Regrets ( Archived) (28)

Nov 16, 2010 12:54 PM CST Regrets
Payno
PaynoPaynoPafos, Paphos Cyprus5 Threads 66 Posts
Have you ever regretted not telling someone something that really should have been said and then never getting the chance?

5 years ago i made a decision that was wrong (I had to choose between a girlfriend and a friend who i cared for) and i never got the chance to tell the person that i made the wrong choice. However 5 years on i finally managed to get in contact with that Ex girlfriend and tell her i was wrong which has led to us being good friends. This pleases me a lot as the Friend who i decided to help is no longer my friend.....

If you have regrets then there is still hope you can make amends.

Feel free to comment handshake
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 12:58 PM CST Regrets
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
Yes, many years ago,my friend and i where bungy jumping of a 1000mtr bridge.He went first,it was then i wished i had told him i hadnt been arsed to tie the other end of the rope to the tree.rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing Splat! rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing Only having a laugh mate,no offence to your thread!cheers
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 12:59 PM CST Regrets
Payno
PaynoPaynoPafos, Paphos Cyprus5 Threads 66 Posts
time4fun4u: Yes, many years ago,my friend and i where bungy jumping of a 1000mtr bridge.He went first,it was then i wished i had told him i hadnt been arsed to tie the other end of the rope to the tree. Splat! Only having a laugh mate,no offence to your thread!



rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing Hahaha none taken mate
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:00 PM CST Regrets
JSuburbia
JSuburbiaJSuburbiaOrbisonia, Pennsylvania USA17 Threads 2,518 Posts
Payno: Have you ever regretted not telling someone something that really should have been said and then never getting the chance?

5 years ago i made a decision that was wrong (I had to choose between a girlfriend and a friend who i cared for) and i never got the chance to tell the person that i made the wrong choice. However 5 years on i finally managed to get in contact with that Ex girlfriend and tell her i was wrong which has led to us being good friends. This pleases me a lot as the Friend who i decided to help is no longer my friend.....

If you have regrets then there is still hope you can make amends.

Feel free to comment




So much I could say about this , but to be honest, something I'm not ready to share...But I agree, you need to say what is on your mind, because you may never get the chance to do so again.
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:00 PM CST Regrets
GingerBe
GingerBeGingerBeDonegal, Ireland2 Threads 3,106 Posts
Payno: Have you ever regretted not telling someone something that really should have been said and then never getting the chance?

5 years ago i made a decision that was wrong (I had to choose between a girlfriend and a friend who i cared for) and i never got the chance to tell the person that i made the wrong choice. However 5 years on i finally managed to get in contact with that Ex girlfriend and tell her i was wrong which has led to us being good friends. This pleases me a lot as the Friend who i decided to help is no longer my friend.....

If you have regrets then there is still hope you can make amends.

Feel free to comment


Glad that things worked out for you.

I have no regrets. What I do or say is usually exactly what I mean at any given time. What I can do in a day is all I can do.

My intent is usually good, and if it didn't work out as I thought it should, then I did my best.

"If we could have done better, we'd have done it", someone once told me. No need then for recriminations.wine
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:01 PM CST Regrets
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
No,seriously,no regrets about anything like that.cheers
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:02 PM CST Regrets
senchu
senchusenchuSyracuse, New York USA2 Posts
Making amends when you realize you made the wrong choice is a sign of maturity. :)
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:03 PM CST Regrets
Payno
PaynoPaynoPafos, Paphos Cyprus5 Threads 66 Posts
GingerBe: Glad that things worked out for you.

I have no regrets. What I do or say is usually exactly what I mean at any given time. What I can do in a day is all I can do.

My intent is usually good, and if it didn't work out as I thought it should, then I did my best.

"If we could have done better, we'd have done it", someone once told me. No need then for recriminations.


