What are your deepest regrets? I know most people say I don’t regret anything in life but, lets drop the lies, what is the biggest “What could’ve been” “I shouldn’t have done that” “I should’ve went for it” “What if I didn’t go there that day”. This could help a lot of people as advice in life.
What are your deepest regrets?
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Not making a decision about my career sooner
Self sacrificing and lowering my standards to make a relationship work.
A lot i missed from my daughter because i wasn’t a not so great father / person
Mostly early investments. Think everyone regrets not buying or holding onto bitcoin for example. It is what it is and life goes on.
I wish I would have prioritized healthy eating habits and exercise more
Not playing sports in highschool, i always loved sports and used my athletisim on skateboarding and surfing. Ruined my knees and ankles, granted i got good and sponsored by a few companies. Fear of getting seriously injured stopped me from being “great”. I dont skate anymore and i surf as much as i can and its my life and i love it. But i wish i played baseball and soccer in school. Im not cocky but i really think i could have went to college for it. Too bad though. Still had an amazing adolescence with my skate friends and learned a lot i probably wouldnt have if i didnt go down that path
Remaining a virgin through college.
I never believed in regrets until a single (seemingly innocent and in best interests) decision I’ve made not only changed My entire life 180, but also ruined a perfect relationship, lost and separated entire family and multiple friends for over 30 years permanently, lost $$$,$$$, jeopardized life and health of someone dear who ended up publicly dragged through the mud, and jeopardized future and safety of a disabled family member for whom everything was for…
The consequences of one single TEXT I sent to someone I considered best friend, and part of only family I ever had, with whom We shared everything already, resulted in so many lives ruined that the broken pieces are still being picked up with very little luck.
The regret itself is: trusting someone fully to be honest and have the best interest for everyone involved at heart. Taught Me the lesson I figured out when I was a teenager but decided to give it a shot anyways. No one but yourself have Your best interest at heart. And if someone is too good to be true, They most likely are. Got betrayed by people I trusted most, and a text message was the ammunition They needed to act.
I lost the love of my life – my soulmate – because I cheated. I’m married now and have a family I wouldn’t know how to give up. But I think about her almost every day, and wonder if we could have made it.
Giving up my dream of being a marine biologist, specializing in great white shark research and way to deter sharks from biting people, for my ex cheating wife.
I regret not being kinder and not putting more effort into things. A lot of it was my situation, but I still regret it.
I let anxiety, selfishness and shortsightedness make my decisions, I lost who I was and consistently made the wrong decision and blames it on stress and other nonsense. Never again
When I was 20 I had this friend she was pretty awesome we spent like all our free time together. After months of running around we got into an argument one night and didn’t talk for about a week. She died in an accident and I never seen her again I regret not telling her that I was in love with her one of my biggest regrets. I think about her at least once a week it’s been ten years.
When I was younger, I craved attention, treated life like it was all just a game, neglected my body to the point it got worse, and didn’t stand up for myself or set boundaries. Now I’m left with way too many regrets, honestly.
1-Not ending my relationship with my son’s father sooner.
2-Quitting my first job at a finance dept in an Insurance comp.
3-Majoring in Political Science
4-Becoming a teenage mother
Not pursuing my real life passion. Now I have a career I enjoy but it’s not my passion and the burnout is real. Also NOT going places when invited. I allowed my insecurity to keep me from making connections with really cool people.
Trying to cheat on my ex fiance
staying with someone who promised and broke it repeatedly that they would change and do better. They dont change and you end up wasting vaulable time spent with the wrong person.
Divorce