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  • 30-08-2011 08:31PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 788 ✭✭✭


    But then you never see them again.

    It could be like the time Homer almost got to see Mr. T.

    If it's a personal relationship it's an awful way to leave things hanging. You take someone for granted, then you find out you'll never speak to them again. I have one bungled goodbye that kills me to this day. For the chance to go back and say something. God it just doesnt go away. Even on a good day somethings not quite right, and then it hits you again.

    So anyone got stories of saying goodbyes that were more monumental than you might have been expecting?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Did you get a ride off her?

    (p.s man up)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,137 ✭✭✭Balfie


    Yeah, I do.

    I went to England to meet up with a girl that I knew, spent the night with her, but she had to go back home. I didn't belive in such things as love at first sight, or anything like that, but once I seen this girl, we just hit it off straight away, everything was perfect. I had known her years before hand, but I had her now in my arms, holding her tight. Next day, she went home, leaving her at the train station, it was impossible to say goodbye. She rang me when she had made it home a few hours later, an I literally couldn't speak, I was honestly heart broken, she was there one min, gone the next, I cried on the phone to her for ages, she cried, but when I couldn't speak I told her I would send her an email of some things I had to say. I was flying back home that day, I wrote out a thing that I would normally take 5 mins to write, took me nearly an hour, the back of my throat was just in so much pain as I was writing it, tears streaming down my face, as I try to hold them back the more I cry. When I got to the airport I couldnt stand, drinking a bottle of water hurt, cause I was still crying, I didn't want to leave. I wanted to just go jump on a train, standing in the pouring rain waiting on her to answer her door an see me standing there like an eejit, saying I Love you. I can't leave.

    Instead, I got on the plane an went home. I have never forgot it an I have never regreted anything more in my entire life. I don't think I will ever regret something so much ever in my life.

    Anyways..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭DjFlin


    Bah bah bah bah bah bah baaaahhh

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXyuLN4TcRc


    Bitta sad music for ya.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    marty1985 wrote: »
    But then you never see them again.

    It could be like the time Homer almost got to see Mr. T.

    If it's a personal relationship it's an awful way to leave things hanging. You take someone for granted, then you find out you'll never speak to them again. I have one bungled goodbye that kills me to this day. For the chance to go back and say something. God it just doesnt go away. Even on a good day somethings not quite right, and then it hits you again.

    So anyone got stories of saying goodbyes that were more monumental than you might have been expecting?

    awh. but what's your story?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,976 ✭✭✭amacca


    My life is full of regrets

    awkward goodbyes being just some of them

    others are bothering to say hello to certain people at all


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Funny, I don't have many regrets. Should've drank as a teen, but apart from that nothing much. More than anything I regret banging my knee off the desk 30 seconds ago.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,037 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    I only regret one thing I've ever done, and I've done a lot of crap in my time.

    Life's to short for having many regrets, move on and live with mistakes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    years ago I was out walking in woods with a girl friend ..blonde,beautiful,stunning ..she had everything..as we strolled along,hand in hand ..she stopped suddenly.."Look" she said.."rabbit tracks.."..."no"..I said..."that's a train track.........."..I never did get to say good bye before that 2.55 to Limerick hit her..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    Yep, I have one of those. I very much regret the way I left things with someone I knew when I was living in the UK. Oh well.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,027 ✭✭✭The_B_Man
    Something about sandwiches


    OP, can u not just use your time machine???


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 440 ✭✭nicechick!


    I knew he was dying he had been ill for along time denial on my part I suspose. I regret never telling him its ok I know your scared it'll be ok I'm here he died before I could tell him


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,137 ✭✭✭Balfie


    Got a PM about my ^above post on the facebooks... awhhhh just to answer, it was 2 years ago...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭EGAR


    If you have a foot in the past then you will never be able to move forward.

    I have no regrets.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Reamer Fanny


    marty1985 wrote: »
    But then you never see them again.

    It could be like the time Homer almost got to see Mr. T.

    If it's a personal relationship it's an awful way to leave things hanging. You take someone for granted, then you find out you'll never speak to them again. I have one bungled goodbye that kills me to this day. For the chance to go back and say something. God it just doesnt go away. Even on a good day somethings not quite right, and then it hits you again.

