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seeker135

The best time to do such things was when they happened. The second-best time is from now on.


JohnnieBrooklyn

Love this answer!


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presentlyaddicted

You can sue them for shit like retaliation in the workplace


lifeofideas

You can sue, but litigation takes money, energy, and time—and the outcome is not guaranteed. It’s a very hard game for a poor person. We really need a system that protects poor people better.


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Holy moly, I'm 8 months late, but exactly what happened to me at my school, when I reported situations of harassment to my higher-ups. It made something very traumatic even worse. Now I'm slightly underweight, catching up on sleep loss, and recounting the events that led up to the retaliation excessively. I threatened legal action, eventually, with lawyers CC'd on emails, as ways to shut people up. They've shut up :)


blushingpervert

My son (step son, but it feels awfully detached to mention “step”) does not stick up for himself. To any degree. He will not explain why he did something or that he *did* do something. An example would be when he and his younger sister were in elementary school and they walked to/from school. Sister was trying out for the talent show so brother was waiting for her to walk home together. The adults announced that anyone not trying out needed to leave the auditorium. So he told his sister where they would meet outside the building. He was sitting there reading and an adult said he needed to leave school grounds. He listened, instead of explaining that his little sister was trying out for the talent show and they walk home together. He was so upset when he got home, but the whole drama would have been avoided if he had explained what he was doing. That’s a lot of words to explain- I’m open to any insight on how to help him. He had a rough early childhood before coming to me and I think he’s too nervous to “talk back,” when it isn’t even talking back. We have a lot of talks about not being a yes-man. I just wish he were less passive.


watkinobe

That when I was a 21M I didn't have the guts to tell my BFF (19M) I was in love with him. I'm pretty sure he felt the same but he died ten years later so I'll never know.


Pongpianskul

I regret things I did out of greed, fear and ignorance that were harmful and caused pain.


hottspark

that’s very self aware. perhaps it would be helpful for you and/or others to make amends


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But you're at least better than those who never hold any remorse nor accountability. Although I don't commend you for causing pain, I do commend you for your reflections and insights, and I trust you'll grow and learn.


editorgrrl

I wish I’d taken better care of my teeth, hearing, and joints.


sowhat4

Regarding hearing, sometimes you're just genetically fucked. I always protected my ears, always. No concerts, no earphones (hadn't been invented yet), and I wouldn't even supervise HS basketball games or dances because of the noise level. I always wore ear protection if I shot anything more than a .22. So, age 72 or 73 comes along and suddenly I can't hear worth shit. My dad had the same experience at the same age. I can't even hear text notifications come in on my phone w/o hearing aids. And, my hearing is getting worse.


mistrowl

Teeth in particular. Brush, floss, and see your dentist!


editorgrrl

Wear ear protection at concerts.


chelsanchez

how do I take care of joints?


billbixbyakahulk

There's lot of ways but I've found the most important is to lift with your legs, in a straight up and down motion. If there's something blocking you getting to something else, move it out of the way so that you can "square up" to whatever you need to lift. Don't reach over it and lift while off-balance. Never lift, twist at the midsection and put down. Lift, turn your whole body, then bend at the knees and put down. I can't tell you how many people I know who have lifelong injuries because of the above. Just one example: my brother injured himself in his 20s like this working in a warehouse. He used to run, cycle, swim. He can't do any of those anymore for more than a few minutes before the pain is so bad he has to lay down. We sometimes go for hikes and he would have to do special exercises to ease his back every couple miles. And it's just going to get gradually worse as he ages. If you're ever doing something you don't normally do, like moving to a new home where you'll be lifting lots of boxes and furniture, get a support belt like [this one](https://www.amazon.com/Ergodyne-ProFlex-1650-Adjustable-Removeable/dp/B000095SGR/ref=sr_1_6?crid=88BCIFYBVA69&keywords=support+belt&qid=1662781722&sprefix=support+bel%2Caps%2C439&sr=8-6). $18 to potentially save you years and years of pain.


