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<p>To quote <em>Spider-Man: No Way Home, </em>which was among the most hyped up movies in the history of hype, &quot;If you expect disappointment, then you can never really be disappointed.&quot;</p><p>A <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/sxcenc/ladies_whats_something_that_wasnt_worth_the_hype/">Reddit thread</a> asked, &quot;<span style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em;">Ladies, what&rsquo;s something that wasn&rsquo;t worth the hype?&quot;</span></p><p>Millennials will be happy to hear that some people find home ownership overrated, so we&#39;re really not missing much.</p><h2>1. Being in a wedding party</h2><blockquote> <p>Be a bridesmaid or otherwise stand up in a wedding. It seems so exciting and and you feel so honored. In reality it&#39;s expensive &amp; exhausting.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/fooliescraper/">fooliescraper</a></p> </blockquote><h2>2. French kissing</h2><blockquote> <p>Ended up feeling very grossed out by it and it activates my high gag reflex. And no it doesn&#39;t matter if it&#39;s with &quot;the right guy,&quot; or &quot;French kissing has to be done right and it will feel good&quot;. Please don&#39;t try to erase and dismiss the experience of those of us who actually dislike it regardless.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Karasu_Murasaki/">Karasu_Murasaki</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. Threesomes</h2><blockquote> <p>I thought it would be so sexy and bold. But it was just all about the two guys getting what they wanted. And they totally held onto an air of superiority and gross triumph the next time I saw them. Like seriously, get over yourselves. You were just a couple of lousy lays.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/mangleash21/">mangleash21</a></p> </blockquote><h2>4. Air frying</h2><blockquote> <p>At the risk of sounding boring (which I am), air frying. It&rsquo;s just a fan oven as far as I can tell. Not my best purchase.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/OnlyDatesLove/">OnlyDatesLove</a></p> </blockquote><h2>5. Pregnancy</h2><blockquote> <p>Obviously a means to a worthwhile end, but damn.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/cheerchick1944/">cheerchick1944</a></p> </blockquote><h2>6. Shaving</h2><blockquote> <p>When I was a kid I thought it would make me feel so confident and good about myself but it just turned into a hassle of constantly feeling bumpy and prickly and wasting hours in the shower.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Plant_Lady14573/">Plant_Lady14573</a></p> </blockquote><h2>7. Drinking alcohol</h2><blockquote> <p>Tastes like sh*t when you&rsquo;re doing it. Makes you feel like sh*t after. All for a couple hours of fun.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SprinklesPristine248/">SprinklesPristine248</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. Traveling to Italy</h2><blockquote> <p>Italy was a letdown. I liked the food, but I couldn&rsquo;t stomach the heavy meals more than once a day. The places I went were beautiful, but also kind of rundown. That plus the sexual harassment and racist encounters kinda turned me off the whole country for good.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/emi_lgr/">emi_lgr</a></p> </blockquote><h2>9. Having big boobs</h2><blockquote> <p>I feel like having bigger boobs is so overhyped. When I hit puberty and started to grow boobs all the women in my life told me how lucky I was to have them. Honestly it is impossible to find shirts that flatter you it&rsquo;s also hard to find a good sports bra that will hold them in place.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>As a kid I would sleep on my stomach and I can&rsquo;t do it now. Don&rsquo;t even get me started on the back pain that I get. Don&rsquo;t get me wrong I&rsquo;m thankful that I have boobs and all that but it can be so frustrating sometimes.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Tough_Button_9728/">Tough_Button_9728</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10. Dying or bleaching hair</h2><blockquote> <p>Looks great, but so expensive to maintain. My hair is like a weed, it grows way to fast to maintain the colour. Same with fake nails, spent a fortune on my hands, went home and ruined my manicure because my job requires me to wear gloves.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/kavalejava/">kavalejava</a></p> </blockquote><h2>11. Disney World</h2><blockquote> <p>I went expecting to be in awe the whole time (I went with a Disney adult who hyped it) and all I did was spend entirely too much money on subpar food.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/arkeketa123/">arkeketa123</a></p> </blockquote><h2>12. Having a big wedding</h2><blockquote> <p>Cost over $25,000 for 1 day then my husband left me after a year.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/blondiecakes17/">blondiecakes17</a></p> </blockquote><h2>13. Nightclubs</h2><blockquote> <p>Hip hop made it sound like clubs were the epitome of adult fun. Really they&#39;re just loud obnoxious bars where it&#39;s hard to talk to your friends and you have to pay $20 to get in.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/pollyp0cketpussy/">pollyp0cketpussy</a></p> </blockquote><h2>14. Home ownership</h2><blockquote> <p>Buying my first home. I thought I would feel amazing and have a sense of accomplishment. All I got was sad about having to hand over most of my life savings for the down payment.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Objective_Oil_7934/">Objective_Oil_7934</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>15. Vibrators</h2><blockquote> <p>Vibrators! I was very excited when I bought my first one and it was just... not it. The hype had my expectations high, so when it didn&#39;t do anything I was pretty disappointed. I&#39;ve tried several different varieties since then and for the most part it just feels like receiving a back massage or something. Suction toys and oral are so much better for me. -<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/mrpouncealot/">mrpouncealot</a></p> </blockquote><h2>16. Spanx</h2><blockquote> <p>Yes, they hold everything in place, but I feel like half the time I am pulling a part of the Spanx out of someplace in my body and just super conscious of wearing it!-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/cheesegrater005/">cheesegrater005</a></p> </blockquote><h2>17. Having a boyfriend</h2><blockquote> <p>Boyfriends. They made me realise I was into girls.-<a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jwats1742/">jwats1742</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

17 women share the popular thing they don't think is worth the hype.

