I regret the way I voted.

[lulucappuccino]

After a long day reading Facebook (didn't announce on there that I'd voted out), colleagues talking and family (who do know how I voted) complaining, I really wish I'd voted to remain.

I read a few bullet point articles and felt swayed by the amount of money were were paying to the EU. But I feel as though I'd partly not researched enough and also believed the hype.

Seeing the pound falling and friends worried for their jobs etc, I feel as though I've done something really bad. In fact, I'm sure I have.

Does anyone else regret the way they voted, whichever way that was?

Fairy, if we have it again and the figures match the petition requirements and the vote is still out - will you accept it?

I don't regret how I voted and I wish other's didn't to whether I agree with them or not. In fact the amount of regret I'm seeing me feel worse than the fact we even had this referendum.

I regret that I couldn't vote - am British but moved to an EU country 15 years and 3 weeks ago so just missed the chance. I know one vote (or two if DH could have voted too) wouldn't make a difference but I feel so hopeless, wish I could have done my bit. Can't help wondering if they had made it 20 years instead of 15 it have swung the result. Oh well.

I've betrayed everyone.

I get that you've changed your mind but betrayal?

All very well people having a pop at the Brexit voters, but hands up honestly all those of you who have never made a bad decision, because I for one certainly am not going to pretend I never have

And lulu, I admire your honesty but I don't feel sorry for you and I don't forgive you. There will be a worldwide recession, the UK will split and the EU may crumble because of leave voters. It has boosted the far right across Europe. Marine Le Pen is using the Union Jack to promote her fascist campaign to take France out of the union. I am truly frightened of where this might leave and utterly ashamed to be part of a country who voted to create this situation.

TBH FB rants are such a bad basis for a decision. Even worse than voting on the basis of bullet points.

You sound bullied more than anything.

And lulu, I admire your honesty but I don't feel sorry for you and I don't forgive you

And more bullying.

NOBODY needs your forgiveness for using their democratic vote either way FGS.

This is really getting ridiculous now.

Are there really such people walking among us?

All very well people having a pop at the Brexit voters, but hands up honestly all those of you who have never made a bad decision, because I for one certainly am not going to pretend I never have

I have made bad decisions, but nowhere near as bad as this.

The problem is, we are so used to our individual vote not making a difference. If you live in a Tory stronghold, you can vote Labour knowing it won't make much difference, and vice versa.

I get the feeling that a fair proportion of the leave voters thought that their vote wouldn't make much difference and were bloody flabbergasted when it did.

Do wonder if the regretful ones are really struggling with vitriol and hysteria rather than actually regretting it.

And have they seen where the FTSE and £ ended the day rather than listening to media hysteria.

Well at least you feel bad about it. I admire your honesty and honestly empathize with you.

Op honestly, I feel for you. I attack Brexiters usually because they tend to believe bullshit and try to convert us. I think a lot of people like yourself may have been too distracted with the hype (it worked) and now wish they had voted for remain. Whether it would've changed the results is a too much of a wildcard.

I have a cousin who's moaning this morning that we voted out and She lives 5 minutes from her polling station and didn't vote. She was ill but I voted in the GE when I miscarried a day ago. Atleast you voted and perhaps from now on never believe billionaire's with dubious self interests?

If the Remain campaign had won they wouldn't even speak of another referendum. Absolute BULLSHIT.

*And lulu, I admire your honesty but I don't feel sorry for you and I don't forgive you

And more bullying.*

Sorry, how is this bullying? Lulu started a thread to say that she regretted voting to leave and hadn't educated herself about the issues beforehand and I was responding to that. I feel aghast and horrified at what has been taken away from us and it makes me angry that many people made that choice for me and my children without thinking about it much. I believe you have a moral responsibility to think about the issues properly before you vote because your vote impacts the lives of millions. I'm not personally attacking her, I'm responding to her post.

Do wonder if the regretful ones are really struggling with vitriol and hysteria rather than actually regretting it.

Indeed.

Sask "Atleast you voted and perhaps from now on never believe billionaire's with dubious self interests"

Remind me who wanted us to stay in the EU again....

Marine Le Pen is using the Union Jack to promote her fascist campaign to take France out of the union

Classy.

She was a very vocal pro-Leave supporter so no big surprise, though.

Anyway, the Union Jack may be obsolete soon when Scotland votes to leave UK in favour of EU. So that's a positive

I feel very sorry for you OP.
I feel very sorry for the whole of the UK.

I told you how it's bullying is.

Your "forgiveness" of what someone else does with their vote - whatever that is - isn't neither here nor there. It's a wanky, controlling bullying remark to make to someone who is obviously upset.

Op is clearly feeling down and vulnerable to peer pressure.

IS neither here nor there^

You cannot be serious. It hasn't even been 24 hours. The consequences of this vote will be felt for decades. You don't vote for how next week /month / year will feel. Nobody is this short sighted. If this is for real you are just panicking because you're unpopular on social media. Don't be so wet.

I just can't help but feel that if the vote was re-done tomorrow the result would be quite different.

I've heard in interviews today one leaver saying their vote was 'against bureaucracy' and another leaver say 'to prove a point to the government that we're not happy'. Maybe now that people like this realise that voting to leave actually means that we will leave , and isn't a metaphorical vote for all other kinds of crap, they would vote differently.

Would people stop throwing the word 'bullyiing' around. No one is bullying anyone, yes they are expressing themselves very robustly, but for fucks sake, it is not bullying.

OP you are brave. I say that people are of course entitled to
vote as they see fit but also that I am furious with the Leave voters today saying "we didn't think it'd make a difference/didn't think we would actually win" - er, did you watch the news AT ALL? The polls the day before were saying it was too close to call or it was 40/42 or 41/41 with 11% undecided etc! How on earth could they not realise that their vote would "matter" in a single issue referendum? It's not a mid term protest vote to shake the safe seat candidate up a bit, it's a once in a lifetime, highly contested, very close vote on a matter of vast importance whose consequence will ring down the generations.