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

Having your own place to live without roommates.

Dogs. Every day I walk thru the door home from anywhere and my dog is so pumped and happy to see me that I become happy. If I have a bad day he makes me happier. If I have a good day he makes me happier. They are so pure. We don't deserve them.

Divorcing a terrible person.

The sense of relief, freedom and having my old self back again cannot be expressed in words.

I would marry her all over again and divorce her just to experience that feeling again.

Seeing the Milky Way for the first time... blew my mind what many dont see because of city lights.

Being healthy. It feels so good to feel good. I thought I would hate cutting out soda and junk food because they taste so good and made me happy. But I was so heavy, knee pain, couldn't sleep, miserable most of the time. Now it's normal to just feel good. It's actually crazy to think I lived like that for so long. It's worth it to put the effort into your health. Who cares if it takes a long time. You'll thank yourself.

Hearing my baby laugh for the first time.

The Grand Canyon. You just kinda assume that by the time you get around to seeing it that you’ll be underwhelmed.

NOPE. The most breathtaking thing I’ve ever seen. Absolutely unreal. It’s just... so... f*****g BIG. Couldn’t believe it.

Growing up in the big city, or what we'd consider to be one out here. I had never had an interest in nature or 'outside'. One day after school my parents arrived as usual. What was unusual was the fully packed car. Understanding hits me like a truck. Camping.

Oh no not a plushy electric camping experience my father confirms. We're going to Botswana. The true great outdoors. I sulk of course, all the way there. We get to... well where ever we were. Set up camp and I jump straight in my tent to continue my pity party.
Some hours later and my parents still haven't lit a fire. I can hear their voices faintly. Upset, but more because of their disregard for my tantrum. I emerge from the tent and all thoughts of my remarks disappear.

The sight that greets me is, for lack of a better word, Awesome. Stars, more than I thought possible. They covered every inch of my vision from one horizon to the other behind me. Between the blanket of stars, nebulae of every colour are visible.

My father laughs at my expression as I desperately crane my neck to see it all. Lemme tell you folks. Perfectly dark night sky 100% lives up to the hype.

Therapy, yeah that's sappy as hell, but it made me feel a lot better, still working on myself, but my psychologist is a saint and she does all she can to help

Finding true love. Might take a long time and a lot of heartache before it happens, but when it does happen it's the absolute best thing in the world.

The Matrix. It was super hyped up before it came out and when it hit, people were talking about it for weeks. I watched it many times in the cinema and each time was fantastic. It's still fantastic 20 years later!

Both Hubble and Kepler space telescopes. Deep field images showing thousands of galaxies in just a tiny patch of sky and the discovery of thousands of exoplanets that are so different from planets in our own solar system. What better could astronomers hope to find up there?

Actual Japanese ramen. Naruto wasn't playing it really is that good.

The first Deadpool movie. I was worried as f**k that it wasn't gonna be violent, crude, or emotional, but it checked off every box. The point where I knew it was gonna be great was when Deadpool dropped into the SUV, and the one goon got thrown out and f*****g SPLATTED on the freeway sign.

Squatty Potty. Let that hate flow right out of you.

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. Didn't think I could possibly like a superhero movie to the point of watching it 6 times, forcing all of my friends to watch it and listening to the soundtrack on repeat. My animation major friend kept raving about it and I promised I'd eventually watch it. When I did, I was in SHOCK at how good it was.

Stranger Things. I thought it was going to be overrated but my mom made me watch it and now I'm addicted.

I live alone, and I gotta say...

It's awesome, but without any incentive to clean or organize things get messy quick!

Neighbor’s chili. Moved in and everybody wouldn’t shut up about this guy’s chili. To the point it was annoying to hear about. The first cold day that fall I had it. Holy s**t - now I won’t shut up about it.

Edit: wow this really blew up! The guy doesn't share his recipe and I'm not sure really why. He's good about deflecting requests. He always says something funny like "a little of this, a little of that, some frog nuts and cheap champagne."

Being married. It's been a year and a half and it keeps getting better and better.