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Skystrike June 28th, 2015 2:55 PM

There is one thing I regret doing.

I'll be taking it to my grave.

Melody June 28th, 2015 4:21 PM

Generally I do my best to carry no regrets. Seems like a monumental waste of emotional energy to me when doing so.

Honestly though there are times when I do experience regret; but I view those moments as a time to take a moment to assess things and learn from them. If I'm too angry to think straight; I may defer reflection upon it until I have cooled and more facts have been unearthed. I may have been wrong in that moment.

A rookie mistake or a learning curve isn't going to phase me. I know I'm going to screw up; I hope others do as well. More often than not if I'm being silent; it means I'm silently learning, but I always need time to think it over first before I change my view.

Do I carry any regrets? Yes; I ultimately do end up carrying some. But those are powerful learning moments I remember. They aren't petty things. When I rationally look at all of my regrets they wash away, in the heat of the moment, as fleeting memories of youth often do. I may have been "right" as I could have been expected to be in my inexperience, which is to say that I definitely was not infallible in that moment and that I still had yet more things to learn.

Somewhere_ June 28th, 2015 4:24 PM

Probably not creating an exercise regime. I really need to, but I keep putting it off and dont have the motivation. :(

Not asking the girl I like's number despite having multiple chances to.

Crizzle June 29th, 2015 12:28 AM

Some crazy stuff that I'll only tell my future wife or my therapist. Not an anonymous message board.

Megan June 29th, 2015 1:08 AM

There are a couple things that happened in the past, which I really don't wanna talk about. Mainly those ones that kinda hurt my ability to do social interaction. It also doesn't help, that it seems like when I want to talk to people, they just cut me off rather sooner than later...so I always regret talking to someone afterwards.

starseed galaxy auticorn June 29th, 2015 7:00 PM

I got caught up with some fake j-rockers, and I regret it so much. I regret being stupid enough to believe they were real. I did things with one of them because he was my boyfriend at the time and just... I regret everything. I wish I could erase it all and never be reminded of it again.

Universe June 29th, 2015 7:50 PM

I'm a firm believer of "everything happens for a reason", therefore I have zero regrets.

Life's a bit too short to spend energy on what could've beens and has beens-- it won't sit there and wait for you to catch up. What is meant to be will be, and that's pretty much the end of it. Fighting against it only causes more conflict in the end.. so I just accept my mistakes, other people's mistakes, and keep going forward.

Talon June 30th, 2015 10:41 AM

Not talking to that one girl I really loved. I'll take that regret to my grave, because now I'll never get to see her again because she moved.

Christos June 30th, 2015 11:01 AM

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Sirfetch’d June 30th, 2015 1:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Universe (Post 8822757)
I'm a firm believer of "everything happens for a reason"

I am a believer in this too but I still can't help but to have regrets about things. Yes, it may have happened for a reason but what if it was the wrong reason? I often times find myself looking back and constantly wondering "what if I had/hadn't done this".

Circuit June 30th, 2015 1:14 PM

I have some regrets. Some meaning not loads, but I do have my fair share. I've done some stupid stuff, said some stupid things that didn't really turn out to much besides being a shit time for me and everyone else involved. Those are when I have regrets. Anything that turns out to be positive is fine by me haha.

Eden June 30th, 2015 4:25 PM

Yeah. There are some things that I've done that I'm still personally ashamed of, but there's nothing I can do about it now, so I see no point in constantly kicking myself over it.

theunversed June 30th, 2015 5:41 PM

man i did something recently that pushed someone i really care about away. my only regret

Sun July 1st, 2015 1:43 AM

I believe most of us have something we really regret at life. I'm of course not an exception, no matter what it is I'm trying my best not to dwell in it.

Outlier July 1st, 2015 5:52 AM

Yeah I think the least we can do is acknowledge the damage we might have caused, try to make amends when possible (if at fault) and avoid repeating the same mistakes. I know that sounds corny but I'm not a big fan of dismissing things just to make yourself feel better. Especially if you did a lot of damage to someone else. There are only a few regrets that I truly dwell on though, most of my regrets are more based in logic rather than emotion.