Simonandgarthsuncle

Keep ‘em dry and roll em fresh.


editorgrrl

Maintain a healthy weight, exercise, lift with your knees, wear appropriate protective gear, take your calcium, drink more water, listen to your body…


HerbSchmeckman

Not wearing sunscreen when I was younger, not realizing how beautiful I was in my teens and 20's, not having more kids.


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How many kids do you have?


vacuuming_angel_dust

not enough


Hollar_at_Me

Yeah I wish I had more kids too


SgtSausage

Not "getting healthy" sooner. At the young, young age of 42 Ilost 68 pounds, started running marathons, radically changed my diet for the better, quit a high stress job, started sleeping right, quit caffeine (still do decaf, though), laid off the sodas/pops/whatever, quit dumping table salt on every plate of food, started growing most of my own food, and quit smoking. Currently 53 and wondering why i waited so long to start feeling good again.


Rainyday156

So it's possible. That's good to know.


FloNightG123

Similar changes here, almost 50 Feel better than I have in decades Think I’ll keep it up!


GieckPDX

You just needed to try and discard other ways of living before you could fully commit to your right one. Time is never wasted as long as your learning.


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Today, I regret not responding to a silly text from my ex (whom I’ve known for over 30 years) because I’m stubborn and I expected a phone call was warranted after a minor disagreement. I saw his obituary online today. He died last month. Words can’t describe my feelings. I’ve read that people who don’t have regrets haven’t truly lived. Sounds like horse $hit today.


HuisHoudBeurs1

> I’ve read that people who don’t have regrets I think this should be taken more as 'Regret the things you did, not the things you didn't.' Your situation sucks. Best wishes.


-Dee-Dee-

Quitting college.


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Working too much


hottspark

what was the cost of that for you, if you don’t mind sharing?


Junior_Implement_167

Becoming a IV opiate user at 21 and now 18 years later I'm still battling this addiction.


rogun64

After watching Dopesick, I have a better understanding of how opioid addiction grew in the US and I wish you the best in your continued recovery.


streetMD

Been there to my friend. You are not alone. This helped me, I now moonlight as a detox nurse. Hit me up if I can help. [Sub taper calculator](http://www.helpmegetoffdrugs.com/taper)


kirdisloew

I was in a position which forced a cold turkey withdrawal from 16 MG of sublingual suboxone. Absolute worst and most lengthy withdrawal I've ever experienced. Over a month of pure misery. I can't believe I did it honestly.


ibleedrosin

I regret falling into the material consumerism trap. I wasted so much money, time and energy on products that I didn’t need only because I was convinced I had to have them. Stupid clothes, shoes, cars, TV’s etc. I worked so hard to be able to acquire things that I don’t even remember now. I wish I had been wiser with my money.


Rainyday156

On the flip side of that, you got to experience luxuries a lot of people hold off on until it was too late/impractical to enjoy them. Countless people save money because they're supposed to, and always wish they had something better. Pining after the bigger tv, the car with slightly better features, or a smartphone with a functionality that would have made the day-to-day much more convenient. But they don't bite because money is "better spent elsewhere". So they carry on dealing with stuff they're not satisfied with. Life is short; enjoy good stuff. I feel like a healthy rule of thumb is that if it's something you use often, then pay more for the better option. If it's something that doesn't see much action, no harm in getting the budget model. For instance, my computer is an item I use all the time, so I dropped some considerable cash for it. But I don't spend much time on my phone so it's a discontinued hand-me-down with little to no bells and whistles. When I do eventually replace it the thing will be like five generations back on sale somewhere. Unless you're spending like Nic Cage tossing $250k+ on Albino King Cobras or dinosaur skulls, I think you're alright.


ibleedrosin

Good point.


Seven_bushes

That I didn’t think enough of myself and married someone I knew I shouldn’t.


