Missed opportunities.....

stalebread

Have you ever let someone slip through your fingers and regretted it?

I did about 15 years ago after doing the leaving we all went on the piss. I had fancied her for years. Was too shy to act on it .

Told her she looked gorgeous that night which she did, she took my hand lead me to a quieter area and stared into my eyes waiting to be kissed.I PANICKED and went for a leak.
Christ just to have that opportunity again.

wretcheddomain

stalebread wrote: »

Have you ever let someone slip through your fingers and regretted it?

Ask Rolf Harris.

LETHAL LADY

I can never separate the yolk from the egg:mad:

wazky

stalebread wrote: »

Have you ever let someone slip through your fingers and regretted it?

Yeah, but then I got myself some good adhesive tape and that done the trick.

kneemos

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I can never separate the yolk from the egg:mad:

Try separating the egg from the yolk,if unsuccessful dwell on it for 15 years.

Frosty McSnowballs

Ah yeah, there have been 2 or 3 that I look back and think what could have been.

But what's the point OP, it's just a head fcuk.

Wibbs

What you did all those years ago, that made you - or should have made you - make damn sure the same thing wouldn't happen again. Result. If you learned from it. As for the missed chance? Uneaten bread can often be more tasty in our memories. "What if" often sounds better than "it happened". The reality might have been very different. Looking back in damn near every case my fcukup in such circumstances turned out to be fortuitous in the long run.

The Peanut

15 years ago, one of my students asked me for career advice after the leaving cert. Knowing he was a bit slow and had no career prospects, I tried to cheer him up by giving him a little kiss as a last positive memory before he embarked on a sad, pointless life. He couldn't even do that right.

Wonder what happened to him?

Sir Arthur Daley

You should have just wet yourself op and got stuck in her op.

Supernintendo Chalmers

"and in a darkened underpass I thought oh God my chance has come at last. But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask" - There is a light that never goes out, The Smiths

kneemos

stalebread wrote: »

Have you ever let someone slip through your fingers and regretted it?

I did about 15 years ago after doing the leaving we all went on the piss. I had fancied her for years. Was too shy to act on it .

Told her she looked gorgeous that night which she did, she took my hand lead me to a quieter area and stared into my eyes waiting to be kissed.I PANICKED and went for a leak.
Christ just to have that opportunity again.

Could have gotten her pregnant and be changing nappies at 18.
Lucky escape.

LETHAL LADY

Wibbs wrote: »

What you did all those years ago, that made you - or should have made you - make damn sure the same thing wouldn't happen again. Result. If you learned from it. As for the missed chance? Uneaten bread can often be more tasty in our memories. "What if" often sounds better than "it happened". The reality might have been very different. Looking back in damn near every case my fcukup in such circumstances turned out to be fortuitous in the long run.

High five, Fr. Jack

Tail Docker

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

You should have just wet yourself op and got stuck in her op.

I thought he did? Isn't that what he's giving out about?

catallus

"Know well what leads you forward, and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom." - Buddha (attrib)

I've said it before and I'll say it again: "If only" is the useless past conditional, and gives birth to a thousand regrets.

WWJD?

LETHAL LADY

Tail Docker wrote: »

I thought he did? Isn't that what he's giving out about?

Is tha u pottler?:P

Sir Arthur Daley

Tail Docker wrote: »

I thought he did? Isn't that what he's giving out about?

I presume he made it to the jacks.

kneemos

Turned into bloody philosopher's corner.

Piriz

The Peanut wrote: »

15 years ago, one of my students asked me for career advice after the leaving cert. Knowing he was a bit slow and had no career prospects, I tried to cheer him up by giving him a little kiss as a last positive memory before he embarked on a sad, pointless life. He couldn't even do that right.

Wonder what happened to him?

Ur seriously unprofessional to say / think this about one of ur students, you lacked in knowledge to support student with learning needs and you showed no ability to identify his strengths or point him in the right direction...instead you think he is slow and kiss him and criticise his kissing... what the f***?
Don't bother wondering what happened him!

Edit: I can't help but think I missed the joke here...?

The Peanut

Piriz wrote: »

Ur seriously unprofessional to say / think this about one of ur students, you lacked in knowledge to support student with learning needs and you showed no ability to identify his strengths or point him in the right direction...instead you think he is slow and kiss him and criticise his kissing... what the f***?
Don't bother wondering what happened him!

Edit: I can't help but think I missed the joke here...?

