Your biggest regret?
 

what is your biggest regret so far in life?

Oscar Wilde once said, "man regrets the things he has not done".

:D :D :D :D

Messing with the stock market- OUCH!
Not going to law school

If I had done the second, I most likely wouldn't have done the first!

Letting myself develop anorexia during my junior year of high school...I have been treated for the physical side of things, but what's inside my head will never change and always hurt.

Dating my first boyfriend. At the time, another guy was interested in me but I chose to date my first boyfriend instead. I should have chosen the other guy.

I got a whole list :D It's a toss-up between:

Dumping my most evil ex-boyfriend before he dumped me (the S.O.B.)

or

Taking the job with the nice high salary, that would have required me to relocate. I later relocated to the same area, following my husband... and now, 3 years later, I'm making the salary this company offered me right out of college. :( (P.S. this company is now laying people off, so maybe I'm better off having a lower-paying job than no job at all.....)

Dating some of the guys I've dated. I must have either a DORK MAGNET or I LOVE JERKS bumper sticker on me somewhere because that's about all I've dated. :( Other than that...I don't have that many regrets.


Allison

Not moving out of my freshman year dorm room the very first day. I thought it was my fault my roomate and I didn't get along and since everyone had always liked me(I know, that really does sound conceited, but I am really nice and no one had ever been this mean to me after just one day), but I stuck it out for a whole semester, was COMPLETELY miserable, had no real friends, and thought I was a bad person(she used to tell me I must really not love my parents because I could go away to school--she only lived 30 minutes from home). Second semester, I did switch rooms, had a roomate I was friends with, but not best friends, and life was good. But I always realize now to go with your gut instinct, ESPECIALLY when you are living in such close quarters. If you think it won't work, there's a good chance you are right!

Dating this one guy my freshman year in college...he was such a loser and a jerk and it took me 3 months to realize it!
Also, losing one of my best friends my senior year in high school. We got in a stupid fight and stopped talking to one another. After graduation, we never spoke again.

I worked at the bar the night dad took my mom to the hospital because she was having sharp pains in her arm and sternum. Dad called me on my cell phone as I was leaving the bar, and told me that he and mom where at the hospital. I turned around and decided to take a shortcut through the hills, which always seemed faster to me than the interstate. About halfway to the hospital my return line on my radiator blew, and the truck overheated. I didnt have any antifreeze so i grabbed a jug from the back of my truck and went up to this farmhouse I could see in the distance. The people where nice enough to give me some water and a ride back to my truck. When I got goin again dad called my cell phone, and told me the doctor said everything was ok, and that she was gonna be monitored for the night, and there was nothing that we could do till in the mornin. Dad said just to head back home, cause tomorrow would be a long day. I could just come in in the mornin.

Walked into the hospital early the next mornin and mom was asleep. Went over and touched her hand and her heart monitor went off. She had a massive heart attack right there. The nurse station was watching and they rushed in. I stood there by moms side while they rushed to save her life. I knew she was gone because this little nurse kept looking into my eyes, waiting for my reaction. I never looked at her but i could feel the hurt she felt for me cutting a 6 inch gap through my skull. I never got to say my last goodbyes. If I had gone on in that night I would have atleast gotten to tell her goodnight, and that I loved her. I had just talked to her that Sunday and I did tell her that I loved her. I will never forgive myself for not going on to the hospital that night.

I regret the way I did college and if I could do my freshman year all over again I would. I might have gone to a different one, but If I had of satyed at UM, I would have done everything different.

1. Marrying my ex husband. It was short lived, but damaging.
Should have exercised better judgement there and not been blinded by the pretty package he came in.

2. Would have studied more freshman year in college. Not drank less, but definitely have made it to more classes. I do believe it impacted my life in a way I could have avoided.

3.Would not have broken up with my ex boyfriend Joe when I did. While the relationship may have ended anyway sometime down along the way a bit--I was still very much in love with him when I ended it and as a result it took way too long and was way too hard to get over, for both of us.

I would have gone on spring break every year with my sisters instead of working. I have had PLENTY of time since college to work but I've never again had the opportunity to go to South Padre or Daytona or any of the other places they had a blast at.

I regret not going to pref night my soph year. I may not have gotten a bid, and if I had, I may not have initiated, but at least I wouldn't have wondered "what if?"

Good topic!

1. I wish I would of stuck with (1) major in college- not 5
2. I wish I would of never known how to use a credit card
3. I wish I would of stayed with my friends after graduation and
not moved back East for the money.

I would have picked a major that is better in the job market.

NO REGRETS, 7 years is just not long enuff:mad:

I wouldn't have dumped all my friends when I started dating my ex. When we broke up, there was no one left. Luckily, my 2 best friends came back. Alot didn't though. :(

I regret stepping on that guy's foot at the bar when he was trying to make a pass at me.
I should've stepped on his foot AND punched him.
:rolleyes:

Getting credit cards my Freshman year. :mad: The tool of satan.
Yup, more then one credit card, about 4 of them, eventhough I had no credit history whatsoever.

My freshman year crush (Man, did we ALL have that?)

Not taking that internship at Good Morning America because it didn't pay (WHat the HELL was I THINKING???)

Being a huge gossip freshman year and alienating some people I would have liked to be friends with.

Oh well, ya live, ya learn!