To quote Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was among the most hyped up movies in the history of hype, &quot;If you expect disappointment, then you can never really be disappointed.&quot;A Reddit thread asked, &quot;Ladies, what&rsquo;s something that wasn&rsquo;t worth the hype?&quot;Millennials will be happy to hear that some people find home ownership overrated, so we&#39;re really not missing much.1. Being in a wedding party Be a bridesmaid or otherwise stand up in a wedding. It seems so exciting and and you feel so honored. In reality it&#39;s expensive &amp; exhausting.-fooliescraper 2. French kissing Ended up feeling very grossed out by it and it activates my high gag reflex. And no it doesn&#39;t matter if it&#39;s with &quot;the right guy,&quot; or &quot;French kissing has to be done right and it will feel good&quot;. Please don&#39;t try to erase and dismiss the experience of those of us who actually dislike it regardless.-Karasu_Murasaki 3. Threesomes I thought it would be so sexy and bold. But it was just all about the two guys getting what they wanted. And they totally held onto an air of superiority and gross triumph the next time I saw them. Like seriously, get over yourselves. You were just a couple of lousy lays.-mangleash21 4. Air frying At the risk of sounding boring (which I am), air frying. It&rsquo;s just a fan oven as far as I can tell. Not my best purchase.-OnlyDatesLove 5. Pregnancy Obviously a means to a worthwhile end, but damn.-cheerchick1944 6. Shaving When I was a kid I thought it would make me feel so confident and good about myself but it just turned into a hassle of constantly feeling bumpy and prickly and wasting hours in the shower.-Plant_Lady14573 7. Drinking alcohol Tastes like sh*t when you&rsquo;re doing it. Makes you feel like sh*t after. All for a couple hours of fun.-SprinklesPristine248 8. Traveling to Italy Italy was a letdown. I liked the food, but I couldn&rsquo;t stomach the heavy meals more than once a day. The places I went were beautiful, but also kind of rundown. That plus the sexual harassment and racist encounters kinda turned me off the whole country for good.-emi_lgr 9. Having big boobs I feel like having bigger boobs is so overhyped. When I hit puberty and started to grow boobs all the women in my life told me how lucky I was to have them. Honestly it is impossible to find shirts that flatter you it&rsquo;s also hard to find a good sports bra that will hold them in place.  As a kid I would sleep on my stomach and I can&rsquo;t do it now. Don&rsquo;t even get me started on the back pain that I get. Don&rsquo;t get me wrong I&rsquo;m thankful that I have boobs and all that but it can be so frustrating sometimes.-Tough_Button_9728 10. Dying or bleaching hair Looks great, but so expensive to maintain. My hair is like a weed, it grows way to fast to maintain the colour. Same with fake nails, spent a fortune on my hands, went home and ruined my manicure because my job requires me to wear gloves.-kavalejava 11. Disney World I went expecting to be in awe the whole time (I went with a Disney adult who hyped it) and all I did was spend entirely too much money on subpar food.-arkeketa123 12. Having a big wedding Cost over $25,000 for 1 day then my husband left me after a year.-blondiecakes17 13. Nightclubs Hip hop made it sound like clubs were the epitome of adult fun. Really they&#39;re just loud obnoxious bars where it&#39;s hard to talk to your friends and you have to pay $20 to get in.-pollyp0cketpussy 14. Home ownership Buying my first home. I thought I would feel amazing and have a sense of accomplishment. All I got was sad about having to hand over most of my life savings for the down payment.-Objective_Oil_7934 15. Vibrators Vibrators! I was very excited when I bought my first one and it was just... not it. The hype had my expectations high, so when it didn&#39;t do anything I was pretty disappointed. I&#39;ve tried several different varieties since then and for the most part it just feels like receiving a back massage or something. Suction toys and oral are so much better for me. -mrpouncealot 16. Spanx Yes, they hold everything in place, but I feel like half the time I am pulling a part of the Spanx out of someplace in my body and just super conscious of wearing it!-cheesegrater005 17. Having a boyfriend Boyfriends. They made me realise I was into girls.-jwats1742 

To quote Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was among the most hyped up movies in the history of hype, &quot;If you expect disappointment, then you can never really be disappointed.&quot;  A Reddit thread asked, &quot;Ladies, what&rsquo;s...