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30 Things That People Thought They Wanted So Much, Yet Regretted After Finally Getting, As Shared In This Online Group
The human mind is a strange thing, especially when it comes to our desires. They can arise completely spontaneously, occupying all our time - and then, when we finally achieve what we wanted, it suddenly turns out that the main joy was not so much from possession, but actually from the desire to possess.
So it turns out that over the years of our life, we have collected a whole lot of various things that once seemed absolutely necessary, and now we don’t even have a clue what to do with them. It's really like a suitcase without a handle - so hard to carry, such a shame to throw away. Yes, these are mind games, there's no denying it.
There is a popular thread on Reddit where people talk about different things they once thought they wanted, but really regretted afterwards. More than 12.7K upvotes and almost 8.4K comments suggest this topic is very close to people.
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#1
A backyard pool.
I always wanted one until I had one.
It was a huge pain in the a**. Had to buy chemicals, had to test the water, had to clean it, found dead snakes in the skimmer baskets, had to get the pump replaced, etc.
I agree with what several commenters have said. If you can afford to have someone do the work for you then it's something really nice to have. If you can afford the mortgage on the house with the pool but still mow your own lawn, clean your own house, etc. The pool is likely to be more trouble than it's worth.
Siss Larsen 3 years ago
And that is how my hubby make most of his money here in Spain :-) Cleaning pools lol
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Kusotare 3 years ago (edited)
I have to disagree. We have a pool and I do all the general maintenance, although I call an expert for repairs. I love having it. I love knowing I'm not swimming in all the neighborhood kids' pee, I love that my wife doesn't have to worry about whether she looks good in her swimsuit (IMO, she always looks good), and I love not feeling compelled to suck in my gut! But I will say that having a pool is not everybody's cup of tea.
Blackstone 3 years ago
My experience and opinion might be different if the pool wasn't already leaking and inch a night when we bought the house. I can't tell you how much time and money we've had to throw at it to get it just to the basic standard we thought it was when we bought it. Five years after buying the house and we haven't had the money to do any improvements because every spare dime keeps going into just fixing problems we weren't supposed to have (bad flipper).
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Dewdraup 3 years ago
We put in a pool last year, & had so many people tell us the same as op. But I’ve had several hip surgeries, colon surgeries, & more scheduled in the future. For me it’s physical therapy, & I use it as often as I can. No diving board, slide, or anything fancy. Just a place for me to walk around without pain.
Bonzo 3 years ago
I’m surprised at all the negative comments. I have a pool in FL, but where we live most pools are fully screened so they don’t get very dirty. The pool supply stores in town do free water testing so I just add the chemicals they tell me to. Brush it once a week and clean the filter once a month. It’s a piece of cake and the kids and I LOVE having it.
witchling 3 years ago
Ditto. I'm in Fla too and LOVE having the pool. Best part of the day is soaking in it. We have a solar heater for when it gets chilly and it's a salt water pool. I suppose it's a pain to 'open and close' a pool for the short summers of the north but down here.... no such thing. Plus we can swim au natural if we choose!!
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karma rose 3 years ago
My mom has a pool. Her problem with it is the amount of people who don't visit during fall, winter, and spring who suddenly just happen to stop by, with their bathing suits of course, during summer. People will use you for your pool.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
She can always say no or charge money for the upkeep.
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Zitronella 3 years ago
I love my pool. It"s a lot of work, yes. But the time in my yard in summer, always if it possible, is more than worth.
Zophra 3 years ago
Well, if it came with a dog, I can't see how that would ever be a disappointment! :)
James Edwards 3 years ago
Try three dogs. They spend more time in the pool than people do. I also have to enpty hair out of the basket twice a day.
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Joyce Niles 3 years ago
My house had a backyard pool (electric bill= $300-600/month). It developed a leak (repair= $10k). I let it go unrepaired so water level was below filter level. County Vector Control gave me a scoop of mosquito fish to prevent mosquitoes. They multiplied. Dragonflies laid eggs in the water. Seeds flew in and now I have a big water rushes island with Cattails growing, colorful dragonflies hatching every spring, a pair of Mallard ducks visiting, an occasional Egret, a Black Phoebe (fish eating bird). Andy backyard cats like to nap on the island. ...So much better than the pool.
ThatSunniChick 3 years ago
Idk. I agree an in-ground is a lot of work. But I also think it depends on where you are in life too. I could see being over it when my kids (4 boys, 6-16) are older, but right now it's worth every sweaty hour and shockingly expensive purchase to have our summer days in and around the pool. Use it enough, make enough memories, and it pays off.
D20 Games 3 years ago
I agree. Have an inexpensive above ground pool. Kids are small, 5y and 7y. We take it down in Sept., put it back up beginning of June. Kids have a blast, we swim in it too. When the kids are older, we will take it down, never put back up again. We will get a jacuzzi.
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#2
I bought a collection of lockdown gym equipment I had all good intentions for. It turns out a lack of free time wasn’t really the reason I wasn’t ripped.
Lisa Valen 3 years ago
Honestly. I know of not a single friend or acquaintance that has exercise equipment that is actually used for exercise. They do indeed make excellent coat hangers, drying racks and such.
HeatherDPanda 3 years ago
Ours is upstairs....so we don't want to go up the stairs to work out. Lol
Dash Blue 3 years ago (edited)
Been there. I have three sets of dumbbells that have gone mostlyunused. I wanted those dumbbells to much! The exercise bike I bought sat around for about two years before I set it in the basement of my apartment building. Someone quickly snatched it up. Darn. I sure do wish that I had kept the bike, ‘cause I know that I would use it now! Right.
Vinita Talaulikar 3 years ago
After bath my Uncle and cousins used to dry their towels on their 'Stationary Bike'.
South Monk 3 years ago
I use my home gym almost everyday rofl. Used to go for a gym membership but after having a home gym and especially during covid. I regularly use all of em. Of course it takes dedication and minset or lifestyle changes i suppose. Having it at home is nice since i dont need to waste 1 hour to go back and forth to gyms.
#3
Being an adult...
Russ Kincade 3 years ago
As a child I couldn't wait to grow up. As a working adult, I couldn't wait to retire and I'm finding it isn't what I had hoped. It is easy to focus on the what you will gain in the next phase of your life, but you don't realize what you will lose. Just enjoy the good things in each day.
