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What is your biggest regret?

61 replies

morningsun78 · 11/04/2022 23:35

Curious Biscuit

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ElenaSt · 11/04/2022 23:38

Not emigrating when I was young.

morningsun78 · 11/04/2022 23:39

Sorry to hear that, have you emigrated now?

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AbleCable · 12/04/2022 00:17

Not learning to drive BEFORE I was in a car accident which has left me petrified at the idea of driving.

Fantina · 12/04/2022 00:19

Staying with abusive ex-husband for so long. I mourn the years I lost.

givethatbabyaname · 12/04/2022 00:21

Not buying a flat in central London 20 years ago, when I could have easily afforded it

ElenaSt · 12/04/2022 00:22

@morningsun78

Sorry to hear that, have you emigrated now?
I haven’t emigrated as such but I so now live in a different region of the U.K. which is a lot different to England/London.
CrazylazyJane · 12/04/2022 00:26

I'll start off by saying I'm in a good place now but I have many regrets.

Not having loads of relationships before meeting my husband

Not having children when I was younger

Ozgirl75 · 12/04/2022 00:27

Selling our flat in Wimbledon 18 years ago when I see what it’s worth now. Also, not investing in shares and property from when I started work in my 20s.

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 12/04/2022 00:52

Stupidly giving my mother the benefit of the doubt, trying to be the better person by being civil with her, only for her to confirm for me decades later that she is the absolutely horrendous human being I always thought. Should have continued to have no contact with her like I did for the first six months I moved out as a teenager, but I felt that was unfair on my father, so I made a pretence of being civil with my mother for his sake. As soon as he was gone she went straight back to being the cow she was for most of my childhood and teens.

Zero contact with her now for over six months. She's had a cancer scare and I couldn't care less. My life is immeasurably easier and happier without her in it, and I would be perfectly at peace if I never hear another word about her for all eternity.

You can pick your friends etc etc, but I've no idea why so many people feel obliged to maintain relationships with terrible people just because they are family. Bin them off. You'll honestly feel much better for it.

HopelesslyDevoted2u · 12/04/2022 01:23

Choosing the wrong degree course. Getting married. Having kids

justjuggling · 12/04/2022 01:27

Not travelling more before I had children and not working abroad.

bluebird3 · 12/04/2022 01:41

I moved countries to be with my now husband. I regret not insisting he move to my country. Now we are too settled in his country with kids and it's unlikely we could move to mine. I'd love to be nearer my parents and siblings now that we have kids. My career would have been much better in my country and his pay would be a lot better as well.

Unsurprised456 · 12/04/2022 01:59

Abortion after having had children.
I will never forgive myself, it was a terrible and hard decision.

Keithlovessmash · 12/04/2022 07:05

Never doing anything.

From a young age, education, career, travel was for other people. I never had any encouragement from parents or school. I never even thought of having a career or studying to do something.

I went to a pretty selective school. My peers were all spoken to about university, stayed on for A level, went to uni and they are all now in their 40s high paid professionals. No teacher ever spoke to me about staying for A levels, let alone university. I just left at 16 to do shit temp jobs.They all traveled. It just never entered my mind. That’s what other people did, not me.

Looking back it was odd. My life has just always been this empty void where other people do things and I just have this mundane existence.

NETSRIK · 12/04/2022 08:35

Being a doormat all my life and not having strength in my convictions. Taking shit from people and just accepting it as the norm. I'm 50 now and have adopted a fuck you/fuck it attitude to things and regret not having this attitude earlier.

Oldtiredfedup · 12/04/2022 08:37

Getting in the plane at 20 weeks pregnant with my non-National husband. Things would have been very different if I’d have trusted my gut.

GeodesicDome · 12/04/2022 08:38

Never finding out what I wanted to do when I grow up.

I'm in my late 50s now and it's too late.

Surreyhillsmama · 12/04/2022 10:02

Not leaving my toxic, messed up ex sooner (or better still, not agreeing to that first date when I had my reservations, he was charming and good looking and talked me round Hmm)

I did go on to meet the man of my dreams and marry him, and be deliriously happy, so there can be a happy ending to some regrets Smile

Getyourarseofffthequattro · 12/04/2022 10:04

Not moving abroad pre ds.

Getyourarseofffthequattro · 12/04/2022 10:05

@GeodesicDome

Never finding out what I wanted to do when I grow up.

I'm in my late 50s now and it's too late.

This is me as well. I'm late 20s but I don't think I'll ever know!
Atnaforange · 12/04/2022 10:07

When I was 21 my best friend asked me to go out for a few drinks with her as we hadn't met up in a few weeks. I said no because I had a date. My friend was killed in a car accident the following day. I regret so much that I didn't meet her that day, she was wonderful.

duvetdayforeveryone · 12/04/2022 10:07

A-level choices. I chose what I wanted to be good at. Teenage me loved telling people my subjects and them being so impressed... until I failed them all :(

Furrbabymama87 · 12/04/2022 10:09

Putting up with so much shit from crappy men. But I suppose it's all a learning experience and it's made me stronger and now I won't put up with bullshit.

Planesmistakenforstars · 12/04/2022 10:43

Dating my best friend, because he fell in love and I thought I should give it a chance. On paper he was perfect, and I thought I might grow to love him too, but ended up hurting him badly and losing my closest friend.

NeedleNoodle3 · 12/04/2022 10:47

Buying a house near a busy road. I have since moved and everyday is a blessing.