14

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back When a community bands together to help someone out with their medical bills, or workers donate vacation days so a colleague can take time to recover from illness. Nice that they’re doing it, and appalling that they should have to.

spudzilla:
Even worse are the stories of kids running lemonade stands or mowing lawns to help raise money. Child labor! Yay, America!

bshaddo , Liza Summer / pexels Report

Final score:

119points

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Yayheterogeneity 2 weeks ago

America at it's best again. This needs to change!!!

34points

Purple_Love_797 , Vitaly Gariev / unsplash Report

#15

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Constantly being the bigger person to a person who continually disrespects you. It is like slowly drinking poison, it changes your heart for the worse.

plaincoldtofu:
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Either your soul dies slowly as you try to act as the adult to someone who is emotionally a toddler, or you spend your time punching back like you’re getting bullied on a school yard. It seems best to just get out of the situation once you realize the dynamic.

Final score:

117points

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Trillian 2 weeks ago (edited)

It's also the wrong way to deal with this. Actions need to have consequences. If you always let it slide, you are actually encouraging this behavior (by removing negative consequences).

25points

Hinky-punk , Jacky Chiu / unsplash Report

#16

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Stalking, “he likes you, isn’t that sweet?” No it’s not. It’s incredibly creepy and terrifying to have someone watch your every move.

Final score:

115points

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Tobias Reaper 2 weeks ago (edited)

who glorifies stalking other than the actual stalker

55points

Huge-Income3313 , Dylan Sauerwein / unsplash Report

#17

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Grand public proposals.

Sheilahasaname:
My ex did this. It was so humiliating, terrifying, and traumatising. He essentially coerced me out of a plane by buying me a skydiving ticket. I'm terrified of heights. Some stuff went wrong and by the time I ended up back at the sight, he had a big sign laid out and hundreds of people watching. I was crying, but not because I was happy.

isthatabingo:
It isn’t bad if they’ve discussed it ahead of time and the one being proposed to has said they are ok with a public proposal. Anyone who proposes to someone without discussing it before hand is stupid imo, and doing it in public not only embarrasses their significant other, but themselves.

Final score:

112points

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Enuya 2 weeks ago (edited)

It's a big NO for me and I'm very vocal about it. I'd refuse public proposal on principle, even if I'd agree under any other circumstances. It's manipulative as hell, putting presure on another person and "forcing" them to say yes

43points

#18

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back I'd say the mob. It's interesting and people talk about the loyalty and "secret society" cool ness of it.
But the reality is most of them were a bunch of greedy sociopaths.

not_today_mr:
The mob and gang life in general. Don't people know how dangerous it is in the first place to them and their friends and family.

RipAgile1088 , HBO Entertainment Report

Final score:

111points

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RAM31280 2 weeks ago

I've got an "italian american" friend who loves mob movies, his father knew people with mob ties, but he's 3rd generation american, while me, a 1st generation "italian american", just call myself american don't like mob movies, and think they are overrated.

16points

anon , Hédi Benyounes / unsplash Report

#19

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Criminals of any kind through pop culture.

rawr_Im_a_duck:
There’s a whole community of mostly teenage girls who have full on crushes and obsessions with school shooters. Supposedly a lot of them receive “fan mail”.

Final score:

110points

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Yayheterogeneity 2 weeks ago

This is just sick.

79points

despenser412 , Krizalid Daza / pexels Report

#20

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back The alpha male creedo. The only people who enjoy alpha males are other alpha males.

Final score:

110points

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keyboardtek 2 weeks ago

That is because they are stuck in the high school locker room, football team competition mentality all their lives.

52points

Rinso The Red 2 weeks ago

The whole thing comes from a debunked study on wolves. Turns out that natural wolf communities don't have anything like this. So really, it's only being kept alive by douchebags that like the idea.