Memere 3 years ago
Retirement can be bad, or it can be good - it's just like the previous parts of your life: you will get out of it what you put into it. If you're in decent physical shape, get out every day for a walk. Look for volunteer opportunities - helping others is truly a great mental/emotional booster. Look into adult education classes & learn something new - you can even take online classes! I was forced into retirement 5 years ago & it was hard at first, but I made the effort & now I enjoy the freedom to pick up & go do what I want, when I want. And now that my husband is semi-retired, we can take off for long weekend trips to visit new places. Good luck!
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Kona Pake 3 years ago
We can afford buying the little toys we will always wanted, but now we want the big toys now, I like the $100,000 Hummer are the hundred $190,000 Tesla.
It's Me 3 years ago
Aw! But I love getting toys for presents! And I give them too.
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Alicia GriffonLady 3 years ago
Being an adult sucks, but my childhood sucked wayyyyyy worse. :(
Alicia GriffonLady 3 years ago
I might be willing to rewind to age 28 or so though?
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Memere 3 years ago (edited)
I like the sign I saw once (and I've seen it as a meme, too) "Don't grow up - it's a TRAP!" I'm 70 years old & nope, I haven't grown up yet, altho my body wants to let me down too much, haha
Terri Owens 3 years ago
For once, DON'T LISTEN TO YOUR BODY- Keep going and going and going.... If I'm blessed enough to still be on earth when I'm 70 - people better move outta my way, I got s#it to do. I hope you do the same and enjoy 🎉
Load More Replies... Lisa Valen 3 years ago
I think all children can't wait to grow up so they can be the "boss". Well, being the boss is no fun. Besides, even adults have rules to follow at work and in life in general. Adulting is NO fun at all.
José Vitor Lobo 3 years ago
Not trying to be "the different one" but never wanted to rush to it, and never understood who did tbh. Plus I hate to "be the boss". I don't like to be in positions of command
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s0nicfreak 3 years ago
Nah, I much prefer being an adult. I think people that say this are looking at the past with rose-colored glasses. As an adult, sure I have responsibilities, but I get to choose the responsibilities I take on, there's always a way to choose to get out of them, and no one punishes me if I shirk them (as long as I take the appropriate steps to get out of some of them). As a kid, the adults chose what responsibilities I took on and punished me if I didn't do them or just didn't do them to their liking.
Jo L. 3 years ago
Man, I hadn't thought about this, but you're absolutely right. Like, I remember the stress as a kid of forgetting my homework, as a really good example. Nothing in adulthood has come anywhere close to that feeling of stress. Other than the bullying from kindergarten all straight through high school, the worst thing was feeling constantly pushed to achieve in school to prepare you for "the real world." Then I come to find out that literally none of it mattered and the real world isn't nearly as structured or cruel as school led me to believe, so I feel like I wasted so much time in those 12 years on things that were never going to matter.
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Marine fish tank. They look absolutely gorgeous when clean and running well however I didn't bank on how difficult it would be to have it clean and running well..
Kookamunga 3 years ago
Ex husband had one of these. I really didn't want a small section of ocean in the living room, OK. A year later: SO MUCH MONEY. SO MANY DEAD FISH. SO MUCH FREAKING OUT OVER MONEY AND DEAD FISH. Then he got into reptiles.
Mermaid Elle-Jaye 3 years ago
I don’t even wanna think of what he was doing to that tank 😞 people often put fish together that don’t match, the PH being crazy, I’m not a fan of people with no experience playing ‘tropical fish tank’ let alone ‘fresh water’.
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The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
A lot of people think this hobby is choosing and looking at fish but the hobby is actually maintaining the aquarium and fiddling with it. If that’s not what you like, this is not the hobby for you.
Mary Lou 3 years ago
I recommend a storage jar with murano glas fish and live plants - okay the plants die once in a while, but the fish are really low maintenance 😁
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Max Blancke 3 years ago
This is another thing I had as a teenager, and loved. We lived on the ocean, and I did a Lot of diving, so I caught all the fish myself. And a water change involved carrying buckets from the dock. I did not mind doing the maintenance, because it was just cool. If you enjoy doing the work, it is just fine. The same goes for classic cars. If you have the tools and knowledge, and enjoy working on them, they are great to collect. It is very different if you have to pay others to do it.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
My brother and SIL spent loads of money and time on their reef tank. The Halloween Blizzard of 2011 wiped it out completely. If you live where the power goes out during storms, you shouldn't have a reef tank unless you also have a generator.
Benjamin Brogan 3 years ago
Exactly! Had one myself many yrs ago. 150 gallons, 100 gallons for the fish and plants and coral; 50 gallons for filter. Took 8 months to get the ph balance right before I could put anything alive in it. Husband brings home 1 sick fish and puts it in the tank...all was lost in 3 days! Ssmh
#5
Taking out student loans to achieve a degree that will never pay me enough to pay back the student loans.
HIROX 3 years ago
Anyone in the US that reads this. Very few professions care about what school you went to. Or even physical locations. The few I can think of are doctors, hyper specific job that are also based at MIT, ect. For everything else. Get your generals done through a community college. History and math 101 are the same there as they are at Harvard only way cheaper. Do as much online as possible. And if you are still in highschool. See what programs/classes your school offers that will count as college credits. If you stack your classes right you could walk out of HS with an associates degree. Also also, once you start the Bachelor's degree things at least get funner. They are classes you care about. Because they are in the field you are interested in.
Mimi M 3 years ago (edited)
To add to that: Don't get a degree that you haven't first researched as to its future monetary value. And for grad school, take any program (in your field) that will give you a path to earning the degree without loans (work-study, assistanceships, grants, etc.)
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Robert DeWindt 3 years ago
27, electrician. Own a home, 2 vehicles, and support a wife and two kids. Trade school is the way to go.
Load More Replies... Memere 3 years ago (edited)
Part of the problem in the U.S. with student loans falls on the schools & the federal government - the horribly high interest rates is what's keeping people in such deep debt. I've heard of people borrowing 50k & 10 years later they owe twice that due to the interest. It's pure greed on the part of the lenders, just like payday loans.
iseefractalz 3 years ago
Why is this something that people only figure out after they've already gotten the degree and amassed 10's of thousands in loan debt? Several generations of kids have been sold on the idea that the singular path to financial security is through getting a degree. That's it. That's the whole "plan" no one acknowledges that spending 7 years and $150k+ becoming a lawyer means that you are now 1 of 5 people competing for the same open position. No one dares to think that one of those other 4 people might be better qualified. People just want to bank on their optimism and misplaced confidence. Job to worker ratio's are closely tracked and freely available, as are salary scales. I get wanting to believe in yourself, but this has been a problem that's existed for decades and continues to grow. There are 7 or 8 million unfilled SKILLED labor jobs, jobs that are actually pivotal to the functions of society. (electrician, mason, welder, plumber, carpenter etc) have a backup plan.