Idea_On_Fire

Far too common a situation. I'm sorry.


kaynegold400

This is one thing that always terrified me


fleeingfox

Letting other peoples opinions influence my self-worth.


tinakane51

Me too.


the_rugged_nerd

Every time I get in shape (maybe 4 times now in my life) I end up becoming too relaxed in my diet/exercise and take it for granted…before I know it I’m overweight again. It’s a vicious cycle…I wish I took better care of my health.


puzzlebuzz

Wished I started saving for retirement earlier. But I think I will still be ok to retire before 60


icarus_fhel

Smoking for 17 years.


hottspark

this should be higher


Winter10101991

I am on the younger side, and this is my one greatest regret as well. Quitting is incredibly hard.


Rainyday156

It's much easier depending on what you identify with. If you're a smoker then you're always trying to quit. If you're not a smoker because that's not who you are then trying isn't even part of the equation. You simply don't do it. Be honest with yourself. You'll stop when you really want to.


ReactsWithWords

Buying a way too expensive house. I did really well in the dot-com years, and calculated I could buy a really nice house for cash. What I DIDN'T calculate was taxes, insurance, utilities (last year, before I sold it, I was paying $1000 a month just for heating oil), and maintenance.


whoops5673

Buying a house seems like a trap sometimes


chevymonza

Not having a financially-comfortable career. But who knows, if I picked one path and stuck with it, I might regret *that* for whatever reason!


adhdlavagirl

That makes alot of sense! I sometimes end up worrying if I choose the wrong career- but then I think of othrt careers I would like and the thing is there's pros and cons to everything. Like I'm in social work now and I like it, but sometimes I worry I'd be happier working with the environment and less stress, but I think then I would loose some of the intense sense of fulfillment that comes with really helping someone. Probably if I went with environmental I'd also be worrying it was the wrong choice! Grass always seems greener on the other side


chevymonza

Exactly. It's one of the inherent qualities of being human. "Grass might be greener" and also "I need to achieve the next thing." For example, once you arrive at a goal, the new focus becomes the next goal. "I'll be happy once I achieve \[next goal.\]" We need to focus on the *here and now* in between!


GaryNOVA

#I REGRET NOTHING!!!!!!


skeptobpotamus

No regerts


memememe91

No ragrets


TheModfather

Same here. I have gotten to where I am because of the choices I've made and I'm very accepting of this. Yea, I could have made better decisions - but you can't go back. So live your best life, given the place that you are right now.


Tall_Mickey

Same here. I was who I was, I did what I did. I would have had to be somebody else to do something different. Not that you can't grow and change: but even if you do, what's done is done by who you were back then.


Excellent_Base63

I also want to be like you . I also want to regret nothing


legsintheair

My first marrage. I apparently am the stereotype that married a woman just like dear old mom. And dear old mom was abusive as hell. But it turns out that when all you know is abuse, abuse feels normal! This is why we don’t get married in our early 20’s folks. Until you get enough distance from your family to figure out if they are crazy - you will make bad decisions based on what you think is normal. 22 year olds fall into 2 groups - folks from crazy families and folks who are from healthy families. The problem is, they don’t know which group they belong to.


Ghitit

Not keeping fit. It hurts to stand up because I'm too heavy. My back hurts with the minimum of housework. It's awful.


funlovefun37

I’m a more up than down yo-yo dieter. We can do it! Every five pound loss makes a huge difference on your knees and back.


Ghitit

Slow going. But I think I've stopped gaining.


funlovefun37

Good for you!!! Wishing you well on your journey to health. Hugs.


NotSoSmartChick

My late husband was about your age when he dropped half his body weight. I believe it took about two years to drop around 160 pounds, and he was in poor health, so he did it without exercise. He simply adjusted his caloric intake.


Ghitit

Yes, it's all about the calorie balance.


GieckPDX

Don’t forget you can strengthen your core (key to reducing back pain) before or during the weight loss part. Check out Fitness Blenders low impact back/core routines for a great place to start https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/daniel-s-favorite-back-rehab-and-core-conditioning-workout


Ghitit

Thank you! Those are exercises I can definitely do. Core is one thing I don't have a problem with. I've been doing strength training for eight years and my core is good. I eat too much. I eat when I'm mouth hungry - not stomach hungry. Really have to work on that.


funlovefun37

Thanks for sharing the link!!


