REGRETS Always Come In The End

@neildc (17239)
Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
September 21, 2011 1:26am CST
Hiya myLotters and friends! Earlier, I had a conversation over the phone with my college friend. We last met during graduation which is about over two decades ago. So we talked a lot about our present and of course our past. So we were able to talk about marriage life. One of our friends she said, is already separated with his wife. The other one is also having some differences with his wife and is also one who had a crush on her during our days. And seemingly trying to court her back. Later on she said, she is not happy with her marriage life and so she only have a child with him. And added, "it's really better to get involved with a former friend" than with someone who you do not know better. Something that I think she regrets. I told her, if we could only bring back yesterday. And added, if only I could go back to her. Actually, that was just a joke and I was just trying to comfort her. So she replied, "you are actually the fifth person who told me that. What's your regrets in life that if ever given a chance, you will not come to that same situation again? Do you have regrets or some dissatisfaction with your current love-partner in life? Care to share? ~~ NEILâ„¢~~
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@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
22 Sep 11
I think every one of us had their own regrets in life. I have mine too, if I could have done this and that then...well there's so many of them and its frustrating. But the reality is we had our chance and we made a choice and what we are now today is the result of what choices we made in the past. There's no way we can bring back time and make a different choice. What we have is today and what we do today will have an impact on our future. If we want to change something then we can do it today. Having that "If only" mentality only shows our frustrations and will take us nowhere. I've come to realize that already but then it's easier said than done. So I just come to accept that whatever happened, happened for a reason. We always have a mindset that if only we did this or that then I could be this or that and our thinking is that whatever choice we made in the past will always be for the better but that is not always the case isn't it? who knows we could end up much worse. I have regrets yes, but at the same time i'm grateful. My life now may not be what I had in mind twenty years ago but I'm still alive. regrets will always be there but it should not hinder us from moving on. Just count your blessing....amen
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
exactly, regrets are always there but it's not always the end of life and it should not be a hindrance for us to move on. and you are right, we have this and that frustrations in life but there is always what if and what if not. just like i said earlier, "if only we can see the future".
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
22 Sep 11
Well, we can't see the future but somehow what we do today defines our future. That's why we can plan. The main reasons why we have frustrations is that we don't plan that far ahead and when there opportunities, we fail to grab them as they are presented in front of us.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
much better thoughts.
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
hi neil, Well I am the kind of person who don't want to regret anything I've done Specially if I made that decision all by myself I was hurt and I never regret loving that person because once I've been happy with him happy mylotting for ate pat and zay
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
hi bhaby. did you mean you have been hurt too before? that's sad.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
a better person now, with someone who's a better loving person?
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
yes I've been hurt and I learned from it And I am better person now
@celticeagle (165954)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Sep 11
No, I have no love partner in life. I have had some marriages which ended for different reasons. I may have done them alittle differently. I might also have done some children rearing differently. BUt not much. I really have had an interesting life and wouldn't change or do much of anything differently.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
had some marriages which ended for different reasons? and now you stopped from getting into that life again? you really had an interesting life CE... i just wonder how it is to be living alone.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
23 Sep 11
but i guess, it would be nice to be with someone during these days of the part of our lives. just like "grow old with you" by adam sandler.
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@celticeagle (165954)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Sep 11
Yes, for different reasons. Living alone is nice. It is pretty much the nice way to spend the retirement years. Except it would be nice to have someone to spend time with.
@allknowing (135314)
• India
21 Sep 11
I suppose all have regrets and I too have them. If I got another chance I would handle relationships better than now. I never knew that there was jealousy among siblings and that belief deprived me of so many privileges that were mine.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
oh yes, i remember cain and abel. that story only proves that would be jealousy even between siblings. really sad.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
that's sad. and you mean by relationships, your siblings?
@allknowing (135314)
• India
21 Sep 11
Yes. My siblings. I never thought that there would be jealousy among siblings but then remember Cain and Abel? Cain's jealousy resulted in him killing Abel.
• Philippines
22 Sep 11
hi there, the story was fun and sad at the same time and i know there are a lot of us who can really relate on it. in my experience we were close friends from 1st year in college then we shared a lot together to the extent that we were ask if we are in a relationship or were cousins or even brothers and sisters because most of the people or even our friends told us that our looks are the same..hehe she had been to a relationship so as i but we still hangout sometimes and share things together to the point that his boyfriend and my girlfriend get jealous.. we start to part ways when we graduated and work. she stayed in our country while i go out from the country for work. we graduated 2006 and we saw each other 2010 when i came back.. it was soo exciting seeing your close i mean very close friend.. we started talking about our experiences especially our love life and both of our love life didn't work out.. we shared our feelings and i confess to her my feelings from the moment we get close until the day we saw each other again and vise versa... hehe and here we are getting married very soon,,,hehe soory for the long story..hehe
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
i thought you maybe new so i welcome you to mylot. and wish you also have fun like we the old-time members are having. what a very nice story you have there sydney. i enjoyed reading your story and there is nothing to worry. i really love to read more. so you can tell more if you have more. so when will be the wedding. will you invite me to come and witness the start of your new lives, soon?