Xander Kurtz 3 years ago
My mom's a teacher and my aunt is a PhD psychologist. The pair of them really tried to push me to becomes doctor, scientist, or in some way a stem lord, the only real feminist path for this generation. My whole life they kept telling me how only stupid people don't like school and that smart people go to college. That if i want a good future i have to focus on school and grades and college. And you know what? I was so abused that i didn't care. I just went along with it cause i didn't know what i did want to do and the soak of money was enough to keep me entirely focused on school through my second semester of college. I dropped out to get away from my family. I had some debt and nothing to show for it. And found i had to unlearn nearly everything from school to actually know anything. It was entirely pointless. A lie to keep me complacent. I'm more of an artist. I focus on crochet, music, and gardening/baking/fermenting foods. Not super profitable, but mine.
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JB 3 years ago
I never realized until I immigrated to North America how blessed I had been by the time I was born, wherein, both my first BA Hons and my first post-graduate degree were paid for by the UK government. I did have student debt…of £400, which was paid off during my first year of work. I can’t imagine having to cover hundreds of thousands of $debts simply to qualify for being an acceptable candidate for a job.
Frances M 3 years ago
Mostly a USA only problem. But student debt to some degree is fairly universal.
Autumn 3 years ago
In the UK you don't have to pay them back unless youre earning over a certain amount. I guess that's not a thing in the US
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LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Never have kids if you have debt that may surpass your life. The debt will be passed down to them.
Xander Kurtz 3 years ago
It better not fcking be. I'm still kinda upset that my mom made me take out student loans to pay her bills bevause she was so in debt she couldn't get any loans in her own name, even from her sister. If I get even more screwed over, despite never taking out any loans for myself ever, I'm gonna be really really pissed off
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anthony moring 3 years ago
You get a degree to get a job. Always figure out the job you want and where you want to be before the degree. Or else you have a $100,000 piece of art hanging on the wall. For example if you want to live near your hometown and there's 10 X ray schools near you I'd be willing to bet there's a lot of people not in X ray. If there's no X ray schools near you it's probably easier to get a job and jobs will pay more.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
I at least got lucky enough to have a college fund set up by my grandfather, but I still feel bad. I basically have a useless degree now. It came in handy when I lived in a big city but since moving to a small town for my husband's job, there's no room for me now. If I could have had one chance to see into the future, I would have done anything to avoid this. I'm grateful he makes better money than we both did together in the big city, but I no longer know what I'm meant to do.
SoozeeQ 3 years ago (edited)
I'm sorry to hear that @Lynz, it must be so frustrating for you. Is there a way that you could possibly WFH in your field? Or, if not, do you perhaps have a hobby or passion that you could turn into a business? Or, perhaps you could volunteer for something in your small town that may open up opportunities for you? (Eg. volunteer as a candystriper and the next thing you know, you're the hospital administrator! ;oP. Sorry. Bad example. I've obviously watched too many movies/read too many books). Could you write a book? Is your husband able to support you both, on a single income? (I don't mean to bludge off him forever, just wondering if perhaps he could, while you found something to do). And obviously, these are rhetorical. I don't need an answer unless you wish to share. I was just trying to offer up some possible solutions for you. I do hope that you can find fulfilment in this new era of your lives.
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Working a job that involves skills from one of my hobbies. Now it feels more like work than the hobby.
Eat Dirt Crow 3 years ago
I found the opposite to be true. I'm a metal fabricator that I started as a hobby. I now do it for a living and now I have access to equipment that I would never have been able to afford let alone have room for. I have also become so much better (there's so many people who are better than me) than I would have if I had kept it just a hobby
Ivo H 3 years ago
I had this same thing with programming. I always wanted to be a developer, since I was in elementary school. Now after school, 10 years of programming and large scale of experience I still love it so much I code my personal projects in free time. For me it’s a dream job.
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Xander Kurtz 3 years ago
My stepdad always told me to never do what you enjoy as a job because it will ruin it. And it is one thing I did take to heart from him. Kinda. I prefer to just do tons of hobbies and then monetize them as i go. Eg selling amigurumi projects, sauerkraut, sourdough, things from the garden, sometimes coding skills. Occasionally baby/pet/house sit (usually just for a friend of mine or my roommate though). I just can't stand the thought of doing something i don't really care about or mainly for corporation i don't really care about. I do that stuff sometimes when I need to or when my passion/inspiration fades and/or i need some networking reach. But I can't function in that kind of environment for too long. One where even my hair color is policed (let alone if and when I can even do something as basic and necessary for physical health as sit down) because of some perception of boomer sense of "professionalism".
FABULOUS1 3 years ago
I started selling some of the things I made only because I started accumulating so many finished items and had no more room to store them. So I started selling online and at a local farmers market every Saturday. It was starting to feel like another full time job which I didnt mind at first, but it really took the joy I used to have out it. Now I only create a couple times a week (sometimes not at all), and I look forward to it again.
D. Pitbull 3 years ago
So much of this depends on the 'how' of how you enjoy the hobby. Do you mostly enjoy the basic "doing" of the hobby... or do you find it mostly enjoyable because of the result and actually find the 'doing' kind of a means-to-an-end? Example: if you crochet because you find relaxation and happiness in just doing the actual stitching and it doesn't matter WHAT you're making, make stuff for a job is GREAT. If you crochet because you like making stuff that *you want to make* but the process of doing the stitches is this 'meh' tedium you are willing to do only because it'll result in that thing you want... *DON'T* crochet as a job... because you'll often find that you'll be asked to make things you don't feel like making.
Martha Meyer 3 years ago
The image for this one is hilarious! Knitting and crocheting are safe. No one will give you a job that involved either.
Id row 3 years ago
I used to make feather cat toys as a hobby and sell them. I got so many orders that I started getting anxiety from the pressure to keep producing more and more. It wasn't fun anymore at that point. I had a subscription cat box company contact me wanting a thousand. Glad I said I couldn't do it, but I did consider it for a second. It would have killed me though.
Channo Sagara 3 years ago (edited)
This is the one thing that millennials who wants to be a game streamer / youtuber / etc didn't realize: you will literally play videogames until you hate it. You like to eat, make mukbang videos? Guess what, you will eat so much until one day you hate food. Other hobbies have different catches, one of my friend loves photography, but he hates editing photos. You know it, at the end of the day he have to put up with all the editing since photography is a job now for him. Hobbies changes when it becomes your job. If you somehow manages to survive the phase, congratulations! You can actually make a living by doing what you like.
