What is one mistake you did that you won't ever do again?

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Moose304 · Accepted Answer

Like almost every other human I make a mistake some mornings just getting out of bed. I think my most bonehead mistake happened back just after the 911 attacks in 2001. I hired a female engineer that came highly recommended. Then over the next 18 or so months lost three valuable people because they quit. It took me about a month to get the full truth about what was going on. I would have opened my company and myself to an EEOC lawsuit had I just terminated the lady. So after some thought and several meetings, it was determined we would change her job description and get her out of that dept. About 3 years later she quit. I swore to myself I would do a better background check and made damn sure any new hires knew how to get along with their co-workers. The disarray that monster brought into my dept almost cost me my job! Funny thing though! She moved with her partner to Texas and did the same thing that ended in an EEOC lawsuit the company actually won. Failure to use "due diligence" in the hiring process is a mistake I WILL NEVER make again!

DenizLikesTennis · Accepted Answer

I have plenty.

1. Always take your time, go with the flow without doing extra extra because you'd ruin your chances or before you jump into conclusions, when you are getting to know to someone. It could be a guy or a girl.

2. If you have started an apprenticeship or any career, finish it instead canceling and doing one another.

3. Do not rush things and stop comparing. You will achieve something in your own pace. Anything you are trying to force, it will backfire.

4. Live your life and stop worrying, overthinking. You'll regret it.

5. When it comes to money saving, always think ahead instead what you could buy right now with 20 bucks in your pocket. Because if you do, you might miss something better. There are so many events.

6. You don't need any friends to do activities such as heading to town, sitting at the bar, a restaurant, going to the cinema, swimming and all that. Don't sit at home wasting your precious time doing useless stuff just because you don't have friends to hang out with. Our society puts so much pressure because of it.

sheenagwapa · Accepted Answer

beinh crazy over love... not lovinh myself enough. right now i'm learninh that but it's just so damn hard. i'm just this type that if something bad happen to the relationship it's like my whole life whole world collapsed and that feelinh there's no future for me because i've been imagininh my life with this person for so long. he is the only guy i see, i'm so focus on him and that is not right but the problem is I don't know how to be not affected so much

i feel like a loser and weak and pathetic and so i'm tryinh so hard to change my mentality

courtney06 · Accepted Answer

Buying a car by myself. Car dealers will take full advantage of women. Better to go with a trusted friend or relative. Also if a dealer makes me feel uncomfortable in any way I will ask for a different one. Do not trust a sales person who is rushing you to close to sale and treats you like you're an inconvenience. Also pay attention to how they're treating their coworkers. There were so many red flags.

AviatorTom · Answer

Several years ago, I was in London England for several weeks working on a project. One late night (around 2am) I was driving back to my apartment and turned onto Tower Bridge. I was tired, not really paying attention, and turned onto the right (wrong!) side of the road (as I was used to back home in the US). A black cab honked at me, flashed their headlights, and the driver yelled at me "You wanker!". I quickly moved to the left (correct!) side of the road. I will never drive on the wrong side of the road again, and I haven't, even though I've been in other places where cars drive on the left.

Keyboardkat · Answer

I've made many mistakes in my 77 years, some of which had embarrassing or humiliating results, which I cannot bear to think about even many decades later, and some of which resulted in my having hurt others, which I so regret, and for which I wish I could make amends, even many decades later. Experience is a tough teacher! To this day, my fondest (and impossible) wish would be to go back and correct my mistakes, to apologize to those I've hurt and ask forgiveness, to change the way I handled some things. But none of us get that opportunity. There are few second chances in life. The clock only goes in one direction. So the only thing we can do is hope to learn from our mistakes and how to not repeat them. That is the path to ultimately achieving something like wisdom. But that comes late in life, and it doesn't come cheap!

Spiritofn · Answer

Trust family & the government…. all you got is yourself, fur friends/fam don’t count, they have a concept of loyalty, people in society are overly ambitious usually or not enough. Friends aren’t even on here who needs them. Never had a best friend realise why now. How could you have a friend when you can’t even trust family & I don’t see them stretching their pussy wide to snuggle you in when you need them the most. All you ever will have is yourself, god is always hungry worms have to eat and so do flies.

youngmix · Answer

Grill sausages outside at 11PM, while in heavily populated bear territory. They came ready to feast.
I didn't know a huge one was behind me until my friend told me. It could have shook my hand.
We left the sausages on the grill, slowly walked to our car, and got ready to gtfo. The bears all came, a few yelled, then they eventually dispersed. I assume that they didn't want to touch the fiery hot grill.

DaveJord · Answer

Getting married to women because you believe its the right thing to do. Marrying a women you got pregnant because you thought it was the right thing to do before you absolutely positive if she was the right women or if you really loved her.

I thought I loved her, but if I had not gotten her pregnant I never would married her so soon in the relationship. But i thought I loved or really believed I could love her... boy that was biggest mistake of my life and I would never do it again.

CaptainOverthink · Answer

Let myself be convinced that optimism will change the facts of reality. You can't will yourself into or out of anything through a change of perspective.

It's a stupid one, I know.
But it must be stupid if I could think to promise not repeating it.

TenderFantasy · Answer

Never go inside a stranger's car alone at night because you were trying to get over your ex or crush. It's not worth it. Guys are naturally stronger than women.