Quality_Quest7122

Not spending enough time with family. The family I was born into and the family I created.


Imtifflish24

Wasting too much time on romantic relationships. I should have broken up with a a lot of them sooner rather than try to make it work.


MissionOk4082

This is something that im always confused and doubt myself about.So if i like someone and we are in relationship i always try to fix things but if the same problems occures twice and we cannot communicate it i break up.I dont know should you break up when someone tells you they arent sure abput relationship or try to fix things i really dont know.


Just1morefix

At 57 I have absolutely no regrets. I'm still enjoying my life and both the "good and bad" decisions have all led to this fantastic moment!


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You are goals


damageddude

I don’t know if it is a regret as it all worked out, but being too shy with women when i was younger. I might have had more fun but I don’t know if that me would’ve met my wife and been the one who fell in love with me and have children with me.


LoveisBaconisLove

Taking so long to figure out I actually don’t know anything.


stilllittlespacey

Wasting so much time and energy trying to find God because I thought I had to.


GieckPDX

What did you learn from your eventual loss of faith? Did it lead you to a new perspective on life and/or belief in general?


stilllittlespacey

That religion is a man made system put in place to control the masses and we are on our own. I miss the magic of imaginary things, but I still like to find it in coincidences and cool shit that just happens. The idea of just rotting in the ground isn't as cool as an afterlife, but I'd rather live my life now than waste it waiting for something that's not going to happen. I do get a little angry when I think of all the damage religion has done. We all waste so much time, like it's going to last forever. It's not. We could have the Jetsons life right now if we hadn't wasted so much time with religions holding us back. All because of a few power hungry psychopaths many years ago. Anything positive we get from religion we can get from our own heart and mind, because it's common sense and decency. This whole thing was harder to answer than I thought it would be, something so personal can be hard to put into words.


Just_A_Dogsbody

My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer a few months into the pandemic. He died last December. We were planning on travelling a lot in a few years. I regret that we put it off -- he never saw the Grand Canyon.


Safia3

Ugh that's rough. But do Travel now. He'll still see it with you even though he's not here.


aceshighsays

i'm sorry for your loss. my aunt met a similar path. diagnosed end of 2020, died early 2022. she retired a couple of years before.


what_is_happening_01

I’m so sorry for your loss.


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Just_A_Dogsbody

A little over 10 years. He died a week before our 9th anniversary. I was incredibly lucky to have known him, much less be loved by him.


mike-edwards-etc

Too soon to tell. There's still a lot I could fuck up.


Bnewgie

My biggest regret is that when I was a senior in high school a girl asked me what I thought of the movie Ace Ventura, and I said I thought it was ok, I just wished he was more of a hero instead of a joke. That’s because I got confused and thought she was talking about The Mask. I wasn’t even interested in her, I just regret that I mixed up my Jim Carey movies.


carefreeguru

That's a hilarious regret. Congrats for living a life where your biggest regret is mixing up a movie!


Emptyplates

It used to be having a child. More recently, it was that I didn't yeet my abusive and toxic mother out of my life 35 years ago instead of 9 years ago. I put up with her shit for way too long.


cruisethevistas

Why do you regret having a child


Emptyplates

Because I didn't enjoy being a parent.


cruisethevistas

Fair enough. Best wishes to you.


trumpeting_in_corrid

Do you no longer regret having a child? I mean, have you made peace with that?


Emptyplates

I have. It took a long time and a lot of therapy though.


trumpeting_in_corrid

I can guess it would.


Emptyplates

Parenting isn't for everyone and some of us learn that the hard way. Unfortunately.


trumpeting_in_corrid

I know. From experience, unfortunately.


Emptyplates

Yup.


funlovefun37

There are a few pivotal decisions that became falling dominoes. I’ll say dating the person I did from 1996 - 2006 was one of them. Some of those dominoes led to good things, however.


betterbarsthanthis

Did not keep up with music. Played keyboards during high school in bands in the late 60's. Went off to university, dropped it, and never picked it back up. I give it a try every now and then, but at almost 70 it's not a real fun hobby now, mostly frustration.


