Things the media portray positively but actually suck irl?

childbirth! you shit and cry and sweat and your vagina splits all the way to your anus! or, you have to get your belly sliced open! it's a nightmare!   4 reply

Clumsiness. I used to pretend I was clumsy bc one of my favorite characters was and they were loved by their friends/love interests for it, but now that I am I wish I could go back. The media portrays being clumsy as cute and quirky but irl it sucks, bc you unintentionally break/ruin stuff, you somehow bump onto or and drop everything that surround......   4 reply

Having a mental illness. They're super romanticized in media and often shown as quirky but shit sucks. It is not hot and sexy to have anxiety, it is miserable. Being traumatized isn't this cool thing to make you stronger, it is debilitating. OCD isn't this quirky need to keep things organized, it is a serious fucking disorder that prevents you fro......   2 reply

Marriage. When you think about it, marriage is just an economic union. You have no way of knowing the person you are marrying is someone good. You have no way of knowing the person you are marrying isn't someone who is going to duck you over. If you truly loved someone, you don't need to marry them. What you love them for, doesn't need to be pro......   2 reply

biting lips habit, I'm sorry that's not sexy; I have a habit of biting my lips and they are always bloody as fuck and injured, I can't even cry or smile without them hurting also they are always harsh to the touch.   2 reply

The poor mc meeting the rich hot young chaebol. Tell me how does this mc, who is supposedly struggling to pay rent, has a family member dying at some decrepit hospital, still able to look like she’s been doused with premium collagen? Their teeth - shining shimmering splendid as though they just got veneers. No pores. They walk home, having barely......   1 reply

Manic pixie dream girl/ not like other girls archetype. They're either very chill and the prollymost genuine person you'll ever meet, or they're a pick me and they fake their interests for whatever reason. Yall it's ok to be a "normie", why tf are ppl trying so hard? Real talk, I hate how femininity and girly girls are demonized in media sometime......   1 reply

romance. this is subjective, but in my experience the love life isn't really all it was made to be. often times it can get really draining, especially depending on the other person. I grew up with the idea that i was going to date a lot of people and eventually i'll find the perfect person and get married and have kids. Having a partner is so i......   reply