What's something you still think about, even though it's been years?

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Lliam · Accepted Answer

I clearly remember hundreds of things. From childhood to now, I've had some absolutely amazing experiences.

There is one that I think of more often that any other. It is one particular girlfriend named Petra. We lived together for almost two years. She was my vision of the female, physical ideal, from her skin and hair, to her face and body. She was hypersexual and orgasmic and very sexually skilled. She awakened me to things that I had never before imagined. And she made me feel like a sexual god.
I loved everything else about her, too. And she loved me.

We wound up separating, not because of cheating or anything mean. We just couldn't have made it through thick and thin as partners for the rest of our lives.
That separation was the greatest pain I have ever experienced. It took me a year to pull myself together.

I married a wonderful woman who has been my wife for going on 29 years. We love each other deeply.

Petra found me on Facebook 17 years after we last saw each other. We even spoke on the phone a few times. Her voice made my heart swell. I was elated to be in contact, to know what she was up to and that she was happy.
Five years later, I read that she had died from a sudden medical problem at the age of 55. I was shattered. That was 10 years ago.

I will always love that beautiful, bright, plucky, tender-hearted lady and will never forget her. Even though I love my wife, Petra will always have a place in my heart.

GuyAnswersGirls123 · Accepted Answer

I love Excalibur (1981)! Have you seen that one? It's still so pretty. They filmed it in a way where they hid all these lights, like green lights in grass, so it creates this ethereal glow on the armor and weapons and every other shiny surface.

I never stop thinking about it. I think it shaped my childhood in a way in all the things I found beautiful. There's always like a surreal quality I like, but not so much that it stops making sense.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/0JNlOTccdck

And the dance of Igrayne. Now you understand why a man (Uther) will sacrifice a kingdom to have her:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qqq8b6NX9i8

Also The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. That one hits me like Excalibur too. It's visual and auditory poetry:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/gxpQomMfvIM

It's so poetic and not in some fancy high brow way. I just mean it's so pretty. You know. There isn't that much symbolism there. It's just exquisite.

Booboolove69 · Accepted Answer

Great question!
I’d have to say I think about the time my mother and I had a heated argument about me having sex for the first time, I was 13. The argument escalated. She hit me across the face. In my defense, I ended up pushing her, accidentally, into a bookshelf that had a large brass figurine on top of it. It fell on her head. I was so scared that I had hurt her bad. I didn’t mean to. I took off out the door, terrified.
Later the day, I returned and my much older sister called very upset with me for this.
Anyways, I don’t know why I think about it still after all these years, but I do😢.

KittygosMeoWW · Accepted Answer

A dog my ex and I found at the lake just before I was pregnant… it was a girl dog with black hair. She behaved like she was our dog hopped in my car and didn’t want to leave, we thought she was lost and she was an Aussie which is my favorite breed. She was adopted by a nearby resort and would take herself on daily walks (resort employee said that when we called number on collar), I don't know just felt so connected to her. I wonder about her life and if she was happy, I wish I would’ve kept her. I look for her every year and her name is very similar to my daughters.

Shanom12309 · Answer

There was a period in time, from middle school to sophomore year. I had a great group of friends, all from different backgrounds and we spent almost all our time together. Just enjoying the simple things, hanging out, playing sports, video games, and other nerdy things. I really appreciate those days and those friends, of course everyone grows up and life takes us in different directions, but I'm forever grateful for those memories.

Sometimes I think about the the first woman I fell in love with. The way she laughed would make the day better, and how goofy she could. How fun she was to be around and how outgoing she was. How kind she was, and how smart she was. We were friends, never expressed my interest because I was really overweight at that time. Thought was that she deserved the best, and I was far from it.

During high school, there was constant change for my family. We hit hard times financially, had to keep moving around, but eventually we found some stability, and at that time we got a dog. He joined our family, and we found some stability, in a home we still share to this day. He gave us 17 years of love and protection, neighbors would say he's the best alarm on the street. I think about him often, sometimes I remember the good times, other times I worry if he knew how much he meant to me. Sometimes I think about it there was anything I could have done as he passed in my arms, and I also think that was the best way for him to go.

Sorry for the long response

ABC1x1x · Answer

Just this afternoon at work the power went out and my coworkers was eating lunch in the corner in the dark. I said "you need a candle" and instantly i thought about a date i went on 20 years ago. With a very nice young lady. It was an accidental date and we were young. We went to South Street in Philadelphia (20 years ago when that was a reasonable thing to do) I knew of this real fancy resteraunt on the river that I couldn't afford but the outside section was closed off (October in philly is cold) so we stopped at this Itallian deli and I bought sandwich making stuff a six pack of beer and a single candle. We walked to the fancy restaurant and I took a long stick or something I found and twisted the chain with a pad lock on it until the pad lock broke amd we went to the closed off section by the river. The chairs were upside down and on the tables chained up, but the chains were lose we put the chairs down and sat. I cracked open two of the beers and used one of the bottle caps to hold the single candle. I lit it and melted a little wax into the cap so I could put the candle in it and it would stand. Then I made sandwiches and we sat in one single chair and talked for an hour or two. The restaurant staff surprisingly didn't do shit and all the rich people inside were looking at us like we were weird. Anyway... there was another girl I was interested in at the same time that was too chicken shit to do anything even though I knew she liked me too. After the date I realized the only thing that would have made the date better was if the other woman was there... I broke up with that fine woman and started to date the chicken. We've been married for 20 years and have 3 daughters. I hade no idea why that came to mind but now I realize the cowork has curly hair and is from one of the Hispanic islands in the Caribbean and the woman from my story was curly haired and Italian (brown skinned probably from Sicily) I need glasses and wasn't wearing them. They look similar

mike5150 · Answer

A lot of things come to mind. Always wonder how different things could have been if I did things different when I was younger. Also, if I could be a more outgoing person if I could have maintained friendships. Even relationships I had a long time ago; I wonder how their lives turned out and wish them the best.