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
hahaha. have you not seen my profile? we came from the same place sydney and i will be there in your place in less than an hour.
• Philippines
22 Sep 11
thanks for welcoming me..hehe thanks again for appreciating my story. the weeding will be next year June.. sure i'll invite you if your willing to come here in Philippines..
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
Ha ha ha..funny story and sad. Regrets will always come in the end and never at first!They are in the wrong time,wrong person they met with and they are hurrying !ha ha ha,,really said to hear.. Well you can't go back the past but you can do is to face those experiences...think,realize why you are in the wrong time and wrong person... And no one is to be blame but blame your self... ha ha... i wish they chose the right person they marry with....and also hope you are in the right person too..
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
actually, it's a sad story. regret could not be a word if only we can see the future.
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
if we see the future or travelled the past, that would be cheating
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
i beg to disagree LK. i think it's just a way to make sure that we will not make mistakes with our decisions. (sigurista)
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
21 Sep 11
Any of us can look at the past as cry, what if? But this is a useless occupation. There is no going back. Even if you were able to return to a past relationship it would be different now, you would both be different people. Regret is a waste of energy, just look at the past as lessons learned. Blessings
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
that's right pat, lessons learned from the past.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
hello neil, I am the kind of person who never wants to feel any regrets. I admit my fault, yes and regretted or feel sorry for my mistake..but regretting for things that I intentionally done...NO. When I intentionally did/done a thing and it goes wrong...I will never regret..it's my choice and no one is t be blame...but move on. We are not condemned to live with the past....but leave the past behind and go on. Oftentimes Regrets do comes at last...but it doesn't mean that we have to suffer from that mistake...but rise from it and be a new person. have a good day dear brother
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
hi sis. of course, everything we did and will do in the future are somewhat intentional or we get into that situation with our complete thoughts unless we lose our mind or we were just dreaming. we could make mistakes but the important part there is we learned from it and we try not to get into that same fault again. when we fall we stand up.
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
Hello Neildc, I have a lot of regrets and the first one was the most painful of all, or probably i wasn't mature enough to realize how stupid i had been. the other is that i tried to grow up too fast where i should have just enjoyed more of my teen years rather than imagening how to chase women. I don't think I will be in the same sitaution if i have acted differently. but this is the life that has led me to. i don't want to think of any more regrets, just look on what i have left and move on... the most painful one btw was when the partner on my prom didn't literally dance with me seriously.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
chasing women? and how did he danced with you when you said she didn't "literally" danced with you seriously?
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
i mean, how did she danced with you when you said she didn't "literally" danced with you seriously?
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
I wish that i could share what's on my mind, but regrets in life are those that i don't like to talk about because they make me feel depressed and sad. I don't want to regret all the decisions i have made in the past. I just want to move forward, correct the mistakes and make my life happy somehow by being contented with what i have. If you can sense from what i'm writing, i do of course have regrets but i just don't want to entertain them. I just wish to have a better tomorrow, much better than today and yesterday and i hope you will have one too.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
not so familiar with those discussions that talk about your regrets in life or i just didn't noticed them. anyway, i respect your decision not to share them here and don't want to entertain them. and it's a good thinking about regrets, to move on, to have a better tomorrow. but if something happens in the future, remember that we are always here to listen.
• United States
22 Sep 11
Luckily, so far in my life that I could think of at this moment, I have had no regrets. I have a wonderful marriage with my hubby have been married for almost 12 years, he is also my highschool sweethart. We have two beautiful children and just recently we have started traveling the world and seeing different places. Once in a while we dwell in the past, but nothing with regrets at least none that I know of.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
23 Sep 11
that's wonderful life you have with your high school sweetheart and now your husband and with two beautiful children.
• United States
24 Sep 11
I consider myself one of the lucky ones, most of my friends haven't had the luck that I have experienced, so that's why I don't have any regrets. Just with my hubby, kids and how wonderful my life has turned out to be I am greatful and have no regrets.
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
That's cute to hear! For me, if ever I have any regrets then, I'd forgotten now coz it doesn't work for me. I'll just feel bad and frustrated so I practice life with joy in everything that I do. I'm learning how to move forward and be contented and this works! A happy evening to you!
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
thanks rona. good thinking there friend.
