Does anyone out there have regrets about anything?

dvega

First of all this is not a personal issue for me.I'm just wondering does anyone have regrets about something they did in the past work,love,friends,travel?
I went out with a girl for 3 years we had plans and then she text me one day and said she wasnt happy,i knew she wasnt happy for awhile but did nothing it took me awhile to get over it,bout 6 months!(i think some people are more head strong than others)but i regret it now that i didnt do something about when i knew.I decided to do something,so myself and a friend of mine are leaving for austraila in febuary.A lot of people have regrets this was mine but i wont let it get to me,have ye any......

admiralofthefleet

we all have regrets, one of my biggest is dumping my then girlfrield when i was 17, she was sound and amazing looking but i fell to peer pressure and dumped her cause a few of my mates did not like her mates, how stupid was i. im 25 now and still think about her. everytime im in shankill i still look out for her and if my missus reads this im homeless!

Panda

You could always try to get in touch...
easier said than done i know,
both of ye prob have changed a good bit since then
and she might actually think the same...

if that sounds too much like work then theres always

http://www.notproud.com/

its like a confessional box for athiests.... or something.....
some of them are funny too

rossious

I was regretting not travelling, so I took the plunge and here I am in Brisbane, Oz having the time of my life and experiencing things I never thought I would.

The point..... If you think you have regrets, you can still deal with them, it's never really too late.;)

Black Swan

Changed the type of work I did, and now I wish I could go back but can't.

Rb

I've plenty of regrets, but lifes too short to concern myself with them too much.

I regret not studying harder for the leaving cert. I suppose I just didn't take it too seriously at the time. Followed by doing real well in first year college, and then not bothering to do anything in second year and ending up having to repeat a few modules. Hopefully I've learned my lesson for the future this time though.

I regret some things that have happened with people in my life, friends, exs etc. that may have turned out differently had I chosen to handle some situations in a different manner and perhaps would have positive results, rather than negative ones. At least when things like that happen, they're people you've a personal relationship with and things can be fixed, unlike leaving cert. results which are a whole lot harder!

Theres no way of telling what will happen in the future, so the choices we make now may not necessarily have positive results/consequences for us down the line. You can only use your best judgement, which sometimes will turn out negatively. So yeah, I'm sure theres not one person who doesn't bear some regret in their lives, but thats life I suppose.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

I regret running around in my boxers at a house party on sunday morning.

biko

Non, je ne regrette rien

biko

biko wrote:

Non, je ne regrette rien

piaf =

Nah, I don't have any regrets either
things just are as they are

cjt156

I don't believe in regrets; you are the sum of all your experiences, good and bad.
If you're not happy with the person you are today then set about changing that. Otherwise keep on keepin' on.

miamee

Any real regrets I have are usually things I didn't say or do, not things I did. So now I try & make a point of never leaving something unsaid or undone if at all possible

chamlis

I regret plenty. But then, I wouldn't be here now doing the things I am now.

abetarrush

Yeah loads

Most current thing is college

I originally applied for Art and Mixed Media, but they put me on Print and Graphics [ the 2 classes i despise] and said its the same

Now im like do i finish the year, or just work. blah!

kizzyr

None, life is too short for regrets. They are all things you've done in the past and no amount of worrying about them will enable you to go back and change them. Its a waste of time and people should learn from their mistakes yes but look forward.

Pighead

Pighead opened up a thread started by FlutterInBantam last week. Regreted it for hours afterwards. That lad sure can speaketh the shite.

Ruu_Old

Not too many, wished I had travelled a bit more after college but going to travel a bit more in the New Year. Next on the list...Asia.

ats

not trying harder to stay in touch with that lass from Oklahoma. 15 years later we found each other again but are both married.

dvega

All people have regrets in life some are fixable others are not,past loves can always be contacted again,you can always travel,then again a past love might be settled with somone else you might have a family now and unable to travel,people might have too many bills to pay to change jobs,but one things for certain if you are unhappy you have to change what makes you unhappy. I know a person who worked very hard doing night classes while supporting his family and doing a job he hated just to pay bills now he's finished and he's in a job that he likes and is quite happy.Point being..its never too late to try and fix things that you have regrets about.

claire-g

miamee wrote:

Any real regrets I have are usually things I didn't say or do, not things I did. So now I try & make a point of never leaving something unsaid or undone if at all possible

i try to live by this rule too but it doesnt always work to my advantage......a lot of people dont like it, so then i end up regrettin saying something.....its a viscious circle!!!