11points

Doctor Strange 2 weeks ago

I've said this before, but I'll say it again. I volunteer at a wolf sanctuary, and the 'alphas' of a pack are just the parents. A pack is just a family unit, and the 'alphas' are not the 'toughest' or the ones who fought and killed to the top. So the guy who at the amusement park with the waistpack full of snacks, making sure his kids are happy, healthy and have enough to eat and drink, that is the truest alpha male you'll ever meet.

10points

LuLuBelle 2 weeks ago

Saying you're an alpha male is a huge red flag. It's synonymous with "entitled misogynist doouchebag." If he says that, run like Hell ladies.

10points

Randy Sanders 2 weeks ago

True alpha males do not have to constantly act that way. It also means cooking, cleaning and child care. Stand and deliver, gentlemen.....

7points

Tyranamar Suess 2 weeks ago

Just don't use the word "alpha male." Try something else, like good man, great father, equal partner. All sound better than "alpha male."

6points

Miryaa 2 weeks ago

All I think when I hear Alpha Male is a certain type of fanfic...

5points

Tom Brincefield 2 weeks ago

I've heard of that world. Not too my particular tastes, but it seems to be very popular.

1point

laura lee 2 weeks ago (edited)

And the funny thing is Alphas don't exist, it was a poorly done scientific paper on wolves that has been discredited. What they thought was alpha beta etc wolf packs were actually family units. So it's all nonsense, just substitute "asshôle" for "alpha" every time you see it, that's all that means.

3points

Tyranamar Suess 2 weeks ago

I've never met a female who finds this attractive. I have, however, met some men who live in basements.

3points

nottheactualphoto 2 weeks ago

Female what? Wolf?

0points

Schmebulock 2 weeks ago

If you have to tell people then you are not.

2points

Katiekat 2 weeks ago

How very homosocial of them. Just saying.

2points

David Morgan 2 weeks ago

People who have to tell you how superior they are, clearly aren't. People with actual worth and value (however that is determined) are generally quite content and self-confident and don't have any desire to brag or belittle others. They don't need to show off, because others already appreciate them. Ironically, bragging about being 'Alpha' is a very 'Beta' behaviour.

2points

Kat Lineker 2 weeks ago

The best word for an alpha male is Ässhöle.

2points

Luke Branwen 2 weeks ago

"Creedo" sounds like a Star Wars character

2points

der sebbl 2 weeks ago

Every time I hear the term "alpha male" I think: ohhh, so he's not fit for public release?

1point

Cari Owens 2 weeks ago

The whole "alpha male " thing is based on a *very* flawed study of wolves in captivity. The males weren't fighting for dominance, they were fighting for territory.

1point

Barry 2 weeks ago

*credo

1point

Jon Steensen 1 week ago

If you need to say that you are an "alpha", you are definitely a "beta" (if we pretend to believe in that c**p, and stay in that universe). "Alpha's" show their character through their actions, not by telling people. Saying that you are an alpha probably isn't the flex you think it is, it just lets people around you know that you are an idiot. Let your actions talk of your character, and have them convey that you are a good person, who also care about the people around you.

0points

Andy Frobig 2 weeks ago

If there were such thing as an alpha male, one thing he would never say is "alpha male"

0points

Sharkfin6 2 weeks ago

If any man tells you he's an alpha, he's definitely a beta and on the bottom of the chain.

0points

Lena Flising 2 weeks ago

Wolves only have "alpha males" in captivity. Free wolves usually live in family groups, lead by mum and dad. The one who coin the phrase "alpha male" has since worked hard against its use, as it's b******t. If a human calls himself that, assume he's in prision (i.e. in captivity).

0points

El Dee 2 weeks ago

I feel that genuine alpha males don't call themselves that as they don't have anything to prove. They are all wannabes..

0points

Ripfengor , Anna Tukhfatullina Food Photographer/Stylist / pexels Report

#21

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back "I would love to just own and operate a little bar/restaurant/cafe/bakery/tavern and make enough to get by in a little town"

-this is exclusively stated by people who have NEVER worked in a bar/restaurant/cafe/bakery/tavern, and almost certainly not a little one in a little town.