I some times wish i could just say what was on my mind but its not always so easy. Try not to make the same mistake twice though beer
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:03 PM CST Regrets
JSuburbia
JSuburbiaJSuburbiaOrbisonia, Pennsylvania USA17 Threads 2,518 Posts
senchu: Making amends when you realize you made the wrong choice is a sign of maturity. :)



Agree'd in a sense, but, there are things (not related to the topic) that can be done in life that we find ourselves responsible for that you can't make amends for regardless of someones maturity
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:04 PM CST Regrets
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
I should have tell her that I slept with her sister and her best female friend...

oh wait ... I did tell her.... that`s why she left me.... doh
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:07 PM CST Regrets
GingerBe
GingerBeGingerBeDonegal, Ireland2 Threads 3,106 Posts
Payno: I some times wish i could just say what was on my mind but its not always so easy. Try not to make the same mistake twice though


I do it all the time! Nobody killed me for it yet!rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:08 PM CST Regrets
senchu
senchusenchuSyracuse, New York USA2 Posts
I
GingerBe: Glad that things worked out for you.

I have no regrets. What I do or say is usually exactly what I mean at any given time. What I can do in a day is all I can do.

My intent is usually good, and if it didn't work out as I thought it should, then I did my best.

"If we could have done better, we'd have done it", someone once told me. No need then for recriminations.




I admire your sincerity and realness. But perhaps a situation involves three people. One man two girls. The man is dating a woman whom a friend dispised and tells him all sorts of lies and such in which he believes...down the road he realizes this friend was not a friend at all and he was wrong but chooses to apologize to the gf feeling bad that he believed the lies...I think this is a good example of where making ammends is a good thing to do. one for the conscience of the one who was misled and two for the sake of the other who was hurt.

I do think your words are of great value :) I will most certainly remember them! Because often i tend to worry too much and all i have to remember is if I did my best that is more than enough.
thanks for your kind words
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:17 PM CST Regrets
GingerBe
GingerBeGingerBeDonegal, Ireland2 Threads 3,106 Posts
senchu: I
I admire your sincerity and realness. But perhaps a situation involves three people. One man two girls. The man is dating a woman whom a friend dispised and tells him all sorts of lies and such in which he believes...down the road he realizes this friend was not a friend at all and he was wrong but chooses to apologize to the gf feeling bad that he believed the lies...I think this is a good example of where making ammends is a good thing to do. one for the conscience of the one who was misled and two for the sake of the other who was hurt.

I do think your words are of great value :) I will most certainly remember them! Because often i tend to worry too much and all i have to remember is if I did my best that is more than enough.
thanks for your kind words


I think that our thinking can over-complicate our lives sometimes. We can berate ourselves for things that we seemed to have no choice but to do that way, at the time.

This self recrimination can be habit forming for some, and they end up blaming themselves for everything, and make themelves sick because of it.

No one can change the past. All we can do is look back occasionally, and learn from it, and if it is within our power, (big IF here), do things differently a second time, or make amends as the OP did.

Otherwise, we do ourselves only harm by regretting what we can't change.

We just have to say, we did our best, and leave it at that.hug
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:21 PM CST Regrets
SoldierByte
SoldierByteSoldierByteGrove, Oklahoma USA1,466 Posts
Payno: Have you ever regretted not telling someone something that really should have been said and then never getting the chance?

5 years ago i made a decision that was wrong (I had to choose between a girlfriend and a friend who i cared for) and i never got the chance to tell the person that i made the wrong choice. However 5 years on i finally managed to get in contact with that Ex girlfriend and tell her i was wrong which has led to us being good friends. This pleases me a lot as the Friend who i decided to help is no longer my friend.....

If you have regrets then there is still hope you can make amends.