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
I'm a professional makeup artist and actually really love my job ad what I do. I mean, I don't love the long hours that I have to spend on film sets, but when I'm actually doing the work itself, I love it.
Mr.Timn 3 years ago
For me, when my hobby became my career (video production) I just filled the hair with other fun hobbies I might not have ever tried. So I still like my job, but now I have more time to try and learn guitar, get better at photography, illustration, mountain biking and more. My problem is I want to do everything, haha.
Mr.Timn 3 years ago
Didn't get great at spelling though. *Space not "hair"
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A business. Supposedly my dream job….but I haaaate it.
Yes, I own a bakery that I’ve run for 13 years. It’s successful, always paid its bills….but it’s definitely zapped the joy out of a hobby. Anyone that has worked with the public knows it’s taxing. I’ve lost the creative aspect and just feel like a slave to it honestly. Bakery hours can be rough, so maybe it’s the lack of sleep catching up to me, lol. I just know that I was already feeling burned out, but now with the insane increase to costs of supplies - and the unpredictability of finding certain things altogether, I’ve decided this will be my last year in business.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago (edited)
This is sad. I wonder if finding a different way to structure the business would be better. Such as making products upon order. So you have a menu of a few products that can be made with a more limited ingredients list and get customers to place a order for that product to be made and ready for pick up. That way ready-made products aren't going to waste. I always wonder how much of the products I see in bakeries get sold.
Kimberly Wiltshire 3 years ago
That's not how it works. It's not cost effective and would take even more time. Baking isnt an throw itbin the pot wait an hour done process. The big problem with owning your own small bakery, restaurant or catering is thatnyou may make enough to survive, bit rarely enough to hirr staff to do the grunt work so you can just manage the place. It sounds good in theory, but it takes over your life.
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Lynne Hammar 3 years ago
I started a business and hated it ... I didn't realize I would have to do *everyghing ... sales, accounting, billing, estimating, etc. ETC!
Memere 3 years ago (edited)
And taxes every quarter! My brother found all of that out the hard way when he went into business for himself as a heavy equipment mechanic.
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Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago (edited)
I know a lot of bakers who do part time by order only.. However, their equipment, etc is already paid for so they can bake when they want to. You're the 2nd one l know that started a bakery as a fulfilled dream (after early retirement) that a few years in, sold it BC it was way too much work for a small return. Both were too exhausted to enjoy it like they used to.
Adrian 3 years ago
Sad, but inevitable, and needs to planned for right from the start. This was drummed into me by my first manager who said we should plan on three changes of vocation during our working lives. Work for 8 years in one occupation building experience, qualifications, and promotion; then the next 2-3 years studying and preparing for the next career change. My progression was: HR, computer programming, financial adviser, web publishing.
José Vitor Lobo 3 years ago
This kinds of businesses gave to be something where you'll become the boss that just oversees. If you end up staying it'll become almost a 24/7 job
Lorie Shewbridge 3 years ago
I'm so sorry. Covid hit so many businesses. I hope you are successful in whatever you do next. ❤️🙏🏼
Amy Watson 3 years ago
I sympathize! I love baking, but after a few summers working for professional caterers, I decided it was going to stay a hobby. I can enjoy it when and to the degree I want to, in the environment that I want to without the stress.
#8
Being single
I’m a 25 y/o gay male that was dating an older man. We had a great life together. I thought I wanted to be single because I needed the experience of living on my own/having other partners, but now realizing I lost something truly special. It’s hard learning to date again
Sareaesque 3 years ago
The experience of living alone is a valuable one to have, if you are fortunate enough to be in a position to manage it. It's possible to have that experience and still be in a committed relationship though.
J J 3 years ago
The best aspect of my life is living alone. Now if only I could afford to be 10kms from my closest neighbor...
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
This one is situational, though. I was in an abusive relationship for five years, and have been single and happy for nearly eight years now.
Ki Li 3 years ago
They're all situational. each on is someone's personal story.
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Vickie Tackett 3 years ago
Do not live alone for to long! It's great for a little while: no one to answer to, not having to call home to when you're going to be late, go where you want, when you want without giving anyone an explanation. Before you know it, you've gotten older. I'm a female, I'm 57, and men my age want only younger women. If I'm just trying to hold a conversation, with nothing about dating on my mind, I just get these dirty looks, because I'm showing my age (mind you, most freak out when they hear how old I am. Most think I'm 45). But, to guys 40 and up, think I'm extremely old. Guys under 40, want a woman with experience. So, now I'm alone, been alone since June 26, 2010. I plan on staying that way! If a guy does want me at my age, he's nothing but a couch potato, won't do anything but watch TV. I have ADHD, I can't sit still. Find someone while you're young! Don't wait to long! That perfect someone is out there! I really hope you do!
Lisa Intally 3 years ago (edited)
It might be where you are. In my area, there are a lot of guys who want to get serious really fast. No thanks. I firmly believe there is a prince for everyone in the sea of frogs--who want instant commitment.
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Tracy Wallick 3 years ago
I, and many of the women in my life, have had the opposite problem. Only once I became comfortable being single did life get better, as I no longer pursued toxic men because I feared being alone.
Denis Folcik 3 years ago
I've found it to be the opposite. After being in relationships for so long, and now being single for quite awhile, I can now save a ton of money, get to do what I want, when I want, and just a general overall freedom. Granted I always ended up in bad relationships so that could be skewing my views on it.
Donna Clanclan 3 years ago
Knew a couple that broke up because they'd never been single. One hated it, the other loved it. They came back together 3 years later and are now grateful for the time apart. They figured a lot of stuff about themselves out and realized that the love for each other was still there.
#9
Go pro.
I don’t even go on a picnic. What the f**k did I need a go pro for.
Adrian 3 years ago
Put it inside so it is less likely to get stolen or damaged. Also useful for hiding in the shrubbery to catch porch pirates.
Load More Replies... Pete from Cali. USA 3 years ago
I agree. I once gave one of these, top of the line, as a wedding gift to very outdoorsy newlyweds and... they might have used it once? I imagined them going on outdoor adventures together and recording it all on this but they started a family and really settled down fast. $350 collecting dust. Oh well
Phil Rubin 3 years ago
I love my GoPro. I have a mount on top of my motorcycle helmet and take riding videos of great rides.
Kellynn D 3 years ago
I don't have a go pro but something similar, it's mounted on my helmet too... just it's a sledding one
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Shine Caramia 3 years ago
I want to take a video of my dog while she runs along side of me when I'm biking, so every so often I think about them. But then I look at the prices and think that the movies in my mind are plenty.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
There are alternatives, though.i have a beastvision and it makes pretty good videos for about half (or less) of whst gopro costs. For your purpose, that's enough, and probably even available used online.
