What do you wish people would stop romanticizing, because you’ve lived the reality of it?

[HazelMaker]

The 1990s

Having a horse. I was foolish enough to try three times.

This x 💯

Cloth Nappies/Terry’s Nappies!

Being born in the 60s

Agree with this, will only eat in a few local places I know are good.

I feel this way about takeaways, always disappointing.

Raise you moving to Spain

House renovations. Yep it may have character but it may also cost thousands sorting out issues and never feel warm!

The early 2000s reality shows that spawned the likes of

Cheeky Girls
Will Young

Gareth Gates
Rik Waller

That’s people having misconceptions though, not romanticising. They aren’t going ‘ooo that would be fantastic I can’t wait to experience it’.

Kudos to the OP - the first thing I thought when I saw the thread title was "the 90s" and boom, there it was.

Anything that romanticises the past. I was suspicious of old nostalgics when I was a teenager but now I see my own generation saying "back in my day..." about an era I remember full well, now I KNOW it's bullshit. People were rude and self-obsessed in the 90s! It's not something young people and Instagram invented.

Following your passion as your career. Actually it's completely fine to have a 'good enough', job and keep your passions separate so you enjoy them.

Wow, how rude! And horribly patronising. And trying to get around your extreme rudeness by saying 'oh I'm suurrrre it's not the same for all!'

RUDE!

I have fond memories so don’t know

not studying for O levels leaving school with just CSEs

It really is. My DH is an only and he’s a lovely man.

50 is the new 30 etc. No it's not. It sucks. I looked great at 30. I enjoyed life then. Heck, I didn't mind turning 40. Now I "look" 50, I feel 50 etc. Perimenopause has a lot to do with it. I hate being in my 50th decade.

Losing your virginity

Agreed. My brother and I don’t get on and my DD is a happy only. No need for anyone to feel sorry for anyone. Interesting concept as well. Surely when you feel sorry for someone, that should be kind. In this context it’s just being cruel to parents of only children. It’s nasty dressed as nice.

What the fuck. Who does that. Spend three months in any of the shitholes I've had the pleasure of being locked in and get back to me. Hideous, untherapeutic pits of violence, screaming and alarms.

So true. When we were young and stupid we bought a house that needed an enormous amount of work. The first winter we were there we had no central heating, just expensive and inefficient electric heaters. I vividly remember going out for a walk and spending time in a show home on a new estate nearby just because it was warm, clean and comfortable. It was a wrench to leave! We got there in the end, and it was a lovely house eventually, but never again.

I'm sick of that shit. Literally no one I know enjoys being in their 50s. Add in the smug HRT types - some women can't take it 😡

OCD

Is the sweaty underboob because some women romanticise having big boobs (possibly back to the downsides of the 80's/90's again)

Anyway mine is the weekend. The hope and promise of it. In reality whatever you do outside the home on a Saturdays is spoilt by hoards of other people. Whatever you do inside the home isn't enough. Sunday which pretends to be relaxed but involves finding something open before everyone gives in at 5pm as it's a school night.
Having a Tuesday off was the best thing ever

Also this multipled x30 for bank holidays except the Sunday will cost £££ in lunch and markets and Monday will rain

Yes we all wanted time be Sam Fox in the 80s

Bank holiday weekends.

I usually volunteer to work the bank holidays (I am working Monday) because bank holidays are boring. I normally end up being roped into some sort if DIY project that my partner has started.