The most failing businesses on the planet are hospitality + F&B for a reason.

Final score:

104points

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Mike F 2 weeks ago

Not to mention the fact that you can kiss your life goodbye since it becomes your life.

45points

Jumping-shadow , Clem Onojeghuo / pexels Report

#22

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back S*x on the beach. Sand's gets everywhere!!!

ninazo96:
I don't like shower sex either. Friction is not fun for the lady bits.

Final score:

103points

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cerinamroth 2 weeks ago

Yes, and yes!

23points

#23

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Being a woman in the 1950s. It’s been romanticized by the trad wives, but it was a boring existence for too many. Once a month card club was the big highlight.

MamaLeet , hello aesthe / pexels Report

Final score:

91points

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Susie Elle 2 weeks ago

Boring and abusive

40points

Gloomy_Delay536 , Timur Weber / pexels Report

#24

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Possessiveness and overprotectiveness. It's restricting, not cute.

theemmyk:

I always thought jealousy from a man would be so romantic until I actually experienced it. It was so unattractive. I guess it's the insecurity that is a turn-off...?

Final score:

90points

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Red PANda (she/they/he/ze) 2 weeks ago

I’d say that is pretty spot-on (the insecurity being a turn-off)

15points

IDONTKNOWPICKLES , Pixabay / pexels Report

#25

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Cruises. Overcrowded pools, long lines everywhere you go, motion sickness, the restroom in my cabin smelled like p**s for some reason, the cabin was so tiny I got claustrophobic, Thalassaphobia of being out in the middle of the ocean where if you fell no one would see you again, ports were usually packed with people trying to scam you because you're a tourist, and to top it all off my son and I were stricken by norovirus and then covid on our last day.

My husband wants to go on another cruise and I told him I'm not coming.

Final score:

90points

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Panda McPandaface 2 weeks ago

My idea of hell.

51points

Fancy_Ask_2767 , Blue Bird / pexels Report

#26

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back **Gender Reveal**

**Public Proposal**

**Vloggers or anyone filming certain people (especially servers) without asking permission**

**Social Experiment** - especially one that requires helping others.

Final score:

88points

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cerinamroth 2 weeks ago

Yes x 4. Hate all of these.

25points

Cheetodude625 , Josh Hild / pexels Report

#27

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back This is going to be a hot-take so fair warning.

The whole "living off the grid" life style or the whole "F society, I'm going to live in the woods" mentality.

It is very freaking hard to do in order to maintain said life style and to survive in general.

Final score:

87points

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cerinamroth 2 weeks ago

We were self-sufficient but didn't live "off grid". It was a very hard life, yet loads of people say "Oh, how idyllic". No, it absolutely wasn't.

38points

Mayonaise_Best_Sauce Report

#28

When a male student gets groomed or R-worded by a female teacher and you get people saying that he's lucky and they wish it happened to them and stuff. I've always found that incredibly disturbing.

Final score:

87points

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Susie Elle 2 weeks ago

Same. We perceive adult women as less threatening than adult men, and we see young girls as more vulnerable than young men.

34points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#29

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Working a "brag worthy" amount of hours a week, particularly if one is salary. No one is impressed, and perpetuating that as a standard is evil.

-Dixieflatline , Mohammad Rahmani / unsplash Report

Final score:

86points

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Ladedah 2 weeks ago

I dunno. I think the definition of "brag-worthy" should be clarified. I only work 24 hours a week and get a decent amount of money for it. Sorry, but - Hell yes - I'm going to brag about only working two days a week. This should seriously be the standard to which people strive.

35points

#30

Alcoholism. Every single manly movie whether it be a western, a spy movie, a period piece, etc. always has the protagonist sipping on something strong. Plot armor gives characters incredible tolerance the likes of which should send them begging for a toilet to expel their liquor sh**s or puke. There’s nothing glorious about being an alcoholic.

