50 Toxic Things Every Girl Should Stop Romanticizing About Love, Life, And Relationships

32. Cynicism under the guise of “realism”. I often see younger people acting jaded in what I suspect is a defense against being seen as childish. The unromantic skeptic is himself romanticized.

33. That everyone should go to university.

The fact is its simply not a guaranteed route to employment. Even then, you’re just as likely to end up in some awful sales job in a bank – like I found myself in.

That’s not saying I see no value in education, the lessons I learned about critical thinking and schools impact on my communication are invaluable.

But after 7 years slaving away in the bank I became a heavy duty mechanic.

Im happy, I earn more than I ever could at the bank without being a more miserable, medicated whore for a soulless institution that pretends to be pro-social while routinely taking advantage of the low financial literacy of the poor and lower middle class.