SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 19, 2013

I regret choosing computer science as my major. My love was theatre and stage management, but I let myself be persuaded by paycheck and not passion.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 18, 2013

I regret not meeting you sooner.... i guess good things takes time... you are just a wonderful guy...i just regret wasting my time with the wrong men...

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 17, 2013

I regret not going to the college I wanted to, so I could gain independence and live life for the first time. I am stuck in this cage, chained for life. My parents don't understand how secluded they have made me from life. I can't ever reach my highest potential, and I know they're the ones who are pulling me back from being me and being successful. I regret that I didn't just disobey them and do what I wanted, since for the first time - I knew that what I wanted was best.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 16, 2013

I regret trying to help you through your depression. I regret believing in you when you told me you'd do the same for me. I regret loving you. I regret trying to get you back for seven weeks thinking it was your depression leaving us only to have you mock me and dismiss us and my pain. I regret taking your verbal abuse for months due to your depression only to have you abandon me and your promises. I regret allowing you in. You've destroyed a good woman. This was my last heartbreak. I deserved more. So did you.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 15, 2013

The one thing I would change? Contacting my ex and giving him the power. Looking up his Twitter and Facebook daily and only getting burned myself because he KNEW I would look and he made it out to LOOK as if I meant nothing to him. I have gone 6 months without looking a thing up, he is blocked and I am done. I thought for so long I wanted this person who treated me SO BAD! And today, almost two years later, I am at peace. How? Because I quit looking at HIS life. A few weeks ago I saw this particular ex in person, almost like all my wishful "I want to see him one last time to get closure" but to be honest it was probably the most frightening thing to be in a crowd of 11,000 people and have HIM be standing RIGHT behind me just smiling. He knew what he was doing and I guess you could say it was at THAT MOMENT when I realized, he WAS NOT the one for me. And I can finally say I don't need him, but I wish I could have had this feeling of peace MONTHS ago! I guess I got my "final goodbye" or at least a wake up reality call of "Hey this dude is NO GOOD stay away you DON'T want him or NEED HIM!" Ladies I tell you this now, WHATEVER you do DO NOT let your ex have control once the relationship is over. The saying "Never let them see you sweat!" Is TOTALLY understandable to me now and I know how to handle any future break ups, if they end under the circumstances as my ex. Life goes on and you can move on too!
Female/21

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 14, 2013

I regret devoting my life to getting into med school when I was never sure about it. When I got there I couldn't handle it. I crashed and burned and now have no idea what to do with my life. My friendships and family relationships, religious life and my own health have been ruined because of the aftermath. It's okay to admit when you are in over your head. You don't have to be Superwoman.

Please don't go after the high-paying, high-stress career at the expense of your soul. Sacrificing all other aspects of your life is NOT worth it. If you are isolating yourself from everyone to constantly study you need to ask yourself what exactly you are working so hard for. You can't drive yourself into the ground working for some nebulous future only to look around and realize you've pushed everyone away.

Female in mid-twenties.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 13, 2013

I regret thinking that everything would be easy in our relationship. Just cause your mother didn't like the idea of you having a girlfriend, I thought we could avoid it, & that eventually she'd get over it. Well turns out she hasn't, and I don't think she will anytime soon. It's causing me right now to just be so damn confused. I just don't know what to do anymore because our relationship is amazing, but at the same time it's causing me so much stress. It's almost summer vacation, and I'm hardly going to see you because she won't let you. And I'm really not sure you know how hard that will be for me. People always are going to think we're just two stupid teenagers who say we love each other, but really have no idea what love truly is. But you're not just my boyfriend, you've grown to be my best friend, and the only person I really want to talk to about things and be with. And losing you as a boyfriend and a best friend terrifies me. I regret thinking that everything would be okay, because as of right now...not everything is. Female, Age 16.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 12, 2013

I regret so much of my life. Many bad decision i have made and I sometimes hate the person I am entirely. I hate that I didn't graduate high school and my parents didn't get to see me walk across the stage. And I am very ashamed of that and lie to people and tell them that I did finish school. It eats me up inside.

I regret cheating on many of my girlfriends and hurting their feelings. I left my girlfriend to be with another woman and didn't tell her. Many nights she called and texted me, telling me she was crying and that she loved me and wanted to know what was going on with me. But I was too coward to confess.

I often wish I had a different father who wasn't an alcoholic. One time he told me I was meaningless to him and the world and all I could do was cry because I believed him. Now I have developed a hate for him for all his torment.

I have many regrets about my life. Thankfully I am only 22 years old and hopefully have enough time in my life to gain more accomplishments that will hopefully overshadow my failures..

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 11, 2013

I regret not leaving you after you cheated on me & impregnated your ex-girlfriend. I always respected myself and I can't believe I took you back. Now you have an 8 year old daughter you haven't seen since she was 18 months old. I also regret moving away with you to take jobs in another state. I have missed my family & my life before you for 6 years now. The only reason I have stayed this long is because we didn't have to live in the same area as your ex-girlfriend. I can no longer stay here with you living a lie. It's time to quit my job here, move back home, and find myself again...without you. Female, 28

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 10, 2013

I regret not leaving you the first time you cheated on me, the first time you told me I was crazy and the first time you hit me. Now I look at my beautiful successful daughter who is letting her boyfriend do the same things to her. It is my fault for not being stronger, that she is going through this. She says, "Look at what dad did to you." It is my biggest regret, not being strong enough and not believing in myself, that now my child is letting someone hurt her like you hurt me.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 8, 2013

I regret that I waste so much time drinking. I regret that sometimes when it's just me and the kids at home I will drink. I regret so much that I feel the need to numb myself in that way. I regret being a mother who feels the need to drink in the morning. I regret that one day my kids might figure it out. I regret the idea that one day my daughter might follow in my footsteps. I want to stop doing this more than anythinge else in the world. I want to be proud of myself and I want my children to love and adore me, and be proud of their mom. I want the monkey off my back, I want to never feel this way.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 7, 2013

