Are there any choices you have made throughout your life that you ended up regretting?

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stratford · Accepted Answer

There was a girl I was really into when I was in my teens. She was a year younger than me and peer pressure got in the way of me getting serious with her.
She was so upset and I felt so bad, especially as I was the first one she did a certain intimate thing with.

I wish I could find her to say I'm sorry.

There was another missed opportunity in college to date a girl who I really liked and was stunning but between thinking she was out of my league and peer pressure I never did anything about it. I learned later that she would have been receptive to my advances...

How about you?

Zack-Bann · Accepted Answer

I regret a few choices I didn’t make  But I don’t regret much of what I did do

Love Doctor Brad · Accepted Answer

Here to sprinkle a little wisdom and humor! 😄 I once tried to "read" a dog’s body language—let's just say it wasn't my best move, and I totally regret the misunderstanding! On a more serious note, everyone bumps into regrets, but they instruct us on our journey toward love and relationships. It's essential to use those experiences to grow and dodge any red flags next time. Remember, every "oops" moment brings us one step closer to our full potential! 💃✨

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

So many...

I'm not going to lie... sometimes I slip into despair about them and just want to end it all.

Soo...

I prefer not to think about it. I left the girl I should've never left. I treated my Great Grandparents like shit. Put my trust in people I should have burned bridges with.

... I'm literally a living pile of steaming shit that's made so many bad decisions that I don't want to be here anymore.

Are there any choices you have made throughout your life that you ended up regretting?

HawkPerception · Answer

Not finishing college. Not sticking with jobs that would have helped me save up and move on with my life. Not trying harder in school. Just wasting a lot of my life in general.

Wish I had a rewind button. Still though, I have some faith in my ability to make it without college or anything. Just a late bloomer in life.

Tarifa · Answer

I don't regret anything, but I think that any important choice in life is going the change the course of your future in a significant way. It's like a path with an intersection : do you go right or left? Right leads you down a different path, even if maybe left was the safer choice. I'm not necessarily interested in the safer route.

Miristheiss · Answer

Of course, many.

Many opportunities that I did not realize were there.

1. Follow a moral code of honor... do not sway.

2. Surround yourself with wise people of noble character who will have a good affect on you.

3. Be courageous. "Fortune favors the bold".

OneViewpoint · Answer

Oh man, if I only knew then what I know now. 20/20 hindsight is a bitch! Young dumb and clueless is like playing poker blindfolded. But we survive. And we learn. There is no better teacher than failure, LOL.

AvaRay · Answer

I don’t regret my choices, even the ones that hurt.. They shaped my discernment, deepened my empathy, n sharpened my intuition.. Regret fades, but the lessons stay n they made me who I am now..

Purpleronnie · Answer

Well of course , that’s how we learn sometimes isn’t it. “Let’s try this , oh shit that was wrong , best not do that again” from touching a naked flame to dating a porn-star , still the same outcome , not a great idea , let’s not do it again

exitseven · Answer

I made mistakes but I learned from them. I could say that I regret them but they made me who I am.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Putting too much trust in men is never a good idea. I learned that one very early.

AviatorTom · Answer

There are several, but I wouldn't want to change them. I learned much from the bad decisions I made. None of them were that serious, no animals or humans were harmed.

PeachyPie93 · Answer

Yeah trusting a man and sacrificing my life and happiness for him.. Now I don't even have a place I fit in anymore and can't go back.

Likes2drive · Answer

Several, selling the first home that I fixed up when I should’ve just stayed with it, bought certain cars that I shouldn’t have bothered with since they were lemons, probably getting married was a mistake too way back, but no longer married anymore

Spencer10 · Answer

OMG yes. But nothing profound. Most regrets have been minor and I just lean from them and move forward.

Shiprex · Answer

Decisions influenced by others for sure. Moving country and quitting some things I was into was a bad move.

AngryCarl2 · Answer

There are a few, but as the late Frank Sinatra famously said, too few to mention. There are no do-overs in this life. The most you can do is not keep repeating the same mistake.

mysteriousNicholas · Answer

@thegreenyogi sometimes I think I could've voted better 📝 lol

BeechImFabulous · Answer

I shouldn't have attended the first university that I did for what I thought was my dream field of study. Screwed up everything else down the line.

Also, I should've gotten a part time job in university.

douride2 · Answer

Well I joined GAG & am still here 12-13 years later.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, several of them, especially related to some girls I liked... that's why I need a time machine.

fish5505_87 · Answer

Yes, I took a job for the money, I wish I would have stayed the course and followed my gut!

noohair · Answer

Sure. But I don’t dwell in the past. I can’t grow unless I make a path forward…

msc545 · Answer

Oh hell yes. Getting married was the big one and it was the worst decision I ever made.

Anonymous · Answer

Coming over to America to study. I spend so much money and didn’t get anything back. It’s a scam

petitedollbabee · Answer

Yes, but nothing major.

BadApple69 · Answer

90% of them. Learn from it and move on.

Agape93 · Answer

Nope, I don't feel regrets.

Anonymous · Answer

Not ending it at 17.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Not investing in Bitcoin when it was cheap.

RedWine9 · Answer

Some but it’s experiencees. Learn from that.

guesswhereivebeen · Answer

Fuck… where would I start…

MemeSupreme · Answer

yeah plenty

Paige90 · Answer

Yes there are

Slave_submissive · Answer

I never felt regret begore

Anonymous · Answer

Getting married

beenherebefore · Answer

Not really.

FreakInTheBedroom · Answer

Absolutely

Redstang88 · Answer

Most of them

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Yes a few of them

Staximus · Answer

Only a few

AgentG111 · Answer

Yes!

Cidknee · Answer

Many.

Anonymous · Answer

The list is endless.

Jessicasmith243 · Answer

Nope

Godihateyou · Answer

No. I am a sociopath

Thecubs22 · Answer

Plenty

eagle1951 · Answer

yeah

Anonymous · Answer

Lots

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