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No. 2162622

A thread for
>Things you regret doing
>Things you regret saying
>People you regret having in your life
And also
>Things you regret not doing
>Things you regret not saying
>People you regret not having in your life
>Etc.
Optional questions
>Any period or mistake in your life you regret, no matter the age
>Were you ready / mature enough back then?
>Could you had prevented it?
>How to move on and forgive yourself?
>Could you still fix your mistake later on? Or did you have to accept it for what it is?
>How to redeem oneself?

No. 2162625

I regret not bonding with my family when I had the time to do so as a child, but I was too dumb to know. I know it's not too late yet but there's a few obstacles in the way and I don't think it's going to happen. I would had loved to be loved by them and do so back but they were never going to do so wholeheartedly.

No. 2162627

i regret not knowing a good art pirate site that wouldve saved me alot of time back when i was a teen and also telling my bff i like her romantically

No. 2162628

I regret wasting so much time and becoming essentially a hermit during quarantine so much so that I still don't go out. I'm still processing things, slowly quitting the internet, slowly trying to see what should I do with my life. I know it's never too late but it's been bothering me how slow paced I am about it.

No. 2162633

I regret giving so much time and effort to strangers on the internet, I'm talking about daily imageboard usage, watching too much youtube, and having bad online friendships. I see myself as an immature idiot and I could had stopped these earlier if back then I knew what I know now.

No. 2162636

I will say this unpopular opinion here but I don't think anyone is that mature in their 20s. I was a stupid wreck at 18, 20, 22, 24, etc. It's only now that I'm starting to sort my mind out, I regret being an idiot. A friend of mine once told me that your 20s are a second adolescence and you only start living in your 30s, boy oh boy.

No. 2162637

>>2162622
I regret always dismissing my grandma calling me everyday as a pre-teen/teen and trying to hurry her up. She ended up overdosing on anti-depressants and I hate that I never noticed, I feel so guilty not spending more time with her.
I know it's not my fault but I wished I could have made her happier and give her more company while she was still here.

No. 2162641

>>2162637
I'm very sorry to hear that nonna, I hope you're okay

No. 2162645

I am okay now, it's just I thought of her being like that as an old lady/grandma thing, realizing that she was depressed the whole time really made me see her as a whole person instead of just "my grandma" like I did as a kid and now I make sure to talk to elderly women more often and know more about them. It really made me reevaluate how I see older women and their "quirks".

No. 2162649

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Telling Frank Hassle i had a celeb crush on him and sending him a pic of me in his merch shirt (he ghoste me)

No. 2162654

I regret starting an overly restrictive diet when I left school (thanks for the encouragement pro ana tumblr! ugh), I was not even remotely fat but it resulted in over a decade of binge/restrict cycles. I never had to worry about my weight or eating habits until after that, what a fucking retard I was.

Also regret quitting several sports at various times in my life. I still love them now but don't have the time or ability to get good. Teenage me was so ungrateful for the opportunities my parents gave me, that shit was expensive and I just acted like I was being inconvenienced by having to go to practice smh.

No. 2162681

>>2162649
retard

No. 2162690

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>>2162681
I'm literally itt because I outgrew my action and I'm no longer into him… what is your problem

No. 2162710

>>2162649
If it makes you feel better, there was this one time I was fucking around on Skype after getting my celeb crush's email address from an fan email reply he sent me, and I had the retarded "funny" idea of typing "I'm gonna kidnap you" into the chat message field, then put my hand above the Enter key while giggling like an idiot, and like a fucking moron, I ended up accidentally pressing it. I panicked so hard.
Luckily, I quickly looked up if it was possible to delete Skype messages before the other person could see them and that's what I did, before it was too late (I hope he didn't see it or found out how to see removed messages)

No. 2162717

i regret sending a message with a typo and a misspelled word when contacting support.

No. 2162725

I regret being an avoidant asshole and ghosting people even though I liked them. I met a girl last year, we clicked immediately as we had so much in common, we added each other on Facebook and when she sent me a message I never answered out of anxiety, I feel like a gigantic retard.

No. 2163012

Throwing and giving away stuff because I thought I didn't deserve it, tried living in the moment, didn't look good on me, etc. Don't listen to Mary Kondo

No. 2163016

I regret a lot of things I did as a teenager

No. 2163106

Right now I regret every good thing I ever did for my mother because her pickme ass still hates me and snaps at me for no reason (actually the reason is that I don't have a dick)

No. 2163736

All the stupid shit I've done in the past 5 to 10 years

No. 2212186

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I regret removing my braces with pilers back in my early teen years since they were so painful and made me incredibly miserable to eat anything. Now I ended up having an under bite with jacked up teeth and wasted my mom's money. I have never been more insecure to smile.

No. 2212226

I regret not brushing my teeth more often as a child because now I have cavities in my molars. I wanna go back in time and force my child self to brush her fucking teeth.

