Sometimes, you have to waste a ridiculous amount of time doing something before you realize it’s not for you. Like toxic ex-boyfriends. Or volunteering to plan a group trip.
But other times, all it takes is trying something once to know it was a terrible idea from the start. It might sting, but honestly, it’s kind of a blessing in disguise.
Here are the things these Redditors have sworn off ever doing again. Scroll down to see their hard-earned lessons, upvote the ones you relate to, and drop your own in the comments.
#1
Running... if you ever see me running, then you should too.
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134points
#2
Carnival Cruise - The Walmart of the Ocean. If you love being a sheep in a heard of drunk, overweight people, this is for you 🚢.
95points
#4
Being a morning person. I can wake up early but I won't be happy about it.
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93points
#5
Dating someone with opposing political beliefs. Nothing wrong with the person just an incredibly unnecessary conflict.
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92points
#7
Disco/loud clubs. No thank you, I prefer to have conversations without having to scream.
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92points
#8
Tinder. Deleted 30 minutes later never used a dating app ever again. Found it dehumanising to be rating ppl primarily on their looks. Very shallow. People have so so so much more to offer.
87points
#9
Camping. An unpleasant combination of bugs, heat, dirt, pooping in the woods and uncomfortable sleeping. Followed by me being sick as a dog for about a week. Yup, hotel vacations for me ever since.
85points
#10
Childbirth. But then I forgot and did it again. But NEVER AGAIN!
81points
#11
Skiing. I'm not risking my life on that beginner hill again.
78points
#13
Gambling. Went to the casino with friends for a weekend not long after we were all 21. Lost several hundred dollars in about an hour and a half. Never placed a bet or gone to a casino willingly again.
73points
#14
Audio books. It just really made me feel like I was missing out on a good reading experience.
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70points
#16
Hot tubs, it feels like a gigantic soup pot for humans. Plus soaking in another person's bath water is disgusting for me. Can't get that thought out of my head as I soak in highly chlorinated heated water.
68points
#17
Telemarketing. First day, I started at 8am, walked out at 11am. Never looked back. This was back in the 80's.
I don't know how anyone can make a career out of cold calling people, just to get screamed at over the phone?!
Brussel sprouts
SPAM.
I don't know how anyone can make a career out of cold calling people, just to get screamed at over the phone?!
Brussel sprouts
SPAM.
61points
#18
Skydiving.
I saw God and she was lovely, but I'll keep me and my bones firmly on terra firma.
I saw God and she was lovely, but I'll keep me and my bones firmly on terra firma.
60points
#19
Snowboarding.
I didn’t know how to get off the lift when we got to the top so I just kind of wiggled to the edge of the seat and ended up falling off the chair, face planting into the snow.
And that was the positive part of the snowboarding experience.
I didn’t know how to get off the lift when we got to the top so I just kind of wiggled to the edge of the seat and ended up falling off the chair, face planting into the snow.
And that was the positive part of the snowboarding experience.
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58points
#20
Going on a cruise. I hated it the first time, and I was gaslit I to thinking there was something wrong with me for not liking it so I tried a second cruise. Nope. Hated it! Captured on a floating cesspool of germs, kids, and below mediocre fried foods - no thank you! The only saving grace was alcohol and the exit off the ship.
58points