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Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
I bought a $15 camera from aliexpress, looks fine, full of accesiories, the quality isn't that good vut thr fact i didn't use it for 3 years makes me not bother too much. At least it was not the $800 go pro my friend bought for her trip to mexico... just a week bedore lockdown.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago (edited)
It's a small video camera you can attach to pretty much anything and go anywhere with, including in the water. It's good for first person point of view shots. People will put them on a pet collar to see what their pets are up to.
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The real Dherian 3 years ago
I mildly disagree... Yes I used to have 7 of those, yes I did everything with them. Yes I managed to destroy some. It's as reasonable a hobby as Photography, for what it is. Find the thing you enjoy doing most outdoors, get the right mounts and have fun. If you find yourself not using it much, take it on trips, get a Rucksack-Mount, and of course go through the materials.
#10
Buying a new ski boat. Expensive, too big to keep in the garage and burned $80 in gas in an afternoon (when gas was still affordable). Mostly I pulled the kids and their friends on wake boards or kneeboards around and around in circles while the air temperature was close to 100 and came home dehydrated and with a headache. A happy day is when you buy a boat. A happier day is when you sell that b***h.
Mimi M 3 years ago
'The two happiest days in the life of a boat-owner: the day you buy your boat and the day you sell it'.
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Vetus Vespertilio 3 years ago
If you are interested in the full boating experience without the trouble of actually owning a boat, turn your shower to icy cold, put on a raincoat, step into the shower, and tear $100 bills in small enough pieces that they’ll wash right down your drain.
Laura Monroe 3 years ago
You have to truly love boating to own one. I truly love boating. But I get it.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
My grandfather ADORED boats and everything to do with them, and even he ended up selling his yacht. I did get to inherit the ship's bell, though. I hung it up beside my door so people could use it as a doorbell!
Tim Crasborn 3 years ago
I'm a spearo (someone who does spear fishing) and I love my boat, I use it once a month, I spent time doing it up & it's my favourite possession by far. The only reason I'll ever sell it is to buy a bigger one! My brother is the same, he's a fisherman and he has 2 boats. If you have a passion that is made possible or better with a boat, then go ahead & find a second hand one to see if you like it, if you're buying it on a whim because it looks fun, I probably wouldn't bother....
Shortstuff 3 years ago
We suddenly had friends that would come out with us, waterskiing all afternoon, then leaving us to clean the boat and not contributing to the full petrol tank we had used. We traded it on a yacht.
#11
To get off my meds. Did. Was absolutely terrible . Went back on them probably for the rest of my life
Frances M 3 years ago
Depends on the meds, some are literally to keep you alive, but some like pain meds need frequent dry spells, and steroids can be similar.
Mistralok 3 years ago
True. I tended to avoid them all, but now, after a number of "you know, you can die without them" I've finally given in.
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Heidi 3 years ago
I'm on anxiety meds and mood stabilizers and I will never go off them because I like being chill and calm... a lot of people I know go off their meds because they're feeling better, when it's obviously the meds making them feel better.
Redemption Happens 3 years ago
I replaced mine with ashwagandha, mucuna pruriens (sp?), and schizandra berry. I’ll need something for the rest of my life due to complex PTSD amongst other things, but I can’t stand the side effects from SSRIs and benzos. Especially the hair loss and nausea. So far they are far more effective and I’m really happy I finally found something that works. I hope this helps someone. I’m 45 and my whole life would’ve been different if I could’ve found these amazing adaptogens earlier.
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Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I like my medication. Mostly because I know that if I ever stop taking them abruptly, I will die either from thyroid problems or suicide from my depression. Yay.
Jo Gabriel 3 years ago
Exactly the same as me! I've recently added HRT to the list, and i've not felt this good for YEARS. I may even reduce my antidepressants (but only a bit).
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C Cat 3 years ago
Oh wow, I have had the opposite experience. Not immediate regret, but after being a zombie on meds for 5 years once I finally got off I regretted ever being on them... Worst decision of my life to stay on those meds
Kim Contreras 3 years ago
I went through the zombie stage too. If you continue to feel like that you are not on the right meds. I have a good doctor. She didn't give up on me and worked hard finding the right combination- FOR ME. I'm stable now and so thankful for her - and the meds that let me be that way.
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Erik Ivan 3 years ago
Meds can be a good thing. If they are the proper medication for the health problem. I mean, nobody question people for their meds for a heart problem or those meds for diabetes - as an example. The same should go with chronic pain and psycological dissorders as well: if it's the right medicine - why question people who use them?
Dpl do 3 years ago
I got off anti-depressants after being on them half my life. Best thing I EVER did for myself. Turns out I was not depressed, I had PTSD.
Erik Ivan 3 years ago
It is all to common to get anti-depressants and be sent on your way without a proper diagnosis. It also seem to be a universal problem all over the world. For me, it turned out to be a anxiety dissorder instead of depression.
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Amanda Reicha 3 years ago
I've seen people in my support group stop medications because they feel their seizures are "controlled" without realizing it's the medication that's controlling the seizures. Never go off medication without the doctor supervising and giving permission.
January Tempis 3 years ago
The right medications are like miracles that I speak tender gratitude to every night. Friends for life. With others, my doc and I wean me off nice and slow once I don't need them any more. My lamictal, totally my best friend. And sleep meds as needed to keep me from tuning up and going off the rails.
#12
Joining the military.
I miss my hearing.
Mistralok 3 years ago
My loss was a bit more pleasant: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith; the list goes on. :)
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"Oh come on - I went to dozens of rock concerts when I was young and my hearing is just fine!" "EeeeEEeeeeee...." "Yeah, yeah, I hear you. Sheesh!"
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Foogle Phish 3 years ago (edited)
I miss my knee, and my back, and the section of colon i lost to the cancer, feeling in my feel due to the chemo... The list goes on. Still not sure if serving was worth it..
John Dilligaf 3 years ago
YMMV of course. I don't regret a thing about my military service. Traveled the world on the gov't dime, paid for my college, sends me a retirement check each month.
Mary Lou Quercioli 3 years ago
The Rockets and Cinderella concert, 1989. My ears have been RINGING for 33 years. Sorry about your hearing and thank you for your service.
LIberalsAreMental 3 years ago
If it's in the US, they use, abuse, and then toss you out and you're then treated like a terrorist...