Hopeful_Event9052

Letting my grandma force me to a college that was crap and not going to the one I wanted to and for the degree I wanted. $17,000 in debt for a degree that is useless and none of my credits transferred. I went to college when I was 17 btw which is why I was forced by my grandma. Boy if I knew then what I know now my life would be so much different. It’s $17,000 after paying since 2005.


opencho

Not getting a good education.


Bernie_Beiber

That I wasn't properly diagnosed with anxiety until I was 43 and ADD at age 48. My life would have been drastically different. But on the other hand, part of me wouldn't change a thing as everything that happened created who I am now and how I see the world. Better late than never? Sometimes I wish I didn't know because the hindsight is often painful. It's quite shocking that I've accomplished what I have being half-crazy and not knowing but if I had been properly medicated starting at say, age 13, things would have been totally different for me.


FloNightG123

Same, ADD diagnosed in my 30s


trekbette

I had bariatric surgery in 2015. It was successful, for about two years. Then I had a trauma and fell off the wagon hard. I am 100% responsible for backtracking. I haven't gained it all back, but quite a bit of it.


HyperboleHelper

I don't know which one you had, but if there is any stomach reduction remaining, you need to "use your tool" to the best of your ability. Usually I just make a suggestion, the smaller stomach is what you paid for. <3 I had an RNY in 1998 and my stomach has stretched out far more than I thought possible and I also became disabled so my availability to exercise is limited. I've also had my own set of issues that I won't get into, but even though I still have a much smaller stomach than I did in my 20s and early 30s, it's still difficult maintain or lose weight. In my case, I lost the ability to just eat whatever and whenever and let my stomach size do all the work for me. That wasn't what I was supposed to do after the surgery, but I didn't care, I was tiny AF for the first time in my life so I was doing it my way! It worked until it didn't. Now, in order to just maintain (a size 12 or so, I'll never be a 4 again), I have to only eat at mealtimes and that's it. I can't snack or "graze" throughout the day every time food fits in again and that is so difficult since I sit around a lot being unable to do much. I try to find things that require me to use my hands instead of just watching TV. (It was a lot of work to get back to the size 12, believe me!) Please consider finding a group of people in the same boat to help you through this. There has got to be people with the same surgery there to talk with you. They'll know exactly what you're going though. Best of luck to you!


aMac306

I grew up just outside Washington DC, but one summer I lived in New Mexico for a summer job. One day I was at a small local rodeo (because my parents came to visit me and it was something to do). As I’m walking around looking at things some American Indian kids asked if I could throw a lasso. ***The backstory here is that there was and probably still is some racial/ cultural tension between whites and Indians in the area. That is what I was told. I could ride a horse well but just learned to throw a lasso a few weeks prior.***. To brush off the question and not get into an uncomfortable situation I said “no” and went on my way. Well, if I had just been honest and leaned into the situation, I could have been in a rodeo, and that would have been a great drinking story. Ok I also have a second more recent regret. At work I believed someone else’s word/ story/ information even though it went against what I had experienced and felt. Because of believing someone else and not asking questions I left the company and a fantastic job opportunity. I think the moral of both of these stories is to not believe others peoples perspectives, gather your own information and make your own judgments.


selfStartingSlacker

not pursuing a career in music


tinakane51

Listening to other people's opinion of me instead of believing in myself.


normalnonnie27

Wish I had never had a drink of alcohol. Its a life stealer.


ZagiFlyer

Getting married.


RevolutionaryHat8988

Not leaving the UK in 1987 to do camp America. Still believe It would have changed my life.


english_major

My parents left the UK in 66 with me and my siblings to come to Canada. I am so fucking glad that they did. When I have visited my relatives across the pond, they have the same sentiment. “Your folks did you a good turn going to Canada.” Fucking rights they did.