I have never regretted or resented anything in my life until now. But know I regret meeting my ex fiance.
I regret giving up my business and leaving my friends in Sydney to move back to Perth for you. For 3 years you played me, lied to me and coned me that you loved and cared for me with all your false promises and fake expressions off love and false promises off commitment when you were really screwing around behind my back. When I found out that you had multiple Facebook accounts and cheating on me with who ever you totally broke my heart and played me for a fool. You not only lied to me but our families and now have destroyed family ties. I don't care that you tried to turn everyone against me and make me the bad guy, and I don't regret for speaking my mind. I gave you everything you asked and was totally faithful and worked my butt off to secure our future. I think you are a total coward to break up with me over email which you cut and pasted from a self help website, not even your own words, and then cut contact with me with out even a reason or apologie nearly 6 months ago. I think even worse off you to play the victim.
I have never been so mistreated in my entire life by anyone, except you the person I trusted, loved and cherished. Your mum says you need time to heal but that is a load off crap and you know it. If I could have one wish I would go back three years to the time you contacted me and would set things right and tell you to get lost. That way I wouldn't have to feel sorry for you in the beginning because of your fake feel sorry for me stories off how you were mistreated by your exes and that you have no friends or family that care for you, which I know was all lies as when I met your family they were nothing like you said. You were suppose to be the best thing to ever happen to me and you asked me to marry you and you were the one to say that we were twin flames, all a con by you. I resent everything about you, I regret you coming into my life. I am glad your true colors have come out, you tried to destroy my life, I'm glad we never married especially now after my major win fall so poetic justice. You could have lived like a queen, have anything you want, never have to work a day in your life, You could have supported you family, you could have traveled the world, you would have had your freedom. But your selfishness put a stop to that, serves you right. I would say I wish the best for your life but I just hope you get a dose off your own medicine. Good Bye and Good reddens.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 6, 2013

Male 28 years old. I regret so much yet feel so powerless to change them now. Probably my biggest regret as of today that will have considerable consequences later would be that I didn't do good in college. I graduated in 2012 at the age of 27 years old with a GPA of 2.1 in Political Science after which I interned in a law firm. Today I'm still an Assistant Manager of a Yogurt Shop and I don't know what to do with my life. I wanted to join the military as a reservist but the family had other plans. To put it into words is so painful because they're embarrassing to tell others. I quitted joining the service because at the time I was 21 years old I thought my family's wishes were more important than my own aspirations. They wanted me to go to college first and pay an enormous loan afterwards. Today I see enlisted men in college about to get their commission as second lieutenants and I get to give them their change for the yogurt they bought their girlfriends. I'm too old to join the service for it to make any meaningful impact in my life. I can never be an officer any longer for the age limit has passed.

As a consequence I'd have to settle for something second best I'd want. I decided to go back to community college to learn computer coding so I can find a meaningful career in the Tech Industry in San Francisco. I'd probably like what I'd do but still I'm settling for less with a haunting reminder that I quitted for something called family's approval.

In sum I regretted not pursuing the military route. I regret regretting that decision with anger and frustration for six years because my GPA is so bad I'd have a tough time finding a job with my major.

At least now I've vented my anger, consolidated my frustrations, and have a path to follow with only MY opinion and dreams to guide me. Still I regret wasting six and a half years of my life.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 5, 2013

I regret not chasing after you all those years ago in the parking lot. I regret not letting you teach me how to love and running from it instead because I didn't know how to deal with it. I regret inviting you to my stupid wedding because all I wanted was to hear you tell me that I shouldn't do it, and you would have been right. I regret not telling you years ago how much I love you and admire you. I regret that the children I gave birth to aren't yours. I regret that every morning I do not wake up to you.
Female 32.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 4, 2013

I regret the scam I fell for and now I worry every day about making the wrong and bad choices. The secret life that I have been living to try to be sure ends are met and the fact that I lost all confidence in decisions I have to make. Secrets I have to keep. Not being able to be,that honest person I have always been. I regret any delay there has been in living the life my daughter and I should have and don't because of my stupidity. I regret my inability to get past what happened. Wish I could turn back the clock.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 3, 2013

I regret that I am going to marry someone I don't love. I am in love with someone else and this is tearing me up. I want to do what's right for my kids but how will they be happy if i'm not.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: June 1, 2013

I regret not being able to forgive you for blowing the stop sign that led to the death of my 18 year old sister. I regret that I don't know how. I regret that I might not ever be able to.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: May 31, 2013

I regret not slapping and punching you as hard as I possibly could in your face the night I sat on your lap facing you, crying, begging and pleading for you to talk to me and open up about why you wanted to separate and ultimately divorce me.

I regret more though, not knowing at the time that that decision you were making was going to enhance my life so greatly.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: May 30, 2013

I regret the only night 5 years ago that after I fed my 3 month old daughter I put her in bed with me and fell asleep with my face on her chest. I woke up later and my baby girl was gone. The autopsy said she died of SIDS but I think it could have been preventable. The night I lost my baby star my world was forever shattered. A peace of my heart died with my baby girl.

I will love you forever because you are always my baby star.

SECRET REGRET OF THE DAY: May 29, 2013

I regret spending my selfish teenage years wishing one or both of my parents died. Fast-forward two years later; my father is dying from a slow and painful disease. He will never walk me down the isle, will never see his grandchildren, and will never grow old with me. He is 45 years old. I somehow think that if I hadn't wished so full-heatedly that he would die, he will live through this. Dad, I love you so much. And despite how hard I wished you would die, I will equally pray as hard now that you will live. I'm sorry.