"I'm So Tired Of It": People Are Sharing The "Wildly Overrated" Things That Seem Like A Dream Come True... Until You Actually Experience It

I think we've all had something we thought would be a dream, only to realize pretty quickly that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. I'm realizing that some things are a lot more fun to imagine than to actually experience.

When user LemonDropKissie on Reddit asked, "What’s something that sounds amazing in theory but becomes exhausting once you actually live it long term?" and some of the responses are surprising:

1. "Business travel. Everyone thinks it’s amazing. No one realizes the long hours, shitty meals, and bland hotels."

—chi_moto

2. "Living in Florida. Obviously it's subjective, but I did 10 years there, and it lost its appeal to me. I am much happier visiting a few times per year. Summers were rough for me."

—jpoitras22

3. "Being a chef. People always think it's cool and say things like, 'I wish I could do something like that.' Everyone knows being a chef is brutal, but it's still heavily romanticized."

—sgsparks206

4. "Making movies for a living. It’s a lot of hurry-up-and-wait. But it’s also physically brutal, hauling all the gear around, especially on location. And you tend to go a little mad the longer you film. Everyone is loony after week 3."

—Accomplished_Dig284

5. "Being some form of artist (of any type: actors, writers, painters, indie game developers, indie musicians, etc.). Painting sounds fun until you are on your 900th painting. Picasso apparently painted 10,000 paintings during his lifetime. That's more than one a day. Imagine how mundane it eventually got for him."

—rinkuhero

6. "Polyamory. Having multiple people who love you and support you can be wonderful at times. But the flip side is that you need to be that to just as many people, all while making sure each partner feels special and each relationship has the intimacy and connection that's required for each. And if you enmesh with more than one person, figuring out holidays and more than one set of in-laws is taxing, to say the least. Between full-time jobs, friends, family, and hobbies, even just one or two fully committed relationships is a lot. I don't know how I did more in my younger years. And I haven't even added kids into the mix!"

—Greener_Pastures

7. "Live music. At some point, it just becomes exhausting. The people, the loud volume, the prices, the parking, the egos. I'll just sit at home with some headphones, thanks."

—xNOTHINGBURGERx

8. "Working from home. I wouldn’t swap it now, of course. It’s great to fall out of bed into work. But I tend to find I’m working outside of hours, and when I’m sick. I feel guilty as I’m only needed behind a computer screen, so I feel like I can work from my sick bed. Plus, there's pressure to keep cleaning the house since you're at home all day, and family members will drop in as though my work isn't important if I can do it at home."

—deardinah83

9. "Overnight jobs where you do nothing but watch movies and chill. They’re the easiest jobs ever, sure, but the trade-off is that your bedtime is 8 a.m. and you sleep into the afternoon. It's just not a sustainable lifestyle."

—Deckorz

10. "Owning a boat. Things constantly go wrong and break, and you need to haul the boat out of the water and get it fixed for thousands of dollars."

—Tricky-Knowledge-421

11. "Living in a subtropical paradise. It’s phenomenal, except for the humidity, the mildew, the bugs, every creature trying to kill you, the tourists, the taxes, the hurricanes, and on and on…"

—itcouldbeworsetbh

12. "One of my friends recently found success as a micro-influencer or Instagram. Seems exhausting in some ways, though."

—CaptainBrooks

13. "Working in tech — customer success specifically. It used to be fun and interesting, and now it’s way more commercial. All the companies are just looking to profit above all."

—Leading_Scientist624

14. "Open relationships, honestly. It sounds freeing and progressive, but the constant communication, jealousy management, and scheduling get so exhausting."

—rowan_stride_481

15. "Living alone. It's all fun and games until you have to cook for yourself every single night."

—Relevant-Muffin-9263

16. "Cushy, high-paying corporate jobs. It destroyed my soul and my will to live. It is a golden noose tightening around my neck."

—Necessary-Audience43

17. "Driving a sports car. Hard suspension. Uncomfortable seats. No space for anything."

—iopjklraise

19. "Van life, owning a small farm, and starting a coffee shop."

—Some_Girl_2073

What's something that sounds amazing in theory but becomes exhausting once you actually live it every day? Let us know in the comments or via this anonymous form!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.