Edward Cook 3 years ago
I grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas. Got up at 3:30 every morning to do chores before going to school. Then do more chores when I got home from school. Summer was chores all day, every day. Even had to work some on Sunday. Animals never take a day off needing taken care of. I joined the Marines when I was 18, and it was a piece of cake compared to working on a farm. Still I served my 20 years and retired. I now own my grandparents farm, and still do just what I hated doing when I was a kid. Except now I love it. Of course, my monthly retirement check from the Marines does come in handy.
Ben Farmer 3 years ago
I don't regret it. Have an appointment at 230pm today to see my medboard findings. Been waiting for 13 months on this medboard!!
Marilyn Russell 3 years ago
I actually wish I had joined the military when I thought of it when’s was younger. Realized they would have paid for me to get my degree.
#13
Waterbed. Biggest waste of money. Spent 1k on the most uncomfortable bed ever. Practically broke my back and sold it for 100 after just a year of using it.
May 3 years ago (edited)
I had one when I was a kid, they were all the rage back then and I loved it. Haven't tried one as a grown up, but you're laying down on water, how can it be uncomfortable?
Kimberly Wiltshire 3 years ago
Seriously its not a floating tank. Its a pladtic bubble over filled with water. No real back support, out of rythm for shagging. They are terrible.
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iseefractalz 3 years ago
My parents had a California king size waterbed when i was growing up, my dad was paralyzed so a waterbed avoided a lot of issues for him (back pain, pressure sores, and it was heated so it balanced out his horrible circulation and always being freezing) i always loved it. So when i was about 17, my mom and i moved and i had to get a new bed, so of course i went for a waterbed. But a lot had changed in 10 years, No longer were they just a thick skinned water balloon with a heating pad underneath. No, i got one that looked exactly like a normal queen size bed. Had the cheap metal T frame, a box spring and the water mattress had a rigid foam "frame" around it with covert cover to make it look like a normal mattress. Even the water balloon (lets be honest) was filled with layers of cotton to cut down on the horrible waviness that the beds of the 70's and 80's were known for. Heated in the winter, nice and cold in the summer. Paid $650 for it in 2000, most comfortable sleep i've ever had.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I slept on one back in the 90s and was paranoid the whole time that it was going to pop like a water balloon. It was weird - one moment they were all over the place, and the next they were gone!
Nicole Normand 3 years ago
My husband and I had one and loved it. So comfortable! My children loved it too. One night we had an earthquake but we didn't feel it. Many people at my husband's work the day after and he kept asking "what earthquake?". After thinking about it we realized that that the bed did some rocking during that night (we thought it was the other person moving a lot).
Mistralok 3 years ago
I rented a small studio guesthouse in Ft. Worth. They had cut out a section of the wood flooring and put a queen sized waterbed directly into the floor. After a night of hardcore Texas partying I would come home and collapse (willingly) face down on it. I loved it. The only downside is waking up at 3 or 4 am and having to go to the head. ;)
#14
Nose ring. Once I got it, it just felt like I had a booger in my nose that I couldn’t get rid of
HIROX 3 years ago
At least with most piercings. If you don't want it anymore you can just take it out and not need surgery. Tattoos on the other hand.....
LaToya Mack 3 years ago
I have no idea what she’s talking about and I have to piercings in my nose.
Sam J 3 years ago (edited)
My friend recently got one. She's already accidentally pulled it out twice (once in the shower, once with a towel after showering) and the thing is three weeks old. Sounds like a hassle more than anything and my mother and I call it a booger catcher. I have to be honest and say it doesn't look great, either. That could be personal taste because honestly, I've never looked at someone with one and thought "Damn, that nose ring looks nice". Also, she's 17. I'm not sure how happy she'll be in 10+ years with it, but who knows.
Lizzy Crit 3 years ago
A friend of mine had one, until she got a bad cold. The hole blew a snot bubble every time she sneezed.
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Pat Head 3 years ago
I can see how this would be regrettable. The feeling of a booger in the nose is most unpleasant.
Lee Ann Christy 3 years ago
I keep looking at them and all I see in my mind are boogers
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Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Jeez...Nose and nipple rings both just seen really painful. Just thinking about it makes my skin wanna crawl right off,and I have a P.A. Nipples and noses though...nope nope nopity nope nope nope.
Ivanka van der Reest 3 years ago
No experience with nipples but nose rings don't hurt at all. Okay, the moment it's pierced through the skin that's when it hurts and the first 2 minutes after. And then of course it needs to heal for quite some weeks but if you don't mess with them during that time you won't feel pain. Same with earrings really. Plenty of ladies and quite a few men have earrings. Often pierced with a gun which is much more painful than a needle and so bad for your earlobes. Had I known that even after 15 years I'd still have trouble with my earlobes once in a while while my nose stud has given 0 problems after properly healing some 6 years ago, I'd have done my earrings with a needle too. That's my regret. Not that I have pain but sometimes my earlobes still get irritated or even a little inflamed. But my nose stud has given me only 2 minutes of pain, 6 years of joy.
Load More Replies... Id row 3 years ago
And what happens when you sneeze? How do you blow your nose? Never understood the appeal of them.
Berlynn Clark 3 years ago
You just sneeze? And you blow your nose normally? Had mine for over 10 years, never had a problem with it. It's ok if it's not your cup of tea, tho.
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Queen Shay 3 years ago
Love my nose ring, I’ve had it for 20+ years and it’s the only jewelry I wear regularly. I don’t feel myself without it. It’s the only piercing I didn’t get rid of when I hit 30
#15
Nicotine
Pete from Cali. USA 3 years ago
This is the worst legal otc drug. I, and tons of others, have spent years trying to quit. It's horrible that we have a product that people are literally addicted to and struggle to quit in order to save their own lives.
HaloRed 3 years ago
Alcohol would like a word, but I understand what you're saying.
Load More Replies... Chich 3 years ago
The STUPIDEST thing I ever picked up. Wish I could go back and kick young me's a*s.
Ruth Hempsey 3 years ago
I smoked for about 55 years. Tried to stop many times and using many methods. Stopped 7 years ago when I had emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer and while in hospital was on heavy duty painkillers, but was also diagnosed with both lymphoma and a benign heart tumour. Chemo delayed until I recovered from surgery. A year after chemo I had open heart surgery for the tumour. Stopping the cigarettes was amazingly easy and I put it down to the pain meds, because nicotine binds with the same areas in the brain that also binds with other addicting drugs like heroin. 7 years on I never get a scent of a cigarette because I haven't been anywhere near a smoker in the last two years. I still however, occasionally get an almost unbearable urge for a smoke. I've read that nicotine is harder to kick than other addictive drugs generally thought of as deadly. I think I agree. My mom passed from lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking. Even that didn't help me to stop. I'm just grateful to be here.