DublinWriter

It's really that old Sliding Doors thing.

When I was 17 doing the LC, I dated the asthecially-challenged best mate of the hottest girl in the year, my self-confidence wasn't the best way back when.

This wasn't such a good idea as she told me under the strictest confidence that the said best mate had the hots for me for years.

Now excuse me while I play "I Wish I Knew then What I Know Now" by the Faces and drown my sorrows.

sunnyjim

[flashback]
There was a girl I met on holidays at the age of 15.

On her last night we stayed up and did all the "awwww, bless" things. Like look at the stars and other cuddly ****

Walked her home.

Was she waiting for the kiss? I thought so. But I didn't. Because I couldn't.
[/flashback]

I never was one for sealing the deal. Have met with her for years since every now and again. Jaysus, I was head over heels for her in the teenage way for years after. Thats a regret.

challengemaster

chamlis wrote:

I regret plenty. But then, I wouldn't be here now doing the things I am now.

QFT. our past decides what we are in the future. 1 small change and everything could be different

Wacker

There are hundreds of scenarios I would have played differently with hindsight. I have offended dozens of people with my personality being the way that it is. I can't take any of it back, and I don't feel like it has affected the way I have turned out in a negative way. There are 2 things that
I DO regret however, i.e. I feel I would be a happier person now had I done these:

1. I never got in to Johnny Cash while he was alive.
2. I never asked out a customer in my three years in a newsagent.

I may theoretically be able to make up for 2, if I end up serving customers again. 1, I have to live with.

rainbow kirby

My biggest regret is not taking a year out between school and college. Would have helped me to decide what I really wanted at a decent time, not halfway through college...

Thrill

One regret. I was going to ask a girl i was working with if she'd go out with me. I decided to do it during the lunch break, but my friend asked her out that morning when we got in. I was going to do it the day before but we were never alone and i didn't want to look like a fool if she said no. I should not have cared what others thought but at the time i did.
Anyway, i had to grin and bear it. It was either that or challenge him to a duel.

cooker3

I regret many things, it's usually a function of my shyness.

My biggest one that I can think off-hand is not trying anything with an incredibly hot girl in New York 1 evening, why do I only see these opportunities 6 months after they happen!

oleras

Wacker wrote:

1. I never got in to Johnny Cash while he was alive.
.

Honestly............this should not be a regret, i am sure John would be more than happy to bring a smile to your face dead or alive..... regrets should be something you dont have any real power over............. forgive yourself and enjoy the music !!

Just My View

If I posted all my regrets here I'd probably bring down the server. I suppose all anyone can do is not to waste too much time dwelling on them and try not to add to the list in the future.

c - 13

I regret not having more confidence when I was younger.
Other than that I try to regret nothing.

miamee

claire-g wrote:

i try to live by this rule too but it doesnt always work to my advantage......a lot of people dont like it, so then i end up regrettin saying something.....its a viscious circle!!!

I know, it's not always practical to do this but where possible I do. I still shy away from the confrontational type of teeling people what i think though

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah I do. I've lost four of my best friends in two years, one I loved more than anybody in the world. It's a day that makes me very sad today.
C'est la vie...

road_high

I think we all have regrets over various thing and what we should have/could have done better/differently. But I guess there's no point have regrets you just make the best of what you got!
One 'half' regret I have is doing this Masters I'm doing/finishing at the moment which I've been doing for the last year. Think I would have been better going straight into a real job. Guess it's a minor regrtet really compared with the problems many people face everyday the world over.

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petes

I regret eating my lunch two and a half hours before lunchtime.

damiennolan

I regret having that w@nk two hours before my girlfriend came home from work

Red Hand

Yes, I have many regrets-not getting to know certain people better, not doing certain things that I would have loved to have done at the time yet didn't-but the past makes us what we are, and if I had indeed done everything as I should have, I wouldn't be me, here, right now.

Is that a good or bad thing?:p

cooker3

damiennolan wrote:

I regret having that w@nk two hours before my girlfriend came home from work

all the better for her!