Feel free to comment


I know exactly how you feel..
I too am dispondent over some really bad decisions..
( and more then one...) crying
For years now I have been trying to contact my ex-wives
to apoligize and tell them they were right.. sigh
I CAN'T find anyone as stupid as them...dunno

nerd ---SoldierByte---typing
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:23 PM CST Regrets
Steve5721
Steve5721Steve5721La Zenia, Murcia Spain72 Threads 2 Polls 4,564 Posts
Boban1: I should have tell her that I slept with her sister and her best female friend...

oh wait ... I did tell her.... that`s why she left me....


But Boban...maybe had you said at different times and not slept with them both at the same time, she might have taken it a little differently!!
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:30 PM CST Regrets
serene56
serene56serene56Myplace, New South Wales Australia543 Threads 10 Polls 27,957 Posts
I learned a long time ago to say what I really need to say, good bad or whatever. No one can read your mind.

But mostly good, in that if I like someone, I make sure to tell them, even if they find it a little confronting lol. At least they how I feel.

The thing that springs to mind straight away though, is that I got to return an "I love you, ya know" to someone who, not long after, went away forever. I'll always be grateful for that cool
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 1:47 PM CST Regrets
newinsouth
newinsouthnewinsouthAiken, South Carolina USA26 Threads 2 Polls 1,039 Posts
I regret not telling my platonic friend who passed away that he was worth more than the so called relationships I had. I don't think he would have believed me blues
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 3:32 PM CST Regrets
lilmamma71
lilmamma71lilmamma71St. Louis, Missouri USA31 Threads 1,345 Posts
Payno: Have you ever regretted not telling someone something that really should have been said and then never getting the chance?

5 years ago i made a decision that was wrong (I had to choose between a girlfriend and a friend who i cared for) and i never got the chance to tell the person that i made the wrong choice. However 5 years on i finally managed to get in contact with that Ex girlfriend and tell her i was wrong which has led to us being good friends. This pleases me a lot as the Friend who i decided to help is no longer my friend.....

If you have regrets then there is still hope you can make amends.

Feel free to comment


Life is way to short to harbor regrets..you made the decision you felt was right at the time and your path w/ the ex gf took a totally different route.

But...you've been given another chance at making the relationship work on a friendship level, which in and of itself is very wonderful.

I wear my heart on my sleeve a bit too much, but I believe in being honest and getting the words out there, no matter what happens, because I've done that in the past and had to deal with regrets too.

However, having learned from past actions, I now handle things much differently and face fears and speak my mind. It has always worked out much better by doing that.handshake
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 16, 2010 7:35 PM CST Regrets
Konigsberg
KonigsbergKonigsbergJurassic Park (Site B), Nova Scotia Canada57 Threads 3 Polls 8,448 Posts
Payno: Have you ever regretted not telling someone something that really should have been said and then never getting the chance?

5 years ago i made a decision that was wrong (I had to choose between a girlfriend and a friend who i cared for) and i never got the chance to tell the person that i made the wrong choice. However 5 years on i finally managed to get in contact with that Ex girlfriend and tell her i was wrong which has led to us being good friends. This pleases me a lot as the Friend who i decided to help is no longer my friend.....

If you have regrets then there is still hope you can make amends.

Feel free to comment


You are a wise young man thumbs up You already know what is Dark and what is Light.

Good luck in a future.

As to what happened ... as always I shall say Everything happens for a reason.bouquet
------ This thread is Archived ------
Nov 17, 2010 3:30 AM CST Regrets
stefonline
stefonlinestefonlineDublin, Ireland136 Threads 9,702 Posts
I did it my way.......









And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain

I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way

For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

dancing
------ This thread is Archived ------
Post Comment - Post a comment on this Forum Thread

This Thread is Archived

This Thread is archived, so you will no longer be able to post to it. Threads get archived automatically when they are older than 3 months.

« Go back to All Threads
Message #318

Stats for this Thread

1,139 Views
27 Comments
by Payno (5 Threads)
Created: Nov 2010
Last Viewed: Apr 12
Last Commented: Nov 2010

Share this Thread

We use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience possible on our website. Read Our Privacy Policy Here