HagsSecret Report

Final score:

85points

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Susie Elle 2 weeks ago

Alcoholics are not quirky and sarcastic

19points

Beautiful-Tree-91 , Ketut Subiyanto / pexels Report

#31

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Freaking ADHD/ADD. It takes me twice as long to get something done compared to my peers. From the moment I wake up, I have a song stuck in a loop in my head - alongside like 50 other tabs. I’ve had crying fits at work due to rejection sensitive dysphoria, or fire alarms going off unexpectedly. My ability to retain information regarding something I’m not genuinely interested in is nigh. I have to remind myself not to bounce, fidget, or get up from my chair every 5-10 minutes. I have to ask people what they’re saying multiple times due to auditory processing. I struggle to see projects through because my brain branches out to other connections or topics. Etc.
It can be so hard to manage, especially if you didn’t learn how to work with it before you’re navigating the world alone, as an adult.

Final score:

84points

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Susie Elle 2 weeks ago (edited)

I've never been diagnosed, but I recognize SO many things. Especially the freaking songs stuck on loop and the absolutely crippling disinterest that sets in when I have to focus on something I don't like. Holy s**t. I'm no longer in school but I had to attend a webinar yesterday and I could not - for the life of me - register nor understand what was on the presenter's sliders at all. Like, at all. I had to read it five times because my eyes skip over the words like a pingpongball thrown in a fishbowl and I can't listen and read at the same time. I'll sink away in an internal dialogue over something irrelevant (i.e. "if famous youtuber so and so were to invite me to a livestream and they'd ask me this niche question, here's the elaborate answer I'd give") Anyway thanks for attending my Tedtalk

32points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#32

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Pregnancy and childbirth. Some parts are great but holy S**T.

napalmnacey , Alexander Grey / unsplash Report

Final score:

84points

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GettingCereal 2 weeks ago

Big wtf moment: someone once said to me women shouldn't know too much about the in part lasting negative impact a pregnancy can and very often does have, because then they'd stop having babies.

41points

Key-Quit-4709 , Xiaoyu Chen / pexels Report

#33

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Being stuck in the past in the name of custom, ritual and culture.

Final score:

79points

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keyboardtek 2 weeks ago

Tradition is peer pressure from dead people.

60points

fluffycooki3_monster , Markus Spiske / pexels Report

#34

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Eating Disorders (specifically restrictive ones where a person is thin).

Not fun. -100000/10. It’s a mental illness not “self control goals”.

Final score:

77points

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keyboardtek 2 weeks ago (edited)

Food corporations make zillions off people with eating disorders. They have no incentive to change. They hire chemists who figure out how to make foods more addictive.

19points

#35

Chronic illness.

Been seeing so many more people on social media thinking they have certain conditions. Like it's almost become trendy to say "oh I think I have Ehlers Danlos and POTS hehee"

I don't know why people think just because you are bendy or double jointed, or have one small weird thing wrong.. that you want to join the club of chronic illness. It's not fun, or cute, or trendy.

Those of us who do have it struggle. Hard. Are gaslit by doctors. Are sick of feeling broken. Are hurting. And want people to take us seriously but now every time I mention my actual diagnosis' to a medical professional (diagnosed YEARS ago) they ask me "do you think you have this because you saw it on tiktok?"

It's frustrating.

xxladymidnight Report

Final score:

77points

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whineygingercat 2 weeks ago

You think that's bad? Try chronic pain pretenders. Because of them and d**g seekers, I have to bend over backwards, while jumping through burning hoops to convince a doctor that I truly need these medications. That I'm really in pain. All. The. Time.

67points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#36

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Smoking cigarettes. I’m not hating on anyone who does, i vape myself, but its entirely hypocritical to see people who dont smoke praising/romanticizing celebs like Lana Del Rey for smoking while she’s singing during her concert & then go and berate someone regular for it because all of a sudden it’s gross when they’re not famous or hot.