Wubs3000 · Answer

Throwing popcorn.
I was at the movie theater today and someone asked for the rest of my popcorn, I wasn't going to eat it so I said sure and then I threw it to them for some reason for them to catch, and then realized after that was a dumb fucking idea and it was disrespectful lol.

Aerissa_Jade · Answer

Thinking that I would learn from my mistakes the first time.

ZenJen444 · Answer

Don't let someone rush you into things you're not ready for including relationships. Go at your own pace. Be selective in friendships and relationships

Bubbles16 · Answer

One time in middle school I accidentally put hot sauce on my burger instead of ketchup and after that I promised myself to never make that mistake again and always look at labels on sauces before I put them on my food

Blackcosmo · Answer

To never trust anyone I don't know very well. Secrets can be used against me.

Anonymous · Answer

In my young age I sent nudes to a stranger online and I don't even know if he posted them somewhere or still has them. Its something I remember everyday especially when I wake up every morning. Not sure if anyone else would feel the way I do or think its not a big deal or something. I really do wish it something that I just didn't do instead of having failed relationships or flunking out on school or collages.

PhenomenalQueen · Answer

Never will I EVER accept the bare minimum from a man that I put my all into.. (or ignore when they say they’re not ready for a relationship)

Marshymallow · Answer

I don’t remember every mistake I’ve made but when I’m about to re make that mistake then it hits me and I stop.  - Letting others opinion cloud my judgement  - Trusting people easily

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

I will never change my lifestyle for a woman who isn't willing to change hers for me. I will never change my principals blindly for anyone period.

DCooper · Answer

Pull the whole carburetor off the car chasing an issue before checking to see if I remembered to put the rubber cap over the vacuum port for a brake booster. DOH !

Petermorgan43 · Answer

Not being a man, but being a boy instead. The new song damn strait explains it perfectly. I lost her because I wasn’t confident and brave enough to go out of my comfort zone and be the man she deserved (s)

mmaaaa · Answer

date a man who couldn't even give me the bare minimum

TacosRAwesome · Answer

Settle for the first person that gives me attention and vaguely fits some standards I might have.

dustybiker · Answer

Can’t even bring myself to say it. There are no redo’s. But really good question.

Youryeodongsaeng · Answer

Ask someone out. When I was child, I did get told on for the most embarrassing things. Yes, I'll ask you out, but give me time.

anylolone · Answer

I have a ruge list. There's a shit ton of chicks I would have run away from if I knew. Well, I knew, but I was a moron and didn't took the warnings.

ManOnFire · Answer

Buying a car from a private seller on Facebook.

mobiusforniner · Answer

Allow another woman to take my heart when i am already married... that one hurt baaaddd.

hyperben · Answer

bought new running shoes, fresh out of the box and ran in a marathon, my feet were shredded!

Anonymous · Answer

Two women at the same time. The one that receives the duck butter is always happy but the one that doesn't always feels left out. No matter how much attention you show her. It' just not worth it in the long run.

Idkwtfimdoing96 · Answer

Confessing my liking for someone I didn’t truly like

Anonymous · Answer

Support the Democratic party, as a progressive the 2016 primary should of been a hint to stay away from the democratic party, but nope took my chance in 2020 only to see progressives get screwed over again.

Anonymous · Answer

I lied about my brother raping me I will never do that again

Anonymous · Answer

Trusting my abusive parents. I've been more than a naive fool to trust them more than one time. Now i am completely autonomous and independent and am doing better.

Anonymous · Answer

Trust a Portuguese man. They will get a black non- Portuguese woman in trouble.

Anonymous · Answer

Trying to change someone for my own advantage, really awful morality. Also, slipping up and saying something deeply hurtful when I'm mad. I really fucked up.

Babygirl_S · Answer

Dated a guy who wanted premarital sex. I thought I could change his values but no I was wrong.

collie22 · Answer

copying off a friends paper. that was so dumb

Zolly99999 · Answer

Meet my first girl friend... she was the most horrific person on the planet

Minahh · Answer

Staying in a relationship for chemistry and not compatibility

Tina19 · Answer

Being too available for my boyfriend

TonightYouu · Answer

make a woman believe I love her just to get in her pants

Avicenna · Answer

Getting married

LazerBean · Answer

Not sticking to my standards

Anonymous · Answer

Poop in the shower. If you are tempted, don't do it. It doesn't go down easy. Trust me.

Anonymous · Answer

Do love spells and contact a witch to make me pretty. Biggest mistake of my life.

Anonymous · Answer

Dating white women... They're inferior to Asian women.

Black_Ivory · Answer

Eat vajayjay when aunt Flow is in town. Lol

Pinay_ako · Answer

believed that I meant the world

JaxiCats · Answer

Trust someone more than necessary

Nerdvana · Answer

Wear a red shirt to a Target store.

Stoner710 · Answer

Vote for a democratic

JesseJayNeak · Answer

Fall in love with a black girl (I’m black myself by the way)

Sarahplus2 · Answer

Date a guy from work.

Wise4myage · Answer

Online dating. It’s a joke.

Texaskid1 · Answer

Get involved with a coworker.

Anonymous · Answer

Date a straight white man.

Blueeyes81 · Answer

Help a Nigerian Prince.

LimitedBenefits101 · Answer

"believe all women"

Waldoe · Answer

ALL of them... that's why we call them Mistakes.

007kingifrit · Answer

use the dryer before the washer...

Luopio27 · Answer

Trust a psychiatric, with anything.

NathanDavis · Answer

habanero sauce

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