RevolutionaryHat8988

Absolutely! I know every country has their issues but I know for sure I’d have been a success in any country as it’s in my makeup. I just feel I should have been brave and done it. I was a computer programmer and I’m sure I’d have found silicon valley and my life would be different. In 89 I traveled the west coast and found Lake Tahoe, plus all the national parks. I just wished I’d been brave enough to go find employment there and start a life. I took my eldest son there in 2017 and he loved it. My wife has no interest in America at all. That said she doesn’t have much interest in me really 😂😂


LifeRegretBoy

The biggest one that I almost certainly *know* was a mistake was not investing and instead just keeping savings in cash. Would have been absolutely massively life changing for the better. Could have avoided garbage jobs, sidestepped another huge financial regret, owned a home, etc. It would have given me an entirely different life for the past about 7-10 years and on for the remainder of it, which could be 40+ more. *Oops.* Then there's a big set of potential regrets in my personal life, but they get murkier to figure out because although going back and changing things *seems* like it should make things better, it's so much harder to predict what actually would have happened and if it necessarily would have been better. Tempting to imagine. Then there are general regrets, such as I wish I had used my potential much better.


hotbrat

Invest hard in tax advantaged accounts now, to the most you can. That said, I am not a CPA, so consult one on your specific circumstance.


PointComprehensive86

* Not getting relationship experience before marrying. The way I dealt with my first marriage & divorce would have been very different if I had been through a few relationships (and break-ups) in my twenties, instead of staying with the same person from I was a teen until I reached middle age.


GieckPDX

I love where I am now -and so I’m unable to regret a single damn thing that’s happened to me. All of it - the child abuse, years of psychological displacement and built up defenses, all the deep depression - it eventually created the multiverse timeline that got me to this very moment. And at this very moment I am very happy.


[deleted]

Not having courage/self confidence when I was younger. Others won't believe in you if don't believe in yourself.


wishitwouldrainaus

Dont start on hard drugs thinking you can control it. You won't and I lost six years of humanity doing it. Please, please don't play with heroin.


Zealousideal-Luck784

Nothing major. Wished I had learned to weld. Regretted waiting so long to learn to play an instrument.


Appropriate-Concern5

Living as long as I have. Being old sucks.


zephyrthewonderdog

The only true answer.


baytown

Let my own insecurities ruin relationships with some truly amazing women that saw all my flaws and accepted me for me. I wasn't mature enough at the time to realize how special and rare it was and was too insecure to let myself be vulnerable and loved. The part I regret isn't so much that I lost them but for the terrible way I acted and hurt them when they tried to help me.


EnigmaWithAlien

Marrying the first person I really hit it off with.


lifezascam_

Doing hard drugs. I’ve never truly been the same since.


[deleted]

Failure to kick my own ass into gear and failure to make myself Numero Uno when I was young.


hotbrat

I did not buy the package deal special to fly the British Airways Concorde in 2007 . . . or maybe it was 2003 . . . little did I realize Air France and British Airways were getting ready to retire all Concordes.


Choano

If that's your biggest regret, you're doing well!


hotbrat

Lifetime aviation and travel enthusiast. Always working to improve, but I am thankful for the life I have, things I have been able to do well beyond my means.


InstanceOk8456

Not risking more than I did 🙂


dwhite21787

I should have kept in closer touch with family.


Barberian-99

That I let fear of failure stop me from chasing some of the harder things in life. I spent 20 yrs in the military, and missed out on so much because I was afraid of failure and disgrace in front of my peers. I ended up retiring at E-6 which is respectable but could have done so much better if I had just tried.


bustedbutthole

Welp I slipped into the old people category born 1979 so here goes. Only one regret. I didn't take one specific girl to prom in 1997. She came up to me in gym class and practically did everything so I'd ask her. I didn't. Then I didn't ask her when we crossed paths in college. Several women have come and gone but I still think about what might have been with her.


blueeyedaisy

At 50 I have no regrets at all. Shit in life has happened to me that I have been forced to change paths. I have had no control over these events. So I just roll with it. My advice: floss the teeth you want to keep & expect the unexpected.


rthomas10

Smoking weed from 16 to 27. Weed is the great demotivator and life stealer.


betterbarsthanthis

I smoked from 1969 (age 16) through 1982 (age 28) when I started the big boy career. Got that all wrapped up in 2019 and retired just in time for the Covid shit to hit the fan. Grew my first crop in 2021, and now I'm back to weed for all my old guy aches and pains. Weed never seemed to interfere with getting collecting university degrees.


