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JonUK31 · 36-40, M
@KatyO83 I tend to think you should only regret mistakes that you should have seen at the time. Marriage isn't a mistake you could see at the time, presumably you were happy/hopeful at the time. It just looks like a bad decision with the full benefit of hindsight.
Couple of years back heard an after dinner speech from a very successful retired footballer. Cracking speech then he invited questions. One guy said what are your regrets in football? He spoke about the trophies his team had won then the trophies they could have won but didn't how the losses still hurt him and how he still replays the matches they lost in his mind.
Then he said every single day I turned up for work as a professional footballer I gave 100% effort. I wanted different results but I regret nothing because of my 100% effort every single day. That's a good way of looking at regret, or lack of regret.
Couple of years back heard an after dinner speech from a very successful retired footballer. Cracking speech then he invited questions. One guy said what are your regrets in football? He spoke about the trophies his team had won then the trophies they could have won but didn't how the losses still hurt him and how he still replays the matches they lost in his mind.
Then he said every single day I turned up for work as a professional footballer I gave 100% effort. I wanted different results but I regret nothing because of my 100% effort every single day. That's a good way of looking at regret, or lack of regret.