JinxBox 3 years ago
I tell this to teenagers who ask me for cigarettes. You think you only will smoke while you're young, then 30 years passes and you just ashamed that you have a stinking habit you can't shake off. No one but another smoker can date you or live with you so limits your future partners down a lot too !
Darian Starfrog 3 years ago
Smoking is like sneezing, (if you smoke), everytime you see, or even hear mention of them, you need to indulge yourself..
#16
My art degree from a private institution. It’s “nationally accredited“ which means its useless
Stacey Montebello 3 years ago
It means the degree doesn't translate as worth a similar or same degree in some areas. Colleges in the US need to be accredited by specific accreditation bodies, they insure that school A and school B both meet the same criteria in a program of study to give the same degree. An a unaccredited or some nationally accredited schools don't have specialty accreditation so credits and degrees may not transfer or mean the same. I went to a specialty art school and my Batchelor of Fine Arts and Master's of Fine Arts are equivalent to a standard 4 year degree program and my master's is a "terminal" degree so I can teach college ( terminal means its the highest you can get, alot of degrees required a phd to teach college b/c of that). Its most important for teaching, or uesing your degree as an equivalentsy, ie appling for say a job as a non-profit volunteer coordinator thay want a Batchelor degree or more as bare minimum the degree from the non or under accredited university wont count
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Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
If you have a good portfolio and can discuss your work well, it shouldn’t matter.
Honu 3 years ago
For getting your art shown, I suppose it wouldn't. However, if they would also like to get a job as a teacher, they may be limited. Many institutions require a degree from an institution with the more stringent regional accreditation. Also, if this was an undergraduate degree and they wish to go on the a graduate degree, some institutions might not recognize their existing degree.
Load More Replies... Mermaid Elle-Jaye 3 years ago
So true, I’m only up to Cert 4 and so far I’m only qualified to be an art critic, and yes I take full advantage as a joke cos it’s funny 😝
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
You know, I didn't know there was a school for art critics, I just thought you worked your way up and brownnosed into social circles until you agreed with all your colleagues or got kicked out of those circles for disagreeing.
Load More Replies... Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago (edited)
"Nationally accredited" means the area or field you will be (or are licensed in) has its own little demands regarding expertise, knowledge, ethics & practices. These are usually exactly the same as those of the state licensure board. The accreditation exams are similar if not the same as the licensure. You can practice without the accreditation as long as you also hold a valid license. You will pay a lot to take & maintain the accreditation just as you will the license. But it sounds good to say "I'm nationally accredited by so & so Board." It doesn't mean you know more than the person who didn't take the exam. You just had the extra money to pay for it. It's the expected thing to do as a pro-the more letters behind your name, the better? I had over 20 when l retired & after two years decided l didn't want to keep paying out when l didn't need to. I'll always be a doctor, whether l practice or not.
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
This is why even though my daughter is a brilliant artist(16yrs now) I don't want her to take art in college. Waste of her school fund.
Lavender Oak 3 years ago
If she's up for it, maybe she could double major or do a minor in arts. My mom loves art, she majored in art history and in opticianry because she knew art probably wouldn't be her career but she was highly interested in learning more.
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Most artists I know nowadays are lucky because of things like Instagram and etsy, helped show and sell their work to regular people with individual tastes. I didn't have those things growing up and despite people telling me to pursue a career in art, I convinced myself I wouldn't be able to do anything with it. I currently create something everyday in an attempt to be good, maybe in the future I can sell something, find out if I can have a bit of income as an artist since the actual degree I pursued is now useless!!!
#17
I won't have to work another day in my life!
I became disabled in 2019
Mistralok 3 years ago (edited)
I can't understand this attitude. I, unfortunately was forced into disability myself. My culinary career was my entire life. I would get up in the morning, dress and head off to work. I would spent the entire day, often until late at night there, go home, shower, go to bed and wake the next morning to gladly start it all over again. This was my way of life and I adored it. My health improved a bit, so I began volunteering in one of the local kitchens cooking for the homeless. Last summer alone I put in over 100 hours for them and others and was happy as a clam again. Things have taken a bit of a downturn again, but I still look for ways to help.
UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
I’d bet a few bucks the OP is being sarcastic, and is not happy to have traded health for not being able to work.
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Shine Caramia 3 years ago (edited)
I would gladly trade my disability for the ability to work. Someone else can have my impairments. Also, the amount of money I receive in disability benefits is not enough to survive on. It truly is forced poverty.
Jennifer Lewis 3 years ago
Working I would wish that I never had to work another day in my life. I became disabled at at 37. I'd give anything to be able to work again. Be careful what you wish for folks.
Dan S 3 years ago
Me at 34. Just now trying to get back to a regular job now at 42 years old.
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Kay blue 3 years ago
I haven't worked in ten years because of my illness and disability and I can tell you it's miserable. Watching everyone I know living fulfilling lives while mine is stagnant.
Tricia Georgetti 3 years ago
Me too my 9yrs is coming up the end of this month. I am beyond miserable about it
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Raccoon 3 years ago
I really miss being able to work. Everyday is agony, and it's driven on by the fact that I can't even go to a normal job like I used to, that I can't just go do productive things, because I have to spend so much of the day dealing with symptoms, and because the environment I have to be in is so different from what any workplace would be. I miss being able to leave my bed for a full 8 hours without collapsing, I miss being able to run and lift heavy objects, I miss being able to drink cold things and eat ice cream, I miss having sex, I miss pretty much everything that's just normal stuff for a normal life. People who think people want to get on disability so they don't have to work have never been put in this situation.
Jennifer Lewis 3 years ago
I have a broken sacrum that continually heals just to break again. I completely get it. I wouldn't wish this on anyone but politicians. 😆
Load More Replies... Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
As a disabled person the past many years, I can assure you, IT SUCKS. I wouldn't wish this life on anyone
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago (edited)
Aside from my degree being useless, I became partially disabled last year. I walk with a cane and my 35th birthday is next week. My degree became useless when I moved to a small town that had no use for it and almost everything in demand I'm no longer able to do due to not being able to move around well. I thought I'd enjoy being home away from the public and being with my dog. But I'm so damn bored. I also don't like feeling useless. To top it all off, I no longer have positive thoughts towards my life expectancy. I don't like spending every waking minute in pain, finding things I used to do so easily are now a challenge and can be draining. I hate feeling this way. I'll happily trade this for 45 hours of work again.
Amanda Reicha 3 years ago
I hate not being able to work, but working would mess with my medical issues.