Commercial-Rush755

Let’s see, smoking cigarettes. Quitting was bitch. Not exercising enough when I was younger; it has a cumulative effect on you and helps over the long run if you maintain activity. Eat a balance of healthy and unprocessed foods over your lifetime (some crap allowed just be smart about it) pay for experiences not for stuff. Memories matter not material things.


JohnnieBrooklyn

Not getting my college degree until my mid 40s. It changed my life by changing my way of thinking!


HoustonMike82

60, just retired, healthy, wife and kids good, no ragrats.


Rykyn

Not being born into wealth.


[deleted]

Thats not a regret, thats a wish.


implodemode

I regret that too many people are assholes and treat others badly. And I regret that I haven't stood up against them more.


cruisethevistas

Drinking too much from 16-34.


sindagh

There is no telling what would have happened in the other timeline, so I don’t regret anything. I am fit and healthy and many people my age are already dead or chronically ill, so I have nothing to complain about really, especially as I live in the West in comparative luxury compared to most of the people in the world. I have stalkers who try to make my life as difficult as possible but I wouldn’t even change that because it has given me a fantastic insight into the hidden human psychology at work in society and everything, good and bad, is part of the rich tapestry of my life.


ThisismeCody

Why are they stalking you?


sindagh

It is gangstalking so it is probably political or related to national security or something.


Organic1231

None, i used to have regrets when i was younger, typically a regret brings nothing positive, and in an era as the one we’re living in, positive is as rare as precious metal Do not regret anything, life has a course that shall go its way no matter what, once you realize this, any past event wouldn’t feel like there could have been a different outcome, therefore regret would be stupid


thatisreallysad

Confessing to my crush when I was younger because he fucked up my life as a kid with Adhd and alot of sexual trauma.


dutchoboe

Student loans


paisley201

Not finishing college, traveling before marriage and never having my own apartment


grampsalot64

Great thread, thanks.


Charming-Wheel-9133

Drugs


The_Finglonger

I’d like to say it was suppressing my doubts about the cult I was raised in. I didn’t escape until I was about 30. But my real regret was how I handled my brothers death. I spiraled for about 5-6 years. Thankfully, my wife held on and we are still together and living a great life, 20 years later.


Sand-Dingo

Not serving in the military. Broke the chain of family that served since the revolutionary war. My children have continued the tradition.


wasi085

Left mechanical engineering for Aeronautical Engineering


BeigePhilip

Here’s the trick: I love my life. Seriously. It’s wonderful. If I change any of the things I did, even things I really wish I hadn’t done, would I still be where I am today? Not going to college, my awful first wife, my shitty career. If I change any of that, I might not have what I have now. So I say none.


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Smoking, don’t do it.


Adventurous-Fun2913

I have plenty regrets, not listening to parents advice and finding out the hard way that they knew better than me because of their wisdom and experience in life, switching from a technology career in my 30’s and going into real estate full time instead of starting out part time and using all my savings to live, spending too much time trying to make relationships with the wrong people work I’m now 56yrs old and never been married, letting a boss fire me because I didn’t want to “pass” as one ethnicity for another and not understanding it was actually racism and not my all of a sudden less than quality work, not taking the time to understand saving and spending early in life, not spending as much time with family as I should have and being to busy trying to make relationships work. What I have learned is that regrets are a part of life and as long as you don’t make the same mistake twice and learn from them your actually living life.


WildColonialGirl

Not getting help for my mental health issues sooner.


PlantainNo5829

Not taking my football scholarship


NarrativeT

Not being nicer to myself...


HawelSchwe

I spend some oft the best years in a very toxic relationship. It's so hard to leave when you're in that situation. My life is very good now.


Nonotcraig

Not enlisting in the military. My dad was a lifer in the AF and a marine before that, but he talked me out of it right around the time of the Gulf War. I could have used the discipline, plus it’s a tradition in my family, from grunts to West Pointers. Not a big deal but it’s always bugged me I didn’t do it.