    So anyone got stories of saying goodbyes that were more monumental than you might have been expecting?

    Cool story, Bro


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭Jess16


    Right now, I can think of 3 goodbyes that have lingering, unfinished business status. I deal with them by reminding myself that I'll miss what's in front of me if I always look back.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    One girl was absolutely mad about her. She rang me that day saying am I coming to a party later said 'Yeah see , you there later. Bye.' ..

    She ended up riding one of the lads, was heartbroken blah blah , never spoke to her face to face ever again.

    I got over the whole riding one of the lads, but I dunno what it was I could never look at her the same and anytime I wanted to speak to her, I couldn't bring myself to say anything it will like dead space.

    Still makes me sad to this day, cause when I look back , I shouldn't have overreacted or just blanked her like I did. Cause we were very good mates and always had a laugh. But it's like my manager always told me, Men and Women can't be close friends without there been chemistry on one side.

    So there you go, didn't know it was the last time I would have spoke to her at leased I said bye :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Ah yes, the old realisation when it is too late that you are probably never going to see that person again and you want to rip out that painful lump formed in your throat with a screwdriver but instead it eventually evaporates or melts with your tears or feelings of sadness, regret and despair feeling.

    Isn't life lovely? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Balfie wrote: »
    Yeah, I do.

    I went to England to meet up with a girl that I knew, spent the night with her, but she had to go back home. I didn't belive in such things as love at first sight, or anything like that, but once I seen this girl, we just hit it off straight away, everything was perfect. I had known her years before hand, but I had her now in my arms, holding her tight. Next day, she went home, leaving her at the train station, it was impossible to say goodbye. She rang me when she had made it home a few hours later, an I literally couldn't speak, I was honestly heart broken, she was there one min, gone the next, I cried on the phone to her for ages, she cried, but when I couldn't speak I told her I would send her an email of some things I had to say. I was flying back home that day, I wrote out a thing that I would normally take 5 mins to write, took me nearly an hour, the back of my throat was just in so much pain as I was writing it, tears streaming down my face, as I try to hold them back the more I cry. When I got to the airport I couldnt stand, drinking a bottle of water hurt, cause I was still crying, I didn't want to leave. I wanted to just go jump on a train, standing in the pouring rain waiting on her to answer her door an see me standing there like an eejit, saying I Love you. I can't leave.

    Instead, I got on the plane an went home. I have never forgot it an I have never regreted anything more in my entire life. I don't think I will ever regret something so much ever in my life.

    Anyways..

    Nor did I, that is until last Saturday but things are never simple :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Life is short enough without dwelling on past mistakes. They happen, acknowledge them and just move on. Otherwise you will spend so much time living in the past, the present will pass you bye.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,646 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    You're all mad!

    These things are only mistakes if you are, right now, the saddest and most lonely person on the planet. And even then they might not be mistakes for long.

    For example: I once met a girl when I was younger. I won't go into too much detail but my story resembles the stories being told here. At one time I thought of it as the biggest mistake of my life.

    That was until I met my current girlfriend. I couldnt imagine anyone more perfect for me than my girlfriend! If I had've done things differently all that time ago, my life would be completely different right now and i'd never have met or started going out with my girlfriend. And honestly, she's the girl i'm going to marry. She's perfect.

    So think about it, a lot of the good things in your life are that way because of the choices, even the bad ones, you've made in the past. You'll probably meet the girl of your dreams tomorrow and this girl would not be a part of your life had you not made all of the decisions exactly how you had made them up until that point!

    The universe is a weird place :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 788 ✭✭✭marty1985


    In my own case, I had a bungled goodbye (which still churns my stomach to think of it) when someone was saying goodbye to me, but I didn't really realise why and what they were going to do, and what they meant by what they were saying. So I didn't give an honest reaction, just brushed it off as if they were being stupid.
    Of course, when you hear the news, everyone asks each other if anyone had any clue this might happen, and your heart sinks like a stone and you want to swallow but you can't.
    It should never be an option as you guys rightly say on AH.

    BTW, Balfie tells a good story! Thanks Balfie for sharing. Group hug!


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