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
I just graduated my bachelor's degree this year and just passed the board exam. I enrolled in one of the most prestigious university in our place being a university scholar. All the payments in school are free and I have my monthly allowance too. Being a scholar, I need to maintain a grade not lower than 2.0 (85%) in all my subjects either it may be major or minor subjects. Thank God I was able to made it till 3rd year college. The only reason why I was not able to a cumlaude because I got a 2.1 grade in one of my minor subject. Unfortunately the subject is speech. I was just so relax taking that subject because I thought it is just so easy. I told myself that it was just a minor subject, but it has a great effect on my studies. Getting a 2.1 grade is very discouraging. I lost my scholarship, I lost my allowance and most of all I lost my chance to be a cumlaude in our batch. I really cried. I said to myself, If I can just bring back yesterday, I will do good on my speech subject. Well, just what you have said, regret is always in the end. I learned a lesson from it and I'm hoping it will not happen again. still thankful to God for allowing me to graduate and giving me a chance to passed the board.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
congratulations for passing the board. well, your story is something that could not really be turned back. you cannot say, i will start all over again so i will make it to be a cumlaude next time. anyway, at least you already finished with your studies and already have your license. so next time, be always careful with decisions you will make. good luck.
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
Congrats for passing the experience...he he..
• United States
21 Sep 11
off the top of my head i dont have many regrets in life i think it is pointless to have regrets because you cannot take them back or change things so your just crying over spilled milk i think it is best to learn from your mistakes and regrets and move on with your life and dont let them hinder your future one of my biggest regrets is not standing up to my father when i was younger he was a very pushy cold hearted mal tempered father and i was too afraid to tell him that he was making me hate him and now he trys so hard to win back my love and trust and forgive him but i cant help but remember how messed up he made my childhood
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
yes it's true that we cannot do anything with our regrets but to treat them as lessons that we should learn from them. i guess it's not too late to forgive and make up with your father, it you still have the chance. in my opinion, it is not good for ourselves to have grudges, especially with our family.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
21 Sep 11
I honestly do not have any regrets with my husband. I do have regrets for putting up with some men I dated before him though.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
but i guess those some men were not during your relationship with your husband.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
7 Nov 11
Got no current partner, do you know anybody who is available?
@Andyvil (793)
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
I don't have any regrets with my current partner right now but I do have some regrets on my past where in I should have made the right decisions. Anyway I haven't reached the point where in I see my former crush or someone I cared about before and told her that I should have courted her or exerted more effort on her.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
good to hear that. but i am not trying to be a devil here saying you find them and court them. and you're already in a relationship so you have to be contented with.
@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
21 Sep 11
I'm not the type of person to regret something that I already did, since most of the time, I think before I act, and risks that I take are calculated risks, therefore, if it fails, i'm not that disappointed. Right now, I'm very happy with my boyfriend, although our relationship is new (just 3 months) we're still adjusting with each other (since we're friends and know each other well. We know how each fooled around before). So far, I'm very happy and I'm glad that I took the risk of our relationship.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
good thinking. and nice to hear that you are very happy with your present relationship.
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• Philippines
21 Sep 11
I actually have many regrets in life. The course I am currently taking up, the things I have not done to make my grades at school improved, the unsaid words I have not spoken to my Dad who already passed away, the things I have not done to be a good daughter to my Mom and sister to my siblings, the efforts I have not shown to my friends.. I have regretted all these things. But, look at me now.. I am trying my best to do the right thing.. and do you know what it is?? To ACCEPT the truth that in life, there are no rewinds. But we could always have the chance to do what is better and right. We should always keep in mind that if we will continue regretting things.. do you think we could improve ourselves with that?? We should always remember that we must not regret the things we have done.. because for once it was our choice. We have decided to take that choice over the other. Its better to learn from the experience you had and never regret.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
sorry to hear about your dad. and with him, you cannot do anything about it. but with your mom and your siblings, i guess, you still can make things better. and you can start it right now. we really cannot make things back and rewind the time. but we can always makes things better as we know where we should make the difference for the better. and yes, we can start it, right now. we all should learn from our experience.
• Indonesia
21 Sep 11
a regretfull...i had aloooottt :(( a leave my precious job, my friends my beautifull memory and follow my mom, to enter to the university that she wish... since that, my life full of upset...then i broke up with my very kind boyfriend...then anything getting worst than ever...my study got mess...and evrything seems horrible to me...iam being troblemaker person--for my self only...irritability...and change the very fun and cheer up person became person who dont have anything even a dream... what im regret is not about entering university that my mom want...but i regret because i cant mannage anything with a good way which is use to be...what i did just sad and upset, there is no spirit...and the most i regret...because of it, i made my family sad too..people who love me sad because of me..which is make me feel more terrible...what a lousy now, i try to fix everything that i mess...even they said just too late...but i wont give up for more.....i will life with full of happiness..and bring happiness to evryone near me...especially my mom :)
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
22 Sep 11
forget about those bad memories as failure and treat them as challenges and move on.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
21 Sep 11
hi and welcome to mylot. i hope you could recover quickly. and i admire you for that. don't lose hope, sooner or later, you will see yourself happy again. and all the people around you, especially your mom will be very proud of you. good luck,
• Indonesia
21 Sep 11
thanks for wellcoming me neildc :D yess..i have a huge expectation of it...huhuhu...hope evrything going better..and i try my best to fix all of it...though my bad memories still come sometimes huhu... thanks for your support