When people idealize a time in their lives, while ignoring major problems and anxieties they faced back then that even felt inescapable to them at the time.
Person 1: Man, I wish it was 2010 again!
Person 2: (While recalling the three messy breakups Person 1 had - two of which they were completely reasonable about and still suffered for months each) What makes you say that?
Person 1: Life was so much simpler and I had like, no problems I couldn't just fix!
Person 2: I guess time away from problems changes your perspective, lest we acknowledge our vulgar nostalgia...
Person 2: (While recalling the three messy breakups Person 1 had - two of which they were completely reasonable about and still suffered for months each) What makes you say that?
Person 1: Life was so much simpler and I had like, no problems I couldn't just fix!
Person 2: I guess time away from problems changes your perspective, lest we acknowledge our vulgar nostalgia...
by PKDL February 13, 2026
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