Someone Asks “What Actually 100% Lived Up To The Hype” And People Deliver 45 Genuine Responses

I moved out young - 16. Angry house. Had roommates until probably age of 22. I moved out of a toxic family environment. Good choice- but some of the roommate arrangements I experienced were even more stressful. Had my own place, finally. Never have I experienced such peace and sense of luxury. Was great for a month. Then the dealing with my own mind in the literal liminal spaces started to weigh. Listening to one's own inner voice after decades of not being able to hear it over the cacaphony is...intense. Proud, but aloneness forced me to get hobbies and see humans (the latter, I am not fond of.) I'm introverted but I was always before finding time to decompress. It was a goal. Once I got to completely free the static, found I needed stimulation and to do some serious self care and realization.

I have a strict no roommate policy in our house. Right now, it's just my husband and me. We have let a friend in need stay, he stole from us. No friends are allowed to live with us anymore if in need. We have let both of our mothers live with us at separate times for a while, neither of them are allowed to live with us anymore if needed (relationships are still solid thank goodness but not under my roof, never again). I don't care how bad it gets for us, over my dead body will I ever let someone else live in our house. Luckily we are expecting our first child soon so that room will occupied anyway :) <3

What if I absolutely love my 3 'room'mates.

I take water pills, so it's imperative to have access to the bathroom.

Unfortunately, as with buying a home, this is going to become rarer due to ridiculously high rents.

I would not be here if it weren't for my dog and cat, so grateful to both of them. They are the definition of unconditional love.

When my friend’s dog passed away she decided not to get another one because they required too much time/energy. She wasn’t insanely busy, but worked and had a couple kids. For me it was like, how can you go from having a dog to not having one without feeling empty?

Awwwww cute doggo :D

Sharing a friendship with a doggo will teach you that the word "person" applies to more than one species.

This is so true. My dogs and cats are the best at this.

That last sentence. WOW.

I agree with this. Best decision of my life! And I met the most amazing partner anyone can wish for. No more gaslighting, no more lies. And best off all, I can really be myself, without any drama!

I divorced my toxic husband. It took me 10 years to find myself again.

That reminds me of... "1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted and now I have it. I rule!"

I get this. Just having yourself back, we had a good marriage for a while, but then he just stopped caring, and I knew I could not live my life like that

I was on a work trip to Corsica years ago and a few of us went down to the beach at night. We could see so many stars it was unreal. That has stayed with me all this time.

I saw when I was a kid in Boy Scouts and we went camping in the California high desert. How amazed I was that we could see it, that it was so beautiful, and the sheer numbers of stars in the sky has stayed with me all these years.

The Milky Way is beautiful. I saw it for the first time camping

Yes, starry nights!

I was driving through Colorado one time and we pulled off the side of the road in a place where there we NO lights from houses

It's not accessible the way it was pre-inflation when the average month's wages was enough to buy a vegetable.

Seconded. I started a health kick during March 2020, when lockdown happened in the UK. At that point I'd recently turned 40 and was overweight and miserable. I had made excuses for years that between work and home life I simply didn't have the time or energy to work out. Then lockdown happened and all of a sudden I had more time than ever so those excuses wouldn't fly anymore. Two years later I've lost almost 6 stone and run a half marathon whereas two years previously I was out of breath just walking up my stairs. Proper weight loss does take time to achieve but once you get there you'll never look back.

Couldn't agree more. I've been on my health kick for 10 months. Lost 3 stone, gym 4 times a week. I've never been fitter or healthy in my adult life. Gone from XL to M. Loving it.

I can definitely feel it when I eat garbage food, my body gets more tired and sluggish. It is expensive to eat healthy however one can look up on the google how to eat cheap but still healthy. That one carrot that cost you your months wages..use it in soup or stew for example.. add a potato, maybe you can find a cheap cut of meat...a meal for a couple few days. There are ways to eat healthy on the cheap but takes some effort. If possible, growing your own veggies too..a pack of seeds cost $3 and I have carrots now that will last me until about March.

There is nothing better than baby herrings

Hearing your own children laugh is always wonderful!

Love when I go out with my son for a beer.

I still remember the exact setting and what we were doing when I heard my son laugh for the first time. He’s 18 now.

A baby's voice is always a delightful thing. Unless you live alone, it's 3 AM, and you don't have a child.

Someday I will revisit the Grand Canyon because the first time I saw it I thought it was an illusion

What makes it even better is going after the Canyon gets snow. It's absolutely gorgeous.

The colors are so pretty, it looks fake. If you get an opportunity to see it, please go!

It is big. And awesome! And spectacular.

I have been to the Grand Canyon five times...and I am amazed every single time

Glad you got out of the tent to experience the beauty of the night sky...i see it almost every night and never get over how amazing it is.