To be fair I have had a pretty good life with a lot of ups and downs. The thing I think about though the most is my son would have been in 1st grade this year. I don't speak about it much out of respect for my wife because I know it bothers her quite a lot.

AydenHazor · Answer

How oblivious I have been over the years to people being interested in me.

Invite to a dorm room at midnight for a back massage that I though was just friendship.

Girl buying me concert tickets and going out of her way to pick me up and bring me with her.

At least three women telling me years later they had crushes on me but I didn't seem to see them (tell of which I had been driving on while they were crushing on me)

I wonder still if I'm just as oblivious today as I was then lol

sage2021 · Answer

Growing up in San Francisco California during the hippie era. It was fantastic!!
That's when almost everyone wanted to live in San Francisco!!
It was nothing like it is now. It was beautiful back in the day.

Anonymous · Answer

Years ago, I met someone who changed my perspective on love. We shared laughter, whispered dreams into the night, and navigated the ups and downs of youth together (we we're both very mature for our age but she had to move). Though our paths diverged, those memories linger, reminding me of the joy and heartache intertwined in our journey. I've grown since then, carrying lessons learned and a deeper understanding of myself. Looking back, I'm greatful for those moments, as they shaped a part of me into the person I am today as every experience of mine.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

I had three friendships/relationships collapse in really unpleasant ways. Two were just before the pandemic, and one was just after it. Even though it's been years and I've basically moved on… I still think about those situations in a  "how do I make sure this never happens again"  kind of way.  You can be the most self-confident, and secure person in the world, but getting repeatedly rejected, disrespected, and attacked by corrosive people takes its toll.

MemeSupreme · Answer

it's not been years but this first came to mind. during a job interview he went for a handshake and i fucking FIST BUMPED him bc I AM SOCIALLY INEPT

GOD IT KILLS ME FJDIDNEJIFJDHDJIDJDHDJSJNDJFUVDJDJDKSKDDJDK

Anyone124 · Answer

Past bad decisions. Hanging around the wrong crowd and realizing now decades later how much it ruined my life. However as I got older I finally learned that having friends isn’t about quantity but quality. I cut the toxicity out of my life and surrounded myself with friends who were focused on positive goals.

NathanDavis · Answer

my elementary's crush phone number... I even use it as part of my password here, lol

Joshydavid25 · Answer

Too many things... Like when my English teacher in the 9th grade yelled at me because I thought I had a "D" but I was failing and asked me if I thought that my looks was gonna get me through life.. Lmao... That kinda surprised me because I didn't think that highly of my looks..

DJB72 · Answer

First girl I really fell in love with. Almost 40 years ago and I still think of her.

HighValue · Answer

Certain games that were really good that I played a long time ago like Lunar, Final Fantasy 6, playing Goldeneye on the N64 with friends all night on weekends, my dog from when I was a kid, playing Hero Quest with my mom when I was young.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Apart from old timeless music, the past is dead to me.

fish5505_87 · Answer

Awesome question. past relationships, especially times when I acted like an ass, its hard to stop reliving those sometimes.

SteveSmith1985 · Answer

Steve Urkel

bddddd · Answer

I spent a god 2 years in high school crushing on a girl who was smart, funny and at least vaguely liked me. Abd I never asked her out. I am not sure my life would have turned out much differently either way. But I do regret not asking her out.

Crimsyjo · Answer

Everything. Childhood. Past relationships. School days. Nothing is ever gone fro memory really.

Emmytexrex · Answer

Yh to be honest hmmm my mom's death oh it still hits me hard like it was yesterday

sirderpsalot123 · Answer

An awkward moment I had with my teacher in 9th grade lol

SpaceGalaxy · Answer

Moon travel in the 1960's!!! Are you kidding me?

exitseven · Answer

All the weird shit that went down when I was a kid.

Sluttt · Answer

Sugar daddy that i let go. Stock option, handsome guy i had sex

Dargil · Answer

A former lover from a relationship that ended amicably.

stratford · Answer

A highly erotic experience I had that I was not expecting.

Knightwatch27 · Answer

Many things. My childhood memories, HS years, my earliest relationships, first time etc

DishLady · Answer

Spare ribs... sigh...

Anonymous · Answer

I think about a girl I like very much.

Simslover92 · Answer

College life.

Brady · Answer

The people that were assholes.

K8tie2001 · Answer

life not having to work.

DrPepper12 · Answer

My career.

DCVsMarvel2 · Answer

What happened to me in 2016, medically

JordansGate · Answer

The day my nan passed away

Anonymous · Answer

The 877 cash now commercials.

Panthero · Answer

Spending time with my father.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Love & sex

yotaman99 · Answer

What my ex did

eagle1951 · Answer

the war

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