What is your biggest regret in life?

I thought it would be interesting to see what people wished they had done, or done better in their life. If you have a few words to share on this subject, I think it would give people something to think about, so that they can try to avoid the same fate.

I regret not doing more of everything travel,sex,college, I settled far to young and inexperienced.

I regret nothing so far my life has been nothing short of a drug filled sex induced travel movie around united states BUT i do regret falling in love with this girl who has ripped me apart a million times over I cant even write all the things in one day that are serious BUT Im leaving for the UK this next summer on a journey to no where and hopefully Ill get there someday

I wish i starting doing everything i do in life earlier so id be good at it

I regret rushing into long term relationships whilst infatuated and stupid with lust. Hormones have a lot to answer for.

First off all, i regret caring too much about what people thought off me. Secondly letting the one person i cared most about walk out off my life, and using it as an excuse to screw around :)

I bitterly regret not having children. I should have been clearer in my needs with my partner from the offset and I should not have stayed around hoping things would change

i regret marrying for the second time as hes a liar , cheater and selfish beyond belief, what was i thinking, the grass definately wasnt greener

I think the worst thing in life to do is to get in bad situations/relationships that are similar to what you have already been through. I like to live, learn, and improve, so this aggravates me more than anything. To avoid this, listen to your instincts. If you sense a bad situation or don't feel right about it, heed the warning.

Way back in high school I was offered a full college scholarship. I refused only because I wanted to go to college closer to my bf. Big mistake - he cheated then dumped me. But, I think the college people and guidance counselor should have talked to my parents instead of just accepting my answer.

well actually i don't regret anything in my life but i do realise that the worst thing that could ever happen to you is when you try your best for a dream to come true but you don't succeed spacially when you believe in it and you wan it to happen so bad that you gave up everything to make it happen

I wish I knew my exwife expectations and made my expectations known, I regret not lessoning to the advice that she was giving me especially when come to finances, I wanted to control her and abuse her financially ,I have lost her and I am afraid to commit myself

When I was yunger I used to think about my life, character= too complicated and all my thoughts too. I mean that I think a lot, I can think over everything what exists. I have no problem to have a discussion with unknown people for me. But nowadays I ´ve realized that because of that I am very comunicative person, open eared,sensitive and I can find a happiness much more earsier that everyone else. :)

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I wish i hadnt treated my husband so badly for the last year, then he wouldnt be leaving me. I couldnt see what i had done wrong til he told me, and now i fear it might be too late.

My biggest regret is rushing to get married. What the hell was i thinking?

I regret leaving my dad for 2 years. I was going thru a wild moment in my life and i left myhusband took my kids and moved in with a man. my dad did not support me in my actions so we barely talked for 2 years. we did get back on track i moved home once my mistakes caught up with me. of course daddy was there for me. I moved right next door to him daddy passed away a little over a year later. he was my rock I wish i could get those 2 lost years back.

It doesn't do any good to regret anything because you can't change it. Always try to look forward and remember the good things.

I regret a lot of the choices I've made in life. I won't name them all but if I had the chance to choose all over again I would. But those are my mistakes that I must live with and try to make better ones in the future.

My biggest regret...well. To cut a long story short...my nana became seriously ill. She kinda put it off for along time...and never admitted to anyone how ill she was. She looked great...stylish..full of wit...dark skin...hair...full of make up. Stunner!! She lived quite a way a way from us...Scotland. Where as the rest of the family moved further down south. So visiting was now and then. I was busy with my own house at the time. Full time job, pets, partner...and maybe another guy in the firing line :-/ foolish of me... I know. But I was young. My famille had gone up to see her...knowing she was suffering...bad. I knew this also. The line of work I was in at the time was not the kind you could just have 'time off' for whatever reason. So I phoned my nan. She cold hardly speak. I explained how I loved her...and that I would come and see her. Of course I never did. My head, heart and soul was all over the place at the the time. A couple of days later she passed away. I was then informed how my nana waited...and waited at the front room window. Waiting for me. Now that.....I can never forgive myself. I have truly learned my lesson on how selfishness gets you no where. Charmaine

I wish I had been stronger in life to go with my gut instinct and not get married. I let my ex husband persuade me into marriage and a family and the last 20 years has been simply awful. I'm glad I'm divorced, but I wish I had not gotten married so young to my high school sweetheart. I thought I knew love, but boy was I wrong. I realize with age that love had nothing to do with my marriage. I wish I'd never allowed my ex to cheat several times and me take on the pain of his actions by beating myself with guilt. So many regrets, so little time. Now I know look forward and tomorrow will be brighter than yesterday!