🌎✨ These Life Experiences Are Actually Overrated, According To People Over 35
Some things sound amazing when you’re younger — the big wedding, the dream job in the city, the wild party life. But once you hit your mid-30s, the shine starts to fade. Here’s a look at the life experiences people say aren’t worth the hype.
8/22/20251 min read
There are certain things society hypes up as “must-do” moments in life — but once you’re older, you realize… maybe they weren’t all that. 🤔
Redditors over 35 shared the life experiences they think are totally overrated, and the answers might surprise you:
💍 Big extravagant weddings that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Why start your marriage with debt? 🙃)
🎓 “College is the best time of your life.” Nope. People said they were broke, tired, stressed, and most of what they learned felt useless anyway.
💼 Careers. Some argue a “big career” just eats up your time and leaves you too stressed to actually enjoy life.
🍷💊 Anything involving drugs or alcohol. Just… nah.
🔥 Hook-up culture. Sounds exciting in theory, but many found it empty and overrated.
🎤 Concert tickets for huge artists. The price tags + insane demand = not worth it.
🚗 Brand new cars. Buying used (but well-researched) can save you thousands with little to no financing.
🏙️ Working in a big city. Sure, the income is higher — but so are rent, food, noise, and stress. Many said it’s just not worth the grind.
👉 So tell us: what “life experience” do YOU think is way overrated? 💬