No. 2212378

I regret talking to that 47yo moid when I was 14 because I was lonely and retarded

No. 2212384

>>2212186
Same, nonna. I was so excited to get mine off that I took them off too early and then also didn't wear my retainer. Now my teeth are fucked up again and my parents wasted thousands of dollars.

No. 2212401

I regret not taking kumon classes anymore, I solved math problems in less than a minute and now I struggle with the easiest shit. I want to go back and be less stupid sob

No. 2212408

>>2212384
I’m kinda glad my parents were degenerates who got insurance to pay for my metal braces and then financed my Invisalign but never actually paid more than like 1/4 of the cost before defaulting kek. I don’t feel bad about not wearing my retainers. I do wish I could get Invisalign as an adult cause my teeth are kinda crooked but honestly when I complain about my teeth everyone except my mom is like “your teeth are crooked? Really?” And then they inspect me like a horse and conclude some manner of “huh, they are a little crooked yeah, never noticed” and either tell me to not worry about it or even say it is a quirk that makes me cuter. My mom encourages me to get Invisalign but I kinda think it’s because she has a lot of self hatred and my teeth are crooked in almost the exact same way hers are crooked. It’s purely cosmetic and there’s nothing that is causing dental issues (the reason they were able to get insurance to pay for metal ones is cause a speech therapist told them it was what was causing my lisp even though it wasn’t, they were planning to wait and put me in Invisalign for cosmetic reasons because they thought metal braces were barbaric but that speech therapist made them feel like they were neglecting me if they didn’t put me in metal braces at fucking age 9).

No. 2212411

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>>2212401
>finally meeting a real retard who had to go to the Kumon learning centers where even the logo was the face of a downsie kid
You couldn’t waterboard this info out of me, kek. Anon you just admitted to being a retard, no regular child has to go to those to do their schoolwork.

No. 2212433

choosing the cheapest college instead of the best college. the one i’m going to is good, but sometimes i hate myself for not saving more when i was a kid.
>>2212411
ntayrt, stop being a tiktok lingo faggot.

No. 2212509

>>2212411
>You couldn’t waterboard this info out of me
we're on an anonymous message board. seems perhaps you were the retard all along.

No. 2280011

>>2212411
lol I worked at a Kumon and it was full of the children of tiger parents working ahead of grade level. And that definitely wasn’t the predominant culture of the area. Parents who care about their kids send them to tutoring centers

No. 2280024

>>2212411
I know heaps of normies who went to kumon.
Not me but, I'm a weirdo.

No. 2280090

I know this is a things you regret thread but can any nonnies share what you regret doing with your love life/boyfriend? I am just seeking any advice to things to avoid when finding a new partner

No. 2280094

Regret not getting up earlier now I'm fucking lateeeee aaaahhhhh

No. 2280096

I regret being kind and giving my time to people who didn't deserve it. Well, actually it was just this one moid so

No. 2280120

I regret not taking more risks when I was younger because I was scared of things backfiring and making me even poorer than I already was. Especially when studying in university because I asked information to all the wrong teachers who have a stick up their asses and couldn't get that I was a much better student than they thought. My parents never studied in high school and all the research I did before going to university gave me bullshit, outdated information. I should have borrowed money from the bank behind everyone's back to have enough money to go on a exchange program abroad and have a better resume at least because my parents promised they would help and changed their minds at the last second because "an unmarried woman who leaves her parents' place is a whore". Making all the wrong choices because I was forced to trust all the wrong people my whole life snowballed into me losing a lot of opportunities in life and having a shitty career and a shitty life I never wanted.

No. 2280334

>>2162622
regret trusting myself to trust others, when i was at one of my most vulnverable

No. 2280342

>>2280090
This is not the place to find advice for a happy relationship, the posters here are severely mentally ill and a vast majority of them are going to tell you to break up with your partner solely because THEY are unhappy. Only a fool would take anything posted here as a fact.

No. 2280364

>>2280090
This board attracts more mentally ill anons. You might be better off finding the relationship advice thread in /g/.

No. 2280373

>>2280090
Ik this is dreaded tiktokfagery but I really like ceciliaregina275 on TikTok if you’re a woman dating men. Sort by popular she’s really funny.

No. 2280380

>>2280342
I feel like most relationship advice online is very black and white, either telling you to break up over anything or pickmes telling you to stick with your nigel through the worst betrayals. Best people to ask for advice are friends and family who actually know you.

No. 2283448

Living my life too online instead of living in reality my whole life (partially not my fault as I had neglectful parents though).

And fighting with my ex best friend and never speaking to her again.

