70 People Ages 5-75 Answer: What's Your Biggest Regret? | Glamour

what is your biggest regret I went to the playground and I want to go again today yep I wish I have never met that meaning girl I do wish I was still an ice-skating less teasing my sister because she sometimes hits me getting angry at my family sometimes one time by accent I kick someone nothing I can't think of anything I got no regrets not spending more time with my oldest brother before he went to college probably not trying as hard and when I was younger with grades getting in a huge fight with my best friend since I was 2 years old not being more open to things not letting my grandmother know how much I loved her I regret going to a enacting conservatory my senior year of high school I regret taking myself too seriously when I was in high school I don't not taking a chances when my aunt died um I wasn't there and she was a really important part of my life not thinking before I speak more frequently in my day-to-day life not getting to know my father more before he died I wish I knew what I really wanted to do earlier not getting into computer science at an earlier age having a better relationship with my family as a teenager not taking school as seriously as I should my parents got me tickets for Christmas to see Sweeney Todd I denied the tickets and my best friend went with another friend I kind of regret that I should have seen that musical with her chances to speak up for other people or to stop people from being bullied not taking more advantage of my college experience not trying out for as many sports as I could have in high school kind of pissing away my 20s see I have many regrets but I am where I am because of them so I wouldn't change anything not having taken a gap year before going to college not saying sorry more often that I didn't stick to dance classes when I was growing up because I love to dance but I just missed out on a lot of technique no regrets I tried to live without regrets I think everything that I've done has been for a purpose regret not finishing college I don't regret anything I don't believe in them not following my dreams or earlier in life not saying the things that I really want to say not saying single longer being mean sometimes I wish I knew when I was younger how wonderful I was that I probably should have gone to Columbia University first I kind of moved around a lot while my kids were little and I sort of regret not being and maybe one or at least two solid places not keeping in touch with people I probably should have kept in touch with what did I regret the most my second marriage having not appreciated um being young when I was younger not going to Fort Lauderdale on spring break when I was in college not giving my father more ice cream when he died before he died not listening to my self at times in life when I should have I'm had to me regrets having had a problem with drugs and alcohol 25 years ago maybe not paying paying attention more attention when I was younger not having a larger family I can't say I have any regrets that my mother didn't live long enough for me to take her to Paris probably not having spent more time with my parents but they weren't here being frightened of so many things when I was younger saying no to things has a ripple effect in my life that I didn't get sober sooner for not knowing when I was younger what I know now trusting people too much and too long when they've let me down a few times I regret my career choices or early in life not having a finished a novel at this point I regret not joining the Peace Corps when I graduated from college not having followed my dream to be an entertainer when I was younger I do regret that I didn't think I'd be a good parent it needed to be in a position where I went by you had to file for divorce because I think that affected my daughter greatly I think that was the only choice I had but somehow I wish that could have been different that I would have known when I was younger what I know now that I didn't do all the things that I wanted to do like going to acting much earlier

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Id: N8i6rUL4UIY

Length: 5min 5sec (305 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 11 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/AlienInUnderpants]

This was great and good to see smaller and larger regrets. What I got most from this is: it is OK to have regrets but not to let them define you, and do something about them if you still can.

[u/Beznia]

Husband of the 45 year old woman

[u/Honda_TypeR]

I've never fully believe anyone when they say things like "they have no regrets". Especially if they are very old. That implies life lived perfectly without any mistakes and human's can't do that.

At a young age it can be very true that you have no regrets, since you are not fully self actualized yet and have not had many opportunities to make major decisions for yourself (and even that isn't true of ALL young people). However, the older you get the odds of making a bad choice or action at some point only stacks against you.

When people say things like "they have no regrets in life" all I really hear is... a) they don't dwell on the past, b) they like to say things like that to appear self assured and confident, c) they really have never reflected and analyzed their journey.