Curly hair is a PAIN as much as it is BEAUTIFUL

I recently started doing the full curly routine (leave-in, gel, scrunching) and while it looks BEAUTIFUL (I have 3B curls), I cannot stand how delicate the needs of curly hair are.

I miss being able to just pull my hair into a normal ponytail, sleep on any side/direction I want, tuck hair behind my ear when it falls in my face, etc.

For this reason, I want to wear it wavy - does anyone have any heatless methods to make the curls less "curls" and more "s-shaped waves"