Well I empathize with you here! I too had faced Similar situation where I had paid big enough transaction fees and had to wait for 2 hours to get at least 3 confirmations. So bitcoin doesn't really look good as a currency at this point! I believe the situation would continue if the price of bitcoin continues to rise! There's no going back and we can't expect to have things any cheaper.

I think, it's high time we adopt LN! It's already live and LN enabled wallets are also available. Unless the confirmation time is reduced and the transaction fee becomes cheaper, bitcoin looks good for investment only!