Read OP.

everlast75

The Peanut wrote: »

15 years ago, one of my students asked me for career advice after the leaving cert. Knowing he was a bit slow and had no career prospects, I tried to cheer him up by giving him a little kiss as a last positive memory before he embarked on a sad, pointless life. He couldn't even do that right.

Wonder what happened to him?

Niiiiiiiiicccceee...

corner of hells

The Peanut wrote: »

15 years ago, one of my students asked me for career advice after the leaving cert. Knowing he was a bit slow and had no career prospects, I tried to cheer him up by giving him a little kiss as a last positive memory before he embarked on a sad, pointless life. He couldn't even do that right.

Wonder what happened to him?

He's on boards.ie , he's here tonight ........

"What ? A slash ? , give him a couple of minutes before we tell peanut to fcuk off".

Piriz

The Peanut wrote: »

Read OP.

Sorry, I'm seriously thick, phone off, sleep, good night.

Neon_Lights

I once had the oppirtunity to make homemade egg mayonaise... i didnt; i now curse myself everytime i see a jar of helmanns

Macavity.

stalebread wrote: »

Have you ever let someone slip through your fingers and regretted it?

I did about 15 years ago after doing the leaving we all went on the piss. I had fancied her for years. Was too shy to act on it .

Told her she looked gorgeous that night which she did, she took my hand lead me to a quieter area and stared into my eyes waiting to be kissed.I PANICKED and went for a leak.
Christ just to have that opportunity again.

When I first read this it actually took me a second to realise you chickened out and went for a piss. I initially thought you meant that you whipped it out and started urinating beside her.

At least you didn't do that.

Cantremember

Think of it this way OP: wouldn't if have been worse to have had to hold it in for all those years?

KKkitty

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I can never separate the yolk from the egg:mad:

You can get something called an egg yolk separator.

SouthTippBass

I had a real shot at a threesome once upon a time. Two birds at a house party were showing a bit of interest, all involved were nicely tipsy. Was sat between the two of them on the couch, then they leaned in and started shifting each other, the night had this kind of anything goes vibe. If I had only played my cards right that night. What could have been...

Sir Arthur Daley

SouthTippBass wrote: »

I had a real shot at a threesome once upon a time. Two birds at a house party were showing a bit of interest, all involved were nicely tipsy. Was sat between the two of them on the couch, then they leaned in and started shifting each other, the night had this kind of anything goes vibe. If I had only played my cards right that night. What could have been...

Wtf did you do wrong?

Brego888

Piriz wrote: »

Ur seriously unprofessional to say / think this about one of ur students, you lacked in knowledge to support student with learning needs and you showed no ability to identify his strengths or point him in the right direction...instead you think he is slow and kiss him and criticise his kissing... what the f***?
Don't bother wondering what happened him!

Edit: I can't help but think I missed the joke here...?

Bahahhahhaha!!

The Backwards Man

Fancied this Human Nutrition student at college for a couple of years, had a fair idea she kind of liked me too, but just could never get the opportune moment to chat to her. Anyway, May 1997, out on the beer after the champions league semifinal between Dortmund and Man U, I spy her in Kellys Portrush. (she was a very studious student, never went out much) 'Here's my chance' says I as I walked to the bar for Dutch courage.

Several brandies later I make my approach. She's wearing a short denim skirt and a white low-cut tank top, revealing way more than I had ever seen before, and I think this kind of threw me a bit, because charm and etiquette went flying out the window. I staggers up to her, stare at her tits, blubber 'You're a Hum Nut, haha!' and stagger on past her, out the door, and home to my lonely bed. Never saw her again.

More a ballsed up opportunity than a missed one I suppose.

catallus

Cool story backwardsman

toastedpickles

I once had the chance to see how they got the fig into fig rolls, but i was too busy eating them to care

SouthTippBass

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Wtf did you do wrong?

Being an idiot is what I did wrong. I did get to nail both of them separately a few weeks later, so all was not lost, but I'l probably never get that chance for a threesome again. Bah!

Sir Arthur Daley

SouthTippBass wrote: »

Being an idiot is what I did wrong. I did get to nail both of them separately a few weeks later, so all was not lost, but I'l probably never get that chance for a threesome again. Bah!

How bad, lemons and lemonade stuff.

biketard

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Fancied this Human Nutrition student at college for a couple of years

Glad to hear she was human anyway.

porsche959

Supernintendo Chalmers wrote: »

"and in a darkened underpass I thought oh God my chance has come at last. But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask" - There is a light that never goes out, The Smiths

Apparently that song was about when Morrissey shared a cab with Jimmy Savile one time on the way home from a disco.

