Regrets?

I've made a fool of myself a few times. When I think about some of the things I've done I still want to curl up into a wee ball and have the ground swallow me up.
But no regrets. I have always made what I thought to be the correct decision at the time and so far I don't regret any of them.
Ask me again in 2 years when I'm further into my new career and I'll tell you if I regret turning down what could have been the job of my dreams in favour of security and the promise of a couple more letters after my name.
 
Absolutely no regrets that i can think of tbh, more or less lived my life the way i wanted to..care free and happy.
People say that i should have some regrets...why??. I could regret the collapse of my marriage but i didnt...i saw it as a good thing tbh...learned a lot from that big mistake and its a mistake i wont be making again. IK dont even regret leaving uni after a yr, which a lot of my mates say i should regret but i dont.

If anything the only regret i could possibly have is if i let the love of my life slip through my hands...been close to losing her but always manage to put things back on track...now just got to take time out from my busy life and get her to make me an honest man for once in my life.

Guess my philosophy in life is dont look back in anger but move on and learn from the mistakes you make.
 
Not going to Uni.

I did all the interviews, but didn't quite get the A level results I needed but rather than go through Clearing (where I would no doubt have got something) I lost interest and got a job.

Fair enough I now earn a very good living, but I always regret missing out on the experience.
 
I'm a strong believer in fate. Whatever happens, there must be a reason, right?

I have regrets about things, but then I just put it down to fate. Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt though.
 
Haly said:
Most of 2003 to the end of 2005 was a series of small (and some big) regrets of my behaviour or not doing certain things. Since the start of the year I'd say I've changed and just got fed up of regretting things so I do stuff now so I don't regret not doing it later. :)
Only real regret left is a complicated matter that happened near the end of last year. Fell out with a good friend and at the time it made sense to ignore her because I had too much other crap going on that I was just trying to minimise the hassle. Looking back, I did her an injustice but the problem is a mixture of pride and I'm not sure if really I deserve to try to see if I can patch up our friendship. Got a feeling the trust may be gone now.
Guess the only way to find out is to see though :)
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Don't sit there regretting it, get in contact with her somehow & tell her. I felt the same way about my ex best friend, we fell out after a complex issue where she was just trying to give me very sound advice. We didn't talk for the best part of a year, due to me being incredibly stubborn. Last month, I emailed her, because I really, really missed her, & we're back to trying to get our friendship to how it was. Yes, it's going to take work, but nothing beats having her there again :)
 
miracleboy said:
Not going to Uni.

I did all the interviews, but didn't quite get the A level results I needed but rather than go through Clearing (where I would no doubt have got something) I lost interest and got a job.

Fair enough I now earn a very good living, but I always regret missing out on the experience.
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I miss that I was so boyfriend obsessed during uni that I didn't make the most of it until my final year!
 
Stinky Its always hard and can be confusing, leaving someone special to move on.

but when you say "its eating away at me" are you meaning weekly daily or every moment of the day?

Address this by using the time you have with her to talk about each others feelings.(try not to be negative or dull and stop when either one of you are bored)
take her out again(she liked it once) to a new restaraunt,neither of you have been to. and chat about some of the magic moments youve shared together.If you can do this its friendship.This will help reinforce what you can believe in for future thinking,like how you both had so much fun on holiday or that party you were at together.These thoughts are like tools to build your esteem,youll find yourself easing up on yourself about niggly regrets.
Start to think about how you can take someone else on even better dates,(that dont involve you talking about yourself most of the night)based on some of your best real life experiances.(find one who wont move to uni if you like longterm).

Think about it! the fact someone felt safe enough and believed you were man enough for 3 years dude!EXCELENT Go again :D
 
Thought she didnt like him? :S
Either way, don't worry about that at the minute dude, put on that big happy face, look forward to the weekend, and have an awesome time without having to worry about her :)
 
Rachel said:
Don't sit there regretting it, get in contact with her somehow & tell her. I felt the same way about my ex best friend, we fell out after a complex issue where she was just trying to give me very sound advice. We didn't talk for the best part of a year, due to me being incredibly stubborn. Last month, I emailed her, because I really, really missed her, & we're back to trying to get our friendship to how it was. Yes, it's going to take work, but nothing beats having her there again :)
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That tale sounds spookily familiar.
I'm considering getting back into contact in a few weeks time once I've moved house. Not sure why but it just seems like a good time to try and I do miss her. It's a bit tricky because I regret it but also looking back on it, I do see why I cut her off, so the matter of phrasing the email could be interesting!
 
I regret not being bolder about who I am and what I believe in, at times it almost came across that I was ashamed of being a christian. Not good.
 
Matthew-1985 said:
I regret not chatting up the fit blonde in Tesco today. :(
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i wonder if she's posted in a "relieved/close call" thread on the interweb somewhere about a lucky escape she had where she managed to evade some guy who was stalking her through the isles in Tescos :p
 
G-MAN2004 said:
That must be one big regret to live with :(
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Yep :( He had a form of encephalitis called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) which basically destroys the brain over a period of time and almost always results in death.

His mum asked myself and a few close friends to go and visit him while he was in the final stages of the disease and two of my mates went to see him. They both came back in tears saying how unrecognisable he was. Me and another mate decided to go and visit but neither of us had the bottle to knock on his front door once we were there. We were both too scared and upset at the thought of seeing him in the state he was in. We both decided we couldn't go through with it and went home. I regret it because he died a few weeks later :(
 
I had tons of regrets. Then I met the perfect girl and now (nearly 4 years later) my life is the best it's ever been. If I hadn't made all the mistakes, missed all the opportunities, then I wouldn't be where I am now. So now my regrets have just turned into "things that needed to happen".
 
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