Best decision you ever made

JTL

What decision do you look back on and think ' Yes, that was a good one'.

For me, it's being convinced to apply for a job in 2004 by my Dad that I thought I would have had no chance of getting. For various reasons (all positive), working in that role changed my life.

jimmii

Starting a business. Looking back it was probably the stupidest thing I've ever done but its some how worked itself out!

Mister Vain

Moving to Canada.

Mesrine65

Walking away from my ex after 10 years together & uprooting myself to return home to nothing after many years away.

I left with a backpack full of personal stuff, left her the house, that was bought & paid for & 10 years of possessions I grafted hard for.

Je non regrette rien...

Mesrine65

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Je non regrette rien...

Taking French classes. I can now read efforts like that and be smug...;)

Drexel

Giving up smoking.

Horrible history of heart disease in my family

Valmont

Moving to Norfolk of all places.

Frynge

Blue pill.

But really it was deciding to text that person who is now the wife.

Mint Aero

Haven't made any correct decisions yet. I'll come back when I done something right.

Mr_Muffin

Going back to school.


Working crappy jobs with little choice but to get on with it is can make a man depressed.

Outkast_IRE

Left a full time job, i was quite happy working in to return full time to college and get my degree and paying for it myself.

I am now coming to the end of my final year in college doing a course i really enjoy and job prospects are looking excellent for the area i am interested in.

Deciding to do a part-time Masters while working full time.

Roquentin

leaving the professional career

Ciaran_B

Going back to college aged 29 at night to get my degree. And buying a bicycle to get me in and out of college - getting fit and having more time? Yes please.

mackg

Moving across the country nearly 2 years ago for a job. Didn't know anyone where I was going but it's all come together

super_furry

To go on that first date with my fiancee.

Zascar

Buying a motorbike. Not just the countless hours it has saved me from sitting in traffic but also my favourite thing to do in the world is go for a spin in the mountains on a nice sunny day

gerrybbadd

Frynge wrote: »

But really it was deciding to text that person who is now the wife.

Same here! Facebook PM'd her cos I didn't get her number (coward, I know!)

eviltwin

Keeping my daughter. I was given the option of having her adopted or leaving home. I chose to leave. Best decision ever, she's 18 next month and I've never regretted it.

jimmii

Frynge wrote: »

Blue pill.

But really it was deciding to text that person who is now the wife.

Dam yeh I should have said that too! When Harrington won the Open I thought hmmm who could be the most random person to text that too and never stopped texting after that!

here228

Getting into my last relationship. Unfortunately it didn't work out but he taught me a lot about myself and grand me so much more confidence.

Morpork

Living abroad for 2 years.
I was in a horrible state in Ireland. Depressed, lonely and going nowhere. Living abroad opened my mind and gave me confidence I never thought I'd have. I came back totally refreshed and I even met my fiancée there!

biko

Moving to Galway

Talib Fiasco

Always asking "are you on the pill"...lifesaver (paradox I know).

J Mysterio

Morpork wrote: »

Living abroad for 2 years.
I was in a horrible state in Ireland. Depressed, lonely and going nowhere. Living abroad opened my mind and gave me confidence I never thought I'd have. I came back totally refreshed and I even met my fiancée there!

Where did you go?

cutting the red wire (instead of the blue).

galljga1

Frynge wrote: »

Blue pill.

But really it was deciding to text that person who is now the wife.

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Same here! Facebook PM'd her cos I didn't get her number (coward, I know!)

jimmii wrote: »

Dam yeh I should have said that too! When Harrington won the Open I thought hmmm who could be the most random person to text that too and never stopped texting after that!

Frynge man, I don't want to get you too worried but these two blokes have admitted contacting your missus. Did you know about it?

dellas1979

Deleted User wrote: »

Taking French classes. I can now read efforts like that and be smug...;)

Lols. Loving the French. But its actually [non]...je ne regrette rien

PLL

Left England when I was 18 to go live in Ireland with my Dad, I had just a suitcase of clothes and my exam certs. I've never looked back.
The contrast between the people in my life and who I am in the two countries is something that could inspire hope in anyone who is at rock bottom. Just as I was.

TheBrinch

Choosing biscuit instead of cake

MarkAnthony

Pulling out.

galljga1

eviltwin wrote: »

Keeping my daughter. I was given the option of having her adopted or leaving home. I chose to leave. Best decision ever, she's 18 next month and I've never regretted it.

Well done. Nice 'option' to be given.

tinpib

Borrowing 8k in 2005 to help fund travelling around the world for a year. That was the time when plenty of peers were borrowing hundreds of thousands to 'get on the property ladder'.

GLaDOS

Quite insignificant compared to some of the stuff here, but the decision to do transition year back in school. I was dead against it but my mam convinced me. Before I was absolutely useless socially, but I learned a lot that year and made a a great group of friends, most of whom I'd still be quite close to. Definitely changed the direction of my life for the better.

Forgotten password 99

Joining Boards.ie!!!!!!!

Morpork

J Mysterio wrote: »

Where did you go?

Japan. Even though I had a huge culture shock I think it was exactly what I needed. That and the place had this weird welcoming warmth that was hard to find at first, but once you did it felt like home.

Going to that Halloween bonfire/barbeque. HE was there and we've not been apart in the 30odd years since!

Tin Foil Hat

Buying a house when I was 24 in 1999. If I'd waited one more year, six months even, it would have been beyond me forever.

Existentialist

Marriage