No. 2283452

sending nudes

No. 2285404

Not directly telling my grandma enough how I felt about her and how much I appreciated her, not talking to her more and probably making her think she isn't that important to me, our last talk being awkward, the way she died all alone on some cold hospital floor. It's been 3 years since she died and it still burns.
Appreciate your family if they're nice to you, nonnies.

No. 2287948

I regret being such a pushover. When people see you won't fight back, even the meekest person will want to hurt you. That's just human nature, we're dark creatures. Absolutely no one can blame someone for being cruel to a meek person, it's literally just our biology. In my moments where I've been the most in need of support and help, I've gotten the most amount of people looking down on me and saying whatever they want to make sure they know I'm a pathetic loser, but when I sound more confident in myself, people respect me more and back off. After realizing this, I want to self isolate more than ever.

No. 2288044

>>2287948
I disagree with the notion it is human nature to prey on each other at our weakest. If that were true, I don't think civilization would have happened.
I'm really sorry people kicked you while you were down. They shouldn't have done that and I hope they get what's coming to them. I also regret letting people walk all over me when I was younger, but I've learned how not to do that anymore. They still shouldn't have been cruel to me.
I think you're gonna be okay, nonna. I believe someday you will find people who will help you when you need it, without hurting you.

No. 2288654

I regret ever introducing my two friends who ended up treating me badly

No. 2288656

i regret trying to find love in all the people who are incapable of even feeling it in the first place. i regret trying to foster self-esteem within friendships and relationships with people who could care less about what happens to me. i regret helping those who never asked for my help when all they wanted was to stay in the same dark, familiar place inside their minds. i regret just giving time to those who never deserved it, at the end of the day. i should have given all of this to myself from the get-go.

No. 2288663

Not being nicer to my dad and not spending more time with him before he passed away. And now it's too late

No. 2288668

i regret dating someone in the military. everyone tells me now i should have known better but i’m not sure what that means. i think it means i should have known he had no empathy - he was fine building bombs. i shouldn’t have been honest about being a virgin when we first started dating, i should have hidden it until he didn’t have physical access to me. it made him obsessed with me and rape me.

No. 2288689

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I regret NOTHING. I apologize to NO ONE. YES they deserved to die, AND I HOPE they burn in HELL.

No. 2288697

I regret voting for a moid president who beat his wife, impregnated her even though he was old as fuck at the time, and did nothing for the economy while blaming everything on Ukraine being invaded by Russia

No. 2288699

>>2288697
Who?…

No. 2288886

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>>2288699

No. 2288892

>>2288697
>>2288886
>voting for a guy who paraded his drag queen crossdresing thot moid son around
you could already tell he was a misogynist from his ugly trannoid son alone

No. 2288898

>>2288668
Honestly no matter what you do or don’t do, sociopathic moids are obsessed with finding a way to manipulate women into giving them what they want, and will put on elaborate acts and do all kinds of things to win you over or forcibly get their way. I think even if you hadn’t told him that detail about yourself, or even if you weren’t a virgin, or even if you were more suspicious about him due to him being in the military, you probably would have been in serious danger simply by crossing paths with one of them. As someone who knows a LOT of women hurt by horrible men like that, I think the only real thing to be done is sadly to be extremely on guard for red flags in the future. But it’s not innately wrong to believe in human goodness or giving people a chance, because some people really do deserve the benefit of the doubt, but crappy people take advantage of good people who are willing to give those chances. Anyway my point is really just that even if you have to be more on guard in the future, the only fault is on that piece of shit who hurt you.

No. 2288903

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>>2288892
Kek we're probably the only people in the world who can say the former president's faggot dragqueen son cosplayed as cheerleader bakugou.
>Inb4 fagnons saying this is hot

No. 2288905

>>2288903
Could you imagine this being reality 20 years ago?

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>>2288903
That picture is too favourable, he actually looks like a sewer rat

No. 2288911

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i regret
>not going harder online when i was younger. i should've made more friends, gone to that con, not just lurked on forums and such, etc.
>not studying harder in highschool. not terribly in debt but 20k could've been 0 bucks
>not getting an internship in uni (!!!)
>not graduating on time in 2021 before the tech market crashed (!!!!!)
>not just being a reclusive nerd in highschool…aka trying to "fit in"
>buying out of gamestop so early. i could've made 30k easily. i was so fucking stupid
>not just letting my coworker fuck me around earlier this year, maybe i wouldn't be the odd one out in the office if i'd just stuck it out idk

No. 2288921

I regret not being selfish and mean. Becoming a selfish hater has made me happier and my life better.

I regret trying to become a normie instead of embracing that I am truly happy staying indoors, being a hermit and playing video games.