Bellsprout July 1st, 2015 1:33 PM

my regrets consist of things like eating good all day and then coming home blazed to down a large portion of cake

Sonata July 1st, 2015 3:33 PM

I have a very long list of regrets but most of them I'd rather just keep to myself. I do regret how annoying and complainy I was up until like last year. I'm still annoying, but if I was as annoying and whiny as I was back then I don't know what I'd do. I also really regret leaving my ex sometimes. She wasn't the one for me but there are times when I get alone with my thoughts I think that something is better than nothing.

Detox July 1st, 2015 4:04 PM

Watching anime for the first time

Sonata July 1st, 2015 4:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syn (Post 8825405)
Watching anime for the first time

Why is that a regret?

Detox July 1st, 2015 4:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonata (Post 8825421)
Why is that a regret?

My life up until now would have been far more productive

TwilightBlade July 1st, 2015 5:08 PM

Biggest regret was not graduating with honors from uni. I had been in honors from 6th grade up until the last semester of my 4th year in college. My grades and overall GPA fell slightly below the required threshold. Another regret was when in 4th grade, I was offered to be class hall monitor and patrol officer. My parents made me decline because they didn't want me walking around at school alone or in parking lots. I dunno, I'm a perfectionist when it came to school and pushed myself so hard. Yet, it was never enough for me. It caused a lot of sleepless nights and skipped meals, but regardless of the consequernces on my health, my entire being wanted to excel in school.

The same can be said for my biggest online regret in not being able to push myself further. The drive remains there, but life was too pressuring. I'm trying to find the happy medium. I look forward to the day I return to my peak.

Meganium July 1st, 2015 6:38 PM

A couple months ago during the historic flooding that was going on in Houston, I made a stupid mistake by actually DRIVING IN FLOODWATER instead of staying at my boyfriend's place safe and sound. I would probably have drowned myself if I took a turn for the worst, thankfully I survived, but next time I should always listen to my boyfriend and his mom in a situation similar to this one.

Wicked3DS July 1st, 2015 9:07 PM

Simply not being as active in things in high school as I could've been. I think I left a lot on the table then and it could've changed my course now for the better. Then again, I believe all things happen for a reason, so I'm on the path I am now because I'm supposed to be and I'll find out why as I go.

wow way to make this way deeper than it was supposed to be

Artistic.calm July 8th, 2015 10:45 AM

I regret giving my actual number to Red Cross. I was donating blood for Red Cross, like...no big deal. But every day after that I got phone calls from them regarding dates to donate more blood or other opportunities for other things. EVERY DAY. I tried blocking them about a month after that. But then it only showed up as "blocked calls" after that. Like, phone notification shows up. What's that? My crush is texting me back? Nope. RED CROSS. Or phone vibrates. What's that? A friend wants to hang out? Nope. RED CROSS. I tried calling them to stop this but it goes directly to this automated voice thing. And they were really persistent about it for two years. Every day. Two years. But, it's gotta be worth it, though. I just hope Red Cross doesn't do the same to who ever received my blood.

Another regret, not starting an internship in college as soon as I could, or getting a job before that. So many jobs I tried finding after I graduated requires a minimum of 2-3 years work experience for entry level jobs. I only had one year experience total after I graduated.

Third regret: not exchanging contact information of some of the people I've met. I bumped into a homeless girl once who couldn't be older than 16 at the time. I kind of freaked, because before I walked up to her and saw her holding up a sign as my friends and I exited a freeway, a nicely dressed looking guy wearing a fedora with a phone was pacing back and forth behind her. One of the friends who was street smart immediately pointed out the fact the he was a pimp of sorts ( I was a little skeptical of that). When I approached her while the guy was momentarily gone, I gave her stuff -- she looked like she hadn't eaten for awhile. She said she wanted a job so she could support her mother. Her eyes told me how desperate she was. I should have at the very least given an email address that doesn't reveal anything about me, but right then, I saw the shady guy approaching from behind. I quickly gave her some poorly thought out encouragements and walked away. Maybe, just maybe if I gave her my email, I could have helped her more in some way. But then again, would I have more regrets giving any information to her? Hope she turned out fine.

DarkSkys July 8th, 2015 11:06 AM

No regrets, only one life might as well live it.


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