What is your deepest regret?

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1. Getting fat

2. Getting too sucked into some conspiracy-laced New Age claptrap when I was younger. I think it set me back, though it was a learning experience too.

3. Not telling my dad how much I resent him not bothering with my upbringing before he became an old and feeble man.

4. Not getting the fuck out of here when I was younger.

5. Pornographie addiction

6. Waiting too long before meeting women. I was not at my best physically and socially when I met the love of my life, so I couldn’t have a relationship with her

   If I had been more outgoing and social in my early 20’s and teens I maybe could’ve dated her

7. Cheating on my wife

8. Not telling her that I was in love with her before. I pretty much held onto that feeling for 1/3 of my life, and now she’s with another guy.

9. There was a time after my in laws divorced that my father in law lived with my wife and I for two years.

   Everything that happened during those two years was an absolute nightmare.

10. Hanging on when I knew he didnt love me, and I could have been with my husband sooner.

11. Not going out my way to try things when I had the chance

12. Not dealing with my issues sooner. 43 years is a long time to carry the same baggage.

13. Wasting my time on things that didn’t work out or cause improvements.

14. Not asking for help when I needed it in my younger years.

    I had no dad, no guidance, and no direction. Instead of asking for help from people around me I decided to figure it out on my own. Although I’m much wiser from the experiences I’ve been thru, I could’ve been 1000x further in life if I just accepted help

    Also, not getting out my comfort zone more.

    I’ve always been the type to take risks and do things that scare me. I just wish I did that more often

15. Not getting good grades in HS when I could have to get scholarships for a good college.

16. Living this long.

17. Not taking a chance in starting a business in an industry I loved working in before my wife and I had kids and couldn’t risk everything anymore

18. Not saying goodbye to my dad while he was still here, not being by my dogs side when they put her down 🙁

19. Not listening to my ex about my drinking. Threw away a VERY good woman that I still regret almost 10 years later.

    I’m so sorry Riss

20. Not speaking up about things that concerned me and having boundaries until recently in life.

    Yeah I’ve cut a lot of people out, but my life is so much easier.

21. Trusting people.

22. Didn’t have the courage to apply for my dream job because I was too afraid of being rejected due to my bad grade in college.

    Didn’t even try to ask the girl that I liked out because I also afraid of being rejected by her.

    It takes almost 10 years for me to finally realize rejection doesn’t actually hurt that much.

23. Not focusing on my career earlier

24. No ragrets

25. being born.

26. Not ending my marriage sooner

    I should never have married my ex, but I don’t regret doing so. It was a lesson I had to learn the hard way

    All I regret is being too afraid of being alone to call it quits when I knew that I should have