Quitting ZTA.

Leaving the college I went to freshman year. If I hadn't, I wouldn't be in debt now and lots of othre things would have just fallen into place.

GC is always good for a laugh!!! Way to go, Mooch. ;)

No regrets - there are too many good things in life, too many blessings to spend time worrying about regrets and all that negative stuff. I've had a great life, a great time, great friends - not much more to it than that.

Right now I am wishing I didn't always wait until the last damn minute to do all of my work.

quitting dance lessons because now I realize what amazing shape I was in and that i need my excercise to be disguised as something fun.

Not taking an internship at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, a long-defunct daily newspaper. Could have had a job right out of college and not worked at the crapholes I worked at before I switched to business journalism.;)

I wouldn't have missed so many classes freshman year, and I would have studied more instead of spending all of my time with my boyfriend (which, of course, didn't last). :p I also wouldn't have dated some of the losers/liars i have dated in the past.

1) I wish I would have picked more of a business oriented major (I.E. Business Management, Finance, MIS, or CS)

2) Skipping class the times that I did.

3) Being more diplomatic about when to go out.

4) Using my head before getting into a lease.

5) Not having a steady in school.

Best thing I ever did:

GO BETA! GRADUATE FROM GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY! :D

Kevin

Senior year of college sucked. Broke up with the ex and instead of letting my brothers help, i pushed them out. Ruined their lives by me not being in it, ruined mine by not letting them in. Instead dwelled on stupid emotional shit over someone that didn't even deserve me to do that. At least there's one mistake I'll never make again. Taught me not to waste time and effort on people who aren't capable of loving ya back no matter how hard ya try. Also made me more of an a$$hole but hey, I'm in law school, i'm supposed to be one anyway right?

I regret ever thinking that I would want to get married before I finish college especially to the creep who asked me.(Luckily never married anyone)

I also regret working so much while going to school.

"My biggest regret is waking up and not knowing what I did the night before."

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Regrets
 

1)losing my virginity at a young age
2)letting people take advantage of me
3) not saving enough money
4)living with someone I didn't like the first semester of freshman yr bc I didn't want to be mean and leave her - due to this I was misereable
5)I wished I would have spent more time with my sorority sisters my freshman yr instead of hanging out in my room depressed
6)Getting caught deflating the tires of a guy who screwed me over- they were supposed to be doing pledge stuff- how was Angie and I to know they were done-it didn't help that we unintentionally had both wore dark jeans, black boots and belts, black sleeveles shirts, have the same hair color(Feria-bottled color), and wore red jackets. Angie was cool throughout the thing, but I was an ididot. I made up a lame excuse- I was drunk! Oh the memories!
7) Not studying hard enough
8)Being a theater major my freshman yr
9)not spending enough time on my looks
10) Crying too much
11) attempting self-mutilation but then I reazlied Ow this hurts!

Re: Regrets
 

Oh my goodness, I'm so glad that stopped, Lana!! Take good care of yourself, ok? :)

My regrets?

1) not getting to know my grandma and other relatives before they passed on...
2) giving up on school soph yr of HS
3) losing my virginity at too young of an age
4) not living life to the fullest last yr
5) not studying hard enough at one point in time
6) obsessing after an ex sophomore year

MoxieGrrl, I'm so sorry that you went (and are still going through) the physical/emotional pain of anorexia. My good friend went through that, and she has changed a lot, I realize. It was so awful to see her go through so much pain, at such a young age. Please take good care of yourself and know that you are/will always be beautiful, no matter how much "weight" you put on!!

Newbie

Re: Re: Regrets
 

Oh my damn, even Newbie got laid! :eek:

not fulfilling a huge mutual crush in college. We were both in relationships at the time, his was near the end. Sigh. A word of advice to all you collegians: You are young, life is not as serious as it looks.

He got married and his marriage is not going so well. I'm engaged and that's going much better :) but it still doesn't erase the regret.

Oh, well ...
 

Yup, have to agree with the Credit Card thing. *sigh*
The other thing is that I wish I wasn't mess around my freshman year, it is hard to pull up your GPA after ruining your first year's GPA.

Life goes on ... learn from mistakes.

sigh...
 

1. Staying at the Phi Tau house WAY TOO MUCH my sophomore yr in college, which resulted in a HORRIBLE gpa that semester
2. Loosing my virginity at a young age
3. Not trying to get back with my ex when I had a chance (but now is a good thing that I didn't)
4. Not getting better grades in HS
5. Not studying hard enough to pass my math class (I HATE MATH)
6. Not telling my grandfater I love him (he is getting way too old to not say this)
7.Quitting cheerleading in HS (I could have gotten a scholarship to cheer, but I hated my sponsor)
8. Not telling my friends in HS that I loved them, and thanks for the memories
9. Not moving to another city to start my huge acting career (lol)
10. Not getting into Northwestern University to study acting (I am not filthy rich enough to go there, my grades sucked...but hey, my heart was in the right place)
11. Not telling my Dad that he is the greatest thing in the world when I get into trouble

I could go on and on......:(

using school loans for a shopping trip to Express every few weeks

losing my best friend in college over a stupid fight-when you get older you realize close friends are harder to make and the ones that you have known since you were a gauky teenager are some of the most precious to have

taking 6 f&*$king years to get over my ex boyfriend