No. 2288922

>>2288911
ooh one more i also regret not taking that job opportunity out of state. stupidest fucking thing ever to turn down work away from this hellhole because i seriously bought into my mother's momentary mother teresa act. could've done swe for eight months instead of getting yelled and bitched at by a ragetard fuckkkk

No. 2288935

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many things
>dropping out of high school
>not doing more art commissions before AI
>not saving money
>wasting my money of fast food

No. 2288948

I can’t wait to start therapy so I can let go of how this one high school English teacher of mine was just SUCH a massive cunt to me and contributed so much to the bullying and social isolation I went through during that year. I was already struggling so much internally and that class made me dread one of my favorite subjects.

I hate that malformed, arrogant, hateful bitch for putting me off of The Great Gatsby for so many years after HS when it (secretly) actually really touched me and made me think, I just couldn’t express it or really self-actualize and grow more intelligent from it until I took an interest in it again after getting over the “ick” she gave me from it, years after. I kept my love of it a secret so her and my classmates wouldn’t ruin it for me more. Making fun of my opinions or interpretations in front of the whole class, demeaning my intelligence, making it clear to the other students that I was the “other”.

I made a negative character judgement on one of the book characters, called them a sociopath or something, and she looked around at all of my other classmates and asked “Do we think (repeats my opinion)?” And the other students, because I was autistic and awkward and they hated me, all said “Noooooo” in unison while shaking their heads. She then gave me a dirty look and I felt shame for even speaking at all.

I regret so badly not just calling her out for her disrespect and making it clear to her and everyone else that I was a human that deserved respect even if they hated me or thought I was annoying. Just leave them all speechless that the autistic girl who was way too nice to them finally put them all in their place. I really great not standing up for myself more, but I was so scared and outnumbered and was scared of getting hurt.

May hell be smolderingly hot, Ms. Wurzinger.

No. 2288950

>>2288935


AI can’t recreate human genius or creativity. You got this anon. Artists always evolve, it’s how we’ve survived.

No. 2288962

I regret not keeping the weight off that I lost.
I regret cheating. I regret leading men on. Haven’t done any of this in 2 years though and I very very regret my actions and I know why I did the things I did. Cheating father, poor parental relationships…hardly being an adult or even a retarded teen who didn’t know how to say no and so on. Everyday I work incredibly hard to be kind and to better myself and I am in a happy relationship now. I truly think almost anyone can reform and do better if they actually try. I don’t think I deserve forgiveness but I want to be someone that doesn’t treat people so terribly ever again.

No. 2289035

Meeting his family and not being friendly enough with them to win their trust, ultimately ruining my relationship with him. I wish I could turn back the time everyday

No. 2289145

>>2288935
Not to preach at you or anything but this sounds like the sort of things I'd fixate on when I was seriously depressed. Not finishing high school is the only thing on the list that can hold you back, and you can still finish high school, lots of adults do night classes and things to finish high school.
You can still do commissions despite AI, a ton of artists get commissioned regardless of skill level. If you feel your niche is completely taken over by AIslop switch to traditional media, or a mix of traditional and digital if that's more doable. You don't need a lot of money for that, you can just get some colored pencils and use those.
I think everyone regrets saving or not saving money. The old people I know who spent their lives saving up regret not spending their money on fun things while they were young, and the ones who didn't save regret not having a safety net to fall back on. You have to accept your past actions and move on. The money you spent on fast food wouldn't have bought you a car (unless you're Amberlynn sized). It's OK to struggle with money right now, everyone is. Be patient with yourself, work on your art, you'll be fine.

No. 2289655

Mostly shitty relationships and wasting time on friends who didn't really deserve me instead of furthering my own skills. Also wasting time here arguing when I should've just been posting and then ignoring what anyone else says

No. 2289897

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I regret not lifting weights earlier and beating the shit out of the girl who bullied me in Jr.High. I also regret not taking school as seriously and making more of an effort to talk to people. I also regret doubting myself so much since it’s very clear now that I can literally do anything. Also regret not taking better of myself but that’s improved a lot over the years. Same as my confidence.

No. 2290135

Anyone have experience growing apart from a friend who became famous?
>kind of close in middle/high school
>great friends all through college
>pursuing different careers, move many states away
>we used to text funny AU versions of our lives back and forth
>she starts to make it big
>kind of trailed off our convos
>only text once or twice a year

Just saw her for the holiday and she feels so different now. I can't totally put my finger on how…we still talked about the old days but it just doesn't feel the same

No. 2290149

I regret ever looking at porn, especially at such a young age. I'm going to get attacked for this but I feel like it affected my sexuality.

No. 2290172

>>2290149
I wish i never saw it either as well. I think it made me sex repulsed. It absolutely affects sexuality for sure btw, it's how you have moids and women developing psuedobisexuality that would have never come to fruition if they had never watched porn.

No. 2290434

>>2290149
>>2290172
i'm stuck with an impossible fetish and I'll never know true love and intimacy

No. 2306354

Talking to that person in 2020, he changed my life forever and ruined it. I will never recover from what he did. I wish i had never talked to him.


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