In general, its not a good habit and shouldn’t be romanticized, even with celebrities.

mearbearcate , Elvert Barnes / flickr Report

Final score:

76points

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BookFanatic 2 weeks ago

Yeah, both my folks were heavy smokers. Now I have chronic bronchitis, asthma, and a restrictive lung disease. Thanks, Mom and Dad!

27points

lespaulstrat2 , Katherine Bowers / pexels Report

#37

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back The Mafia. They are just low life scumbags. No, they don't have a code of honor, they have been ratting each other out since the beginning. No, they never had rules against selling d***s, they have been selling them since the 20s. No, they don't live glamorous lives, even the high ups, for the most part, live ordinary lives. Nothing that is portrayed in the movies is correct.

Final score:

74points

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Colby DeYoung 2 weeks ago

Maybe correct for the most part, but you can't say the Teflon Don John Gotti lived an "ordinary" life.

6points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#38

Disney World.

WrongKielbasa Report

Final score:

71points

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Chris Keller 2 weeks ago

I wouldn't go if admission was free and you paid me $2000

30points

#39

Romeo and Juliet. If Shakespeare were alive now, he’d be horrified at how his cautionary tale has been twisted.

ChronoLegion2 Report

Final score:

70points

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whineygingercat 2 weeks ago

People make it out to be some great love story. It was a 3-day FLING, by 2 teenagers that resulted in 6 deaths.

65points

Lupinyonder , Benjamin Wedemeyer / unsplash Report

#40

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Working in the film industry.

adknight11:
One of my good friends worked as a Production Assistant for years down in Atlanta and I couldn’t believe how crazy her schedule was. On top of that, the story she has of some film stars who were absolutely horrid to work with. She’s happily staying at home with her baby boy now.

Final score:

60points

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Der Kommissar 2 weeks ago (edited)

PA is the entry level job in the film biz. You are a "go-fer", and at the mercy of everyone on the set. Most film people on the set feel they're entitled, and enjoy torturing PAs as sport.

19points

Revolutionary-Yak-47 Report

#41

Living in your car. It's not fun, there are very few places to park, it can be brutally hot or cold, and you don't usually have access to proper showers.

Final score:

60points

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Elchinero 2 weeks ago

or toilets

24points

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#42

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Moving away to a big city. That 2 hour commute to work is not cute and glamorous.

saintscoob , Denys Nevozhai / unsplash Report

Final score:

58points

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Enuya 2 weeks ago

It depends from a person. I absolutely hated living in my small hometown and am far happier since I moved to a big city. I love the sense of anonymity and having a choice (many cultural events, places to visit, shops, health clinics and so on). I'd never return to my hometown OR any other small, close-knit community. Though to be fair my city has a great public transport and I live relatively close to the center. I'd likely hate having to commute from the very outskirts.

24points

#43

New Years Eve.

F*****g hate it. It's always disappointing.

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Final score:

56points

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keyboardtek 2 weeks ago

I was a musician for ten years. New Years eve was always the worst night to play. So many drunks and people who only drink one day a year. Rude crowds, bad night club owners, bad drivers on the road afterwards.

19points

PaintedLady5519 , Sander Weeteling / unsplash Report

#44

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Small towns are nice to visit but suffocating to live in.

Smart-Fold7327:
I grew up in a very small town, and it's impacted my growth. The lack of jobs, activities, and essential resources (such as good schools and hospitals) is horrible. I finally was able to move from my hometown, and while I enjoy it, it's been an adjustment. I realized I lack a lot of social skills, technological skills, and even driving skills because the area I grew up in is so isolated.

Final score:

55points

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Yayheterogeneity 2 weeks ago

I think that's very much America where the distances are so great. Of course we have some very isolated towns in EU as well but mostly it takes you about 30 minutes by car to the next bigger town here where you have access to higher education, etc. I live in the Eifel which is by comparison quite remote but still... The next "good" university is 45 minutes away.

20points

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#45

Moving to Los Angeles.