Tail Docker

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Is tha u pottler?:P

Maybeee..:D Go away. I have slackers to row with on the 20 quid thread..

Chance The Rapper

I sold bitcoins for €15 each, they reached €700 within a year or two

Tail Docker

I could have bought a buy to let in Bulgaria. I still kick myself. No, wait, that's not the one.

Pawn

stalebread wrote: »

Have you ever let someone slip through your fingers

Sometimes I did, sometimes I did not... At the end of the day you never know whether it was a right decision or not, perhaps that relationship could turn out to be a nightmare after a few years? Don't regret things, look ahead and be happy now, life's too short for worries and regrets.

Barely There

Back in college I spent a summer in London working in a type of hotel/hostel with a group of other mostly Irish people.
There was one girl who I thought was absolutely gorgeous - I really fancied her, all the guys did.
I spent weeks putting in loads of groundwork, being as charming and funny as was possible for myself at the time.
I finally got to kiss her one night when we were out in a club, but nothing else happened that night.
The next night I got really drunk and ended up sleeping with her best friend, who I didn't really even fancy anyway.
The following morning, the girl of my dreams walked into her best friend's room and I'm there laying in the bed with her.
'Awkward' doesn't even come close.

Obviously she didn't want anything to do with me after that.

Buona Fortuna

The Peanut wrote: »

15 years ago, one of my students asked me for career advice after the leaving cert. Knowing he was a bit slow and had no career prospects, I tried to cheer him up by giving him a little kiss as a last positive memory before he embarked on a sad, pointless life. He couldn't even do that right.

Wonder what happened to him?

And then he became a Mod?

Pablodreamsofnew

The Peanut wrote: »

15 years ago, one of my students asked me for career advice after the leaving cert. Knowing he was a bit slow and had no career prospects, I tried to cheer him up by giving him a little kiss as a last positive memory before he embarked on a sad, pointless life. He couldn't even do that right.

Wonder what happened to him?

Wow, what a ray of sunshine you are.

He could be doing something great now. If we all listened to every teacher that wrote us off...................

Pablodreamsofnew

stalebread wrote: »

Have you ever let someone slip through your fingers and regretted it?

I did about 15 years ago after doing the leaving we all went on the piss. I had fancied her for years. Was too shy to act on it .

Told her she looked gorgeous that night which she did, she took my hand lead me to a quieter area and stared into my eyes waiting to be kissed.I PANICKED and went for a leak.
Christ just to have that opportunity again.

Don't dwell on these things! Few it as gut instinct.

I think if something is right you go for it no matter how shy!!!

Pablodreamsofnew

Chance The Rapper wrote: »

I sold bitcoins for €15 each, they reached €700 within a year or two

ouch

The Peanut

MrsYelnekoff wrote: »

Wow, what a ray of sunshine you are.

He could be doing something great now. If we all listened to every teacher that wrote us off...................

Read OP. Or post no 19.

Baron Kurtz

Brego888 wrote: »

Bahahhahhaha!!

I know. Classic kneejerk Boards retort, straight into some pious rant. Love when it happens.

Elessar

First time in college myself and literally the best looking girl in the whole place kept eyeing me up. She was drop dead gorgeous (natural blonde, cute, terrific body) - essentially a teenage boys dream. We kept bumping into each other and I got the distinct feeling she wanted me to make a move - but I never did. I was too painfully shy and anxious back then. Saw her a few months after college holding hands with some bloke who looked like he'd won the lottery he was that happy. Que scowls of disgust from myself :mad:

*sigh*

kylith

Yeah, I turned down a couple of guys in college and I still find myself wondering 'what if'... One was the bass player of a band that played the SU one night, and the other was a proper cutie that I said no to because he had a big head. Not in a 'full of himself' way, he had a size 12 head on a size 10 body.

I try not to kick myself, but I'll always wonder what could have happened.

everlast75

kylith wrote: »

Yeah, I turned down a couple of guys in college and I still find myself wondering 'what if'... One was the bass player of a band that played the SU one night, and the other was a proper cutie that I said no to because he had a big head. Not in a 'full of himself' way, he had a size 12 head on a size 10 body.

I try not to kick myself, but I'll always wonder what could have happened.

Made me laugh out loud

kylith

everlast75 wrote: »

Made me laugh out loud

I really had to try not to do just that first time I met him. Lovely bloke though, and cute as anything, for all he looked like a bobble-head.