r/nextfuckinglevel 17h ago

The Transformation of a Van

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u/NeverEndingEquati0n 17h ago

Cool van! Or, a Very expensive way to begin the start of a divorce.

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u/Competitive-Piece509 17h ago

Why?

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 17h ago

Takes a strong marriage to be cooped up in a van 24/7 365 and not end up hating each other.

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u/cjyoung92 17h ago

Bro it's for camping, they're not going to live in it for goodness sake

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 17h ago

They could be living in it, I don’t know what they do but a lot of people are doing the van life thing.

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u/Delcap 16h ago

It literally says it’s a travel van in the video.

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 8h ago

Who cares, I was just explaining the divorce comment.

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u/CitroHimselph 17h ago

Or just marry someone you actually like.

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u/Lyretongue 17h ago

Liking someone doesn't mean you can afford to sacrifice your personal space with no emotional consequences.

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u/Evilmudbug 4h ago

I sincerely doubt they are living in that van 24/7. If this is your interest and your spouse shares it, the marriage should not be tested by the occasional weekend trip in it.

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u/Lyretongue 1h ago

But that's not the scenario in question. The assertion was that it takes a strong marriage to be cooped up together 24/7/365.

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u/Evilmudbug 1h ago

I just think that hypothetical is absurd when they clearly have an actual house that they constructed this thing in the garage of

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u/wearing_moist_socks 17h ago

Gotta do it when you're traveling.

Which is what they're doing.

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u/Lyretongue 17h ago

What?

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u/wearing_moist_socks 17h ago

The van they are building is a travel van. When you travel, you sacrifice personal space while traveling.

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u/Girafferage 17h ago

What does that have to do with the sacrifice of personal space being a negative for most couples? I am just confused what you mean I guess.

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u/wearing_moist_socks 17h ago

He's the one who said it. Not me.

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u/Eatyourcheeseburger 5h ago

To be fair, they specifically refer to it as a “home” in the video. 

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u/wearing_moist_socks 4h ago

Because it's an ad for their business they put on THEIR account.

Then someone uploaded it here.

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u/CitroHimselph 10h ago

Not necessarily. If you like the other person, it's much easier to find solutions to these kinds of problems, than if you resent them. Just talk and be interested in what they need.

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u/wearing_moist_socks 5h ago

When you are traveling, you are spending time in small spaces together, because you are traveling.

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u/Fruloops 16h ago

For real lol, comments like this are bizarre. Why eve marry, if apparently you can't stand the other person smh

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 16h ago

No shit

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u/CitroHimselph 10h ago

According to divorce and domestic abuse statistics, yes shit.

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 8h ago

Hence, my original comment.

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u/MostlyMoody 9h ago

You don't even need to have been in a relationship to get this. Just having a roommate should be enough to understand living in a tiny van with someone will quickly lose whatever charm it initially had.

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u/CitroHimselph 8h ago

I have lived togother with a few people, and have gottan along just fine with everyone I actually liked.

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u/MostlyMoody 6h ago

Oh nice. So we're on the same page. This might be down to personal preference then, but I don't think my relationship with a good friend or SO would be improved by living out of a fucking van.

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u/justtakeiteasy1 17h ago edited 10h ago

They may wake up one day and and stop liking you!

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u/CitroHimselph 16h ago

Your life must feel incredibly scary and lonely.

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u/justtakeiteasy1 10h ago

Not really. Just saying liking them is not enough. Life sometimes happen, however unfair it may seems!

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u/Circo_Inhumanitas 16h ago

Matters fuck all if at least one of you is the type of person that just needs some alone time sometimes. I like my spouse and friends, but I need my alone time.

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u/CitroHimselph 10h ago

Me and my SO are both that type of person, and we can manage just fine. It takes communication and a willingness to fulfill the other's needs, I.E. you need to actually like them.

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u/Circo_Inhumanitas 10h ago

Way to oversimplify it.

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u/CitroHimselph 8h ago

Nah. It really is that simple.

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u/Circo_Inhumanitas 8h ago

For you. Not for many.

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u/CitroHimselph 8h ago

Relationship experts seem to disagree with you, but whatever you need to tell yourself, I guess.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 16h ago

Pretty sure they are a YT channel that do these kind of projects for views.

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u/melekin 16h ago

?? We were together 24/7 during covid, sometimes we are still together 24/7 and we still send heart emojis. Marry the person you like, guys...

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u/Scarlet-Witch 15h ago

My spouse and I always talked about building a tiny home or the like. We ended up moving into a 412sqft studio and then COVID happened. We learned that we could definitely handle a tiny home no problem. I will say sharing a bathroom does suck when one person has food poisoning. 

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 12h ago

That’s great

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u/wearing_moist_socks 17h ago

It's a fucking travel van

Just look up the instagram profile

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 16h ago

Sorry I didn’t do my research before I commented but van life is pretty common.

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u/fedswatching2121 16h ago

So are travel vans lol

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u/Tiny_Reputation_6227 15h ago

Who told you they do it 24/7?

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 8h ago

I was just explaining the original comment. It’s not that deep and I didn’t research the people in the van.

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u/dienices 13h ago

Some people do actually have strong marriages.

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u/MiniDehl 17h ago

I feel for the fucking kids man, always ends up being traumatized

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u/I_Want_A_Ribeye 17h ago

You’re not supposed to do that to kids.

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u/FreakindaStreet 17h ago

I dunno man, if my parents hooked up a van and told me we were gonna live in it while traveling across the country, well, I woulda thought they were the best parents ever.

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u/MiniDehl 17h ago

For like a month, a lot of the van life kids are heavily scarred by it being 24/7 no privacy ever

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 16h ago

Apparently it’s just a camping van so that’s good.

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u/whyell710 17h ago

I gasped when I saw the kids. I hope this van is just for camping.

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u/vctrn-carajillo 16h ago

They're larping, they're not actually living there

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u/motosandguns 17h ago

If you want to lose a friend, make them a roommate.

If you want to lose a wife, live in a van.

But my guess is this thing will be parked in the driveway of their mansion. So it doesn’t really matter. They’ll still probably get divorced though, after he knocks up the au pair.

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u/Aussie18-1998 16h ago

You guys sound pretty fucking miserable. Ive done both didnt lose either lol.

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u/motosandguns 16h ago

The exception that proves the rule

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u/Aussie18-1998 16h ago

How is it a rule? Where's all this evidence suggesting your opinion is fact?

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u/motosandguns 16h ago

I mean, it’s a really old saying.

Here a Reddit thread to peruse.

https://www.reddit.com/r/roommates/s/U217EeuMde

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u/Aussie18-1998 15h ago

Okay? Youve shown me a thread where the bias is aimed towards people with bad experiences. Not exactly evidence. I could probably name 15 households i know personally where friends have loved together happily.

Even if it is an old saying, more in jest than the basis of reality. Doesnt mean most of the redditors hear arent being a jealous and miserable bunch.

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u/AaronWidd 5h ago

My dad totally got divorced from his first wife over a van conversion in the 70s