It’s expensive, crowded, and dirty. Also good luck competing with everyone else there for opportunities.

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Final score:

49points

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Panda McPandaface 2 weeks ago

...or any big city. Hardly exclusive to L.A.

24points

csward53 , Resume Genius / unsplash Report

#46

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Climbing the corporate ladder.

anonymous:
Just to be on the chopping block when times get tough.

Final score:

48points

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me McG 2 weeks ago

the rung move

7points

Lollypop1305 , Harrison Haines / pexels Report

#47

“What’s Something People Romanticize But It’s Actually Horrible?”: 50 People Don’t Hold Back Being backstage at a gig. Take it from a seasoned “band wife” it’s boring, sweaty, and cramped. (Even in bigger stadiums) Loads of waiting around while they do soundchecks and media. The only good thing is the free booze. It’s not all sex, d***s and rock n roll. At all.

Final score:

48points

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Diolla 2 weeks ago

That may be true but backstage can be fun, especially at festivals, where artists meet and f*ck around. Also being able to see shows from side stage and have quick access to clean toilets.

18points

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#48

Pirates!🏴‍☠️

Final score:

48points

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cerinamroth 2 weeks ago

True. I knew someone who was kidnapped with his wife by pirates off the coast of the Philippines and held hostage for a month. It was nowhere near fun. Thankfully they both made it out of there, but they never wanted to sail again and it had been their biggest shared passion.

32points

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#49

Being a chef in a restaurant.

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Final score:

47points

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Bookworm 2 weeks ago

I'm reminded of the tumblr post that pops up now and then, that reads in part: If I'm hiring you to cook, my expectation is that you only went to a little bit of jail.

22points

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#50

A jealous partner.

Final score:

44points

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Kat Lineker 2 weeks ago

That can get crazy dangerous.

8points

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What’s something people romanticize but it’s actually horrible?

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Emma S 2 weeks ago (edited)

Owning a farm. Some people seem to think it'll be all baking cakes and frolicking about fields in designer wellys. In reality it's getting up at 4am in the freezing cold to start work, cleaning animal faeces, horrible smells and struggling to make ends meet.

30points

Roxy222uk 2 weeks ago

Anyone that romanticising owning a farm needs to watch Clarkson's Farm on Amazon Prime to learn the truth about trying to make a living, in the UK at least. It's also hilarious (and occasionally heartbreaking).

8points

Šimon Špaček 2 weeks ago

The only thing you need to know about farming life is that ~100 years ago 90% of people worked in farming while today it is only ~10%. If farming would be that great, why would people drop it as soon as they could?

3points

Dusty's mom 2 weeks ago (edited)

We have to rent our farmland to someone else. Machinery and supplies are $$$$$$. The guy who rents from us farms about 400 of his own acres, and a couple thousand rented. 80 acres used to support a family. Now it's a secondary income, like a second job, that's heavily taxed. And if the crops fail . . .

2points

Duh 2 weeks ago

Farming is a business. A labor intensive business.

2points

Binky Melnik 2 hours ago

And don’t forget cutting up the animals for food and leather! Yuck.

0points

sturmwesen 2 weeks ago

Sleeping face to face..."could you please stop breathing?"

16points

Sergio Bicerra 2 weeks ago

At 3am: ACHOOOO!!!!

5points

Watermelon 2 weeks ago

Buying a sailboat and sailing around the world. Sounds sooo adventurous. In reality, very scary for multiple valid reasons. Also hot, cramped, mostly boring, and lots of work. Run out of important supplies, or forgot something you need? It could be days or even weeks before you're back in port, so you live without.

12points

Sergio Bicerra 2 weeks ago

May not be horrible, but very dissapointing: meeting your bio-family. Unless very unfortunate conditions, can't see what good you can get meeting them. Your identity? Nope, that's what you are now no matter where you came from. Answers? Wanna know they didn't care enough or wanna see if thery're junkies or have a perfect life without you? Go ahead. Not everything is a Hallmark ending.

