I regret not having whatever it took to be with the one person I fell so deeply in love with that I would have died for. . . . (Because, simply, I think this would have made me a much happier, if signifigantly less balanced ,unit. . .)

mothmc, 35
Pensacola, FL

One thing I regret happened when I was in high school: For class , I was to write an editorial for my creative writing class. I chose to write an editorial to the editors of Time magazine. Apparently, my teacher liked it so much she wanted me to submit it. I really wanted to  submit it, however, I chickened out and did not follow up on it. I have regreted it to this day because I feel like I can write, however, I have yet to be recognized for my "talent" in writing. That episode in high school just sort of symbolized that.

Ernest, 28
Washington, DC

One of the things I regret is not going away to college, I think I missed out on a lot of experiences that could have been interesting and fun. However, if I hadn't gone to the school I did, I never would have met my fiancee', so I guess everything works out in the end.

Nicole
Elk Grove, CA

I regret spending a year of my life sitting in my dorm room feeling sorry for myself.
I regret being so depressed that year, I purposely hurt myself with any sharp thing I could find.
I regret that I can never get that year back.
Ever.

Amy,23
Baton Rouge, LA

i was taught to believe that "there is nothing new under the sun" (solomon's proverb's)and therefore there was nothing worth doing since it had all supposedly been done. i regret accepting that for so long. even if i don't reinvent the world it's a fun challenge

Alias Irrelevante

I regret not spending my entire Junior year of college in Germany. I only spent the summer there. It's the only thing I regret in my life.

Laura, 34
Lowell, MA

Regrets are useless. Folly and the consequences of folly have to be lived with as gracefully as possible.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA

I regret the two years I spent in a coma-like depression following my first major break-up. She wasn't worth the time I spent with her, let alone that stark time when she wouldn't even return my calls. Although I feel a stronger and better person now, years later, I also regret that questions like these always lead back to her door and name.

Anthony, 24
Baton Rouge, LA

Yesterday / Tomorrow