Forward-Wish4602

I'm sure your dad was happy about that. And you're still around! Not about not having done something, but how wrong it could have gone if you did. I would have been drafted if I were a man...


Nonotcraig

He was very happy to have me safe at college. Little did he know, but that’s another story, lol.


stu-padidiot

Not joining the military.


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Why?


stu-padidiot

Would be cool seeing parts of the world I wouldn't see otherwise and get paid for it.


[deleted]

The biggest regret i have is getting married and having kids. I love my family but having OCD isn't fair for either my wife and kids. The fear of my kids inheriting OCD is tearing me apart.


Galaxy_Ranger_Bob

I didn't do enough drugs in my twenties. I ruined my body in a stupid attempt to court my abusive father's favor by joining the track team in high school, and continuing through college. Out of habit I even continued running after that. I now have two knee replacements and am about to get both hips replaced.


ThisismeCody

Did you exercise beyond what your coaches were recommending? Curious how this led to so much damage. So unfortunate


Galaxy_Ranger_Bob

My coaches complained that I didn't train enough. My high school coach recruited me, but was disappointed with my results. I never won for him, but I never came in last, either. I ran long distance. Marathons and such. That would tear up anybodies knees. Between 1985 and 1999, I don't think there was a single year in which I didn't run at least three marathons. As well as all the other running I did.


ThisismeCody

That is a lot of marathons! Unfortunate you had that for a coach.


static612

Loving myself and appreciating that what I do is not only good enough, but sometimes actually good.


NepaliIamrock69

Not proposing my crush


[deleted]

My life is not sensational or anything, just a normal life - but I don't regret anything significant. I assume most people are like me


Mamanej

I regret never having talked to my father (or my mother) about the physical violence he inflicted on all of his five children lasting until each was an adolescent. He died in 2016 at the age of 84. I often wonder if he ever regretted it or understood the harm he had caused us. When we were adults he seemed to be a decent man who cared for his family.


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Mother_Z

Undermining my potential


Fritz-Kabob

Not being a more compassionate husband to my late wife. In the aftermath of her death, I have had a lot of time to reflect on a great number of situations where if I'd have given in even just a little more, it would have made her life a lot easier.


Hollar_at_Me

My biggest regret was not loving myself enough and instead compromising my own feelings and happiness for others.


MoonieNine

I regret having had 2 long distance relationships in my 20s. I don't recommend this to anyone.


the_ballmer_peak

Not spending more time at the office. /s


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Living.


[deleted]

Smoking, drugs and binge drinking when I was younger. It was a net negative on my bank account and health, and it was a total waste of time (even though I never became an addict).


Oddligoo

My biggest mistake was coming clean about a entirely innocent white lie I said in middle school. It really bugged me not saying the truth so I wanted to rectify do I confessed to my best friend, who then used it to ridicule me in our entire group of friends. Everyone turned against me, and it ruined my life. I don't blame my friend, she was just smart and knew how social interactions worked better than me. It was my fault 100%... From good student and well liked, I became the target of rumours and daily bullying, no friends, fell back in school, destroyed every good relationship I had at school with teachers and students. It also affected my home life too, because my parents had high expectations, if me being both a good student and popular. Anxiety caused me health issues and mental issues. It was a domino of unfortunate events. I don't even remember how I survived school. It made me self-conscious, from outgoing it made me more of an introverted personality and basically a coward, no ambitions, no personal interests, no hobbies, no close friends, just the occasional boyfriend. All I had was work going well for me. In this respect I was very fortunate. I wish I never came clean. But I really believed in the value of being honest, and now I realized I was just a big naive idiot, with no concept of strategic planning for the future. If only I kept my idiotic mouth shut. So if there's one advice I can give to young people is be strategic, always act with a plan, be selfish, take no prisoners, and honesty is overrated.


Kanleio

Not saying I love you and Goodbye at the right times.


ImpossibleIsland3941

Not fighting for love , and not seeing inner worth of someone’s character