4points

V 1 week ago

Yes, every now and then I think about reaching out to my mum's ex who got her pregnant with me. But then I remember that he has made no effort to keep in contact with me since I was 3 and go "Meh"

4points

.. 2 weeks ago

The American Dream. They tell you that if you work hard you will get riches but in reality the people who have the most money come from generational wealth. It is actually highly unlikely someone will become a millionaire just from hard work alone.

4points

Coffee 2 weeks ago

As usual with the internet, a lot of people equate horrible to "something I don't like". While there are actually horrible things on the list, somethings on the list are not horrible, just not some people's vibes. Personally, as an introvert I don't like a lot of attention so public proposals, birthday parties and things that will make me the center of attraction mortifying me, but I won't classify those things as horrible. Gender reveals are not horrible, if they're not hurting anyone, public proposals are not horrible if they're not hurting anyone, recording YOURSELF is not horrible if you're not hurting anyone, living in a city is not horrible neither is living in a small town (funny both are on the list)... These things are just preferences and it's OK you don't prefer them but that doesn't make them inherently horrible. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk

3points

Just stopping by 2 weeks ago

Yes

2points

Rodney McKay 2 weeks ago

Life. It has few, if any, redeeming characteristics.

3points

Richard Smith 2 weeks ago

Working from home. Oh, there's the obvious benefits everyone discusses...but it's great getting to resent your own home and feeling like you're ALWAYS at work.

2points

Sergio Bicerra 2 weeks ago

I could work 100% from home but choose not to, cause I want my job separate from my life. Is nice to have a smoke break while working, take a 15 minute nap or just be in your confiest clothes, but nope. Maybe once every 3 weeks.

1point

SAF saf 2 weeks ago

I hate how Hollywood has romanticized and normalized 1%'r biker gangs. These are dangerous people that are nothing like film portrays them.

2points

Eve Mraz 2 weeks ago

Recently: The Mendez brothers. What Lyle and Erik went through was god awful and all people want to talk about is how attractive they are and how hot the actors in the new show are. What the f**k you guys?!!

1point

Alex Kreitner 2 weeks ago

Did anyone notice that apparently the worst places to live are big cities, small cities, closed communities, or off the grid/on a farm? Is the conclusion that being alive is too often romanticized that it all sucks?

1point

Pug Nose Curly Tail Premium 2 weeks ago

I feel like this went off the rails at some point...

1point

WonderWoman 2 weeks ago

Did the posters not read the prompt properly or did BP pick out so many that didn't. Who is romanticizing some of these things, they are bad and society views many of them as bad and people aren't wishing to live them.

0points

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Emma S 2 weeks ago (edited)

30points

Roxy222uk 2 weeks ago

8points

Šimon Špaček 2 weeks ago

3points

Dusty's mom 2 weeks ago (edited)

2points

Duh 2 weeks ago

Farming is a business. A labor intensive business.

2points

Binky Melnik 2 hours ago

And don’t forget cutting up the animals for food and leather! Yuck.

0points

sturmwesen 2 weeks ago

Sleeping face to face..."could you please stop breathing?"

16points

Sergio Bicerra 2 weeks ago

At 3am: ACHOOOO!!!!

5points

Watermelon 2 weeks ago

12points

Sergio Bicerra 2 weeks ago

4points

V 1 week ago

Yes, every now and then I think about reaching out to my mum's ex who got her pregnant with me. But then I remember that he has made no effort to keep in contact with me since I was 3 and go "Meh"

4points

.. 2 weeks ago

4points

Coffee 2 weeks ago

3points

Just stopping by 2 weeks ago

Yes

2points

Rodney McKay 2 weeks ago

Life. It has few, if any, redeeming characteristics.

3points

Richard Smith 2 weeks ago

Working from home. Oh, there's the obvious benefits everyone discusses...but it's great getting to resent your own home and feeling like you're ALWAYS at work.

2points

Sergio Bicerra 2 weeks ago

1point