#18
Massage chair. I enjoyed the demo in the shop, that's about it.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
I got a massage pad that goes on a chair. But you can lay down and put it on your back. It was a godsend when I had nerve damage or something giving me a lot of pain in my hips where I needed physiotherapy.
Raena Celis 3 years ago
I can afford a massage pad. A whole massage chair though, doesn't sound like a reasonable purchase, based on my what I actually take home after bills.
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Kevin 3 years ago
Our massage chair gets used every day and I missed it when we took a trip. Don't regret it one bit
Ashleigh Chase 3 years ago
I miss the massage chair I had years ago, had the foot attachment and everything. I practically lived on it 😂
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
My husband bought one for me when I was pregnant because he couldn’t be bothered with giving me back rubs every five minutes. It was horrible, way too hard and fierce.
Just Jessee 3 years ago
Put towels down, if it's too strong add a other layer of towels. It makes all the difference.
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#19
an open relationship
Lisa Valen 3 years ago
My husband and I agreed to having an open relationship. It was one of the WORST decisions I ever made. If anyone is contemplating trying an open relationship, DON'T!
Susie Elle 3 years ago
I made the same mistake with a past boyfriend and as soon as I acted upon it, I realized what an absolute recipe for disaster it was and why I even considered in the first place. I'm glad I once "tried" to have an open relationship though, as I now know it just doesn't work and will only screw things up so I never have to consider it again.
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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago
It isn't for everyone. :) That doesn't mean it's for no one. It's ok if something doesn't work for you. It's not ok for people to judge others, unless they are willing to receive judgement back. If we criticize those different from us, we are saying it's ok for them to do the same to us.
Healing Moon Breezes 3 years ago
yeah, that's just toxic positivity. Judgements can save your life. Criticism isn't bad either. We all can do better in our lives. Its when you condemn people, not judge or being a critic.
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Magey 3 years ago
Opening a relationship has to be done from a strong, stable one where everyone is genuinely onboard and communication is already a priority, especially for hard conversations that will definitely come up. It's not going to save a failing relationship, and it's a recipe for disaster if one person is dragging the other one along kicking and screaming. My husband and I have been open for 7+ years, but we talked about and were fascinated with ethical non-monogamy for pretty much our whole relationship. In college, we'd talk to each other about our class crushes. (I want to share in what makes my partners happy, and sometimes that's the cute girl in Econ that gives them butterflies when she sits nearby!) Love isn't a finite resource. TIME is, and time management can get a little hairy, and shared Google Calendars are basically a necessity. DMs are open if anyone is curious!
Edward Cook 3 years ago
The only thing you said correct is that love isn't a finite source. Isn't as in is not. Finite as meaning limited. Love is the only thing in this universe that is infinite. The more you give, the more you have to give. Love never runs out. Time on the other hand is very limited. You are only allowed so many seconds in a minute, so many minutes in an hour , so many hours in a day, so many days in a lifetime. You will always run out of time before you run out of love. If you claim otherwise, then you truly don't know what love is.
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Steve Fischer 3 years ago
An open relationship is not exclusive and eventually will fall apart
Louis 3 years ago
I do have an open relationship. Not all cultures rely on the "monogamous lifestyle". We tried that, worked fine, but me trying to avoid others only made both of us suffer. I need to talk to people, I'm able to have love for more than one person, and it's not something I can control. So, I just thought it was natural to me, told my boyfriend that me having feelings for others didn't mean I had less feelings for him, and himself was like "whatever, it's not a big deal". And he agreed to me having friends with benefits. He knows who I see, when I see someone, what I do. We communicate, I often check he is okay with the situation. Didn't really changed our everyday life. I just stopped feeling bad for having love and desire... And I think an open relationship was a way for us to think about and change the classic relationship and adapt it to how our own relationship works. It's only society who tells one he has to love and desire only one person. It's not true for everyone.
Zaza 3 years ago (edited)
It can be brilliant if it's what both parties want and you agree to some rules. When in doubt don't do it. A boyfriend I had many years ago wanted an open relationship and after talking about it I agreed. Some time later I had a "fling" over. Bf came over unannounced, came in the bedroom looking for me and went absolutely ballistic. I guess the idea he had was that he could sleep around under the guise of having an open relationship, but I was supposed to stay monogamous? (no, the relationship didn't last lol). On the other hand, I have also dated a few couples so to say. Meet both, get to know each other a bit (they all had a rule that the other had to agree with who the partner sleeps with), then the woman would go on a date with her lover and I would date the guy. There were never any issues. But like I said, both parties have to want it and you need some strict rules you can both fully agree with
#20
A house in the country. Was fun at first, have land, can do what I want. But now it’s a pain to get anything serviced on the house, deliveries take longer, and it’s a pain to go grocery shopping or just into town in general. And the upkeep on the land is now a time waste, and sometimes I just want someone to deliver me pizza! Moving into town this summer.
Fabian Meresse 3 years ago
I found a good compromise : living in a medium city, working at the country. Both benefits: able to find peace and calm on my daywork, and everything I need in the evening. But it's France, a human sized country
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
Yeah that's one thing that always intrigued me about European countries. In the us, almost nothing is "walking distance" unless you live in a jam packed urban settlement or an expensive college town.
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Ivana Bašić 3 years ago
Just wait until you get old and need to see a specialist two towns over.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
I know someone who moved out to a very rural area. She found it painfully isolating and lonely, and boring. It's definitely not for everyone. She made some friends, and still friends with one, but they lived so far apart they could only visit once in a while due to commuting time and gas. It took 2 hours to go to the city to visit family and about 20 min drive to the nearest small town.
Foogle Phish 3 years ago
I moved to the country, loved it. Forced to move back into a city, hated it. Moved back to the country, and have been happy here for 10 years in October. I was raised in a city. Will never move back.
Mikey Kliss 3 years ago
I was born and raised in the country. It takes a specific kind of person to enjoy that life. I got out
Vishy 3 years ago
Exactly. You need to know the land, the people and what comes with it. Plan first move in later. Stay there as much ad u can.
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Aboredpanda 3 years ago
Am living the country life, but very close to town. 5 min drive to the grocery store. Half an hour drive to the big city. Absolutely perfect. Nature, land, all the space and freedom to do what you want, but easy to join city living/city activities whenever I feel like it. No busybodies. No noise. 😻 But I couldn't live in an isolated place in this way, that seems lonely and difficult. We're lucky to have found an "inbetween" place.
Memere 3 years ago
My husband has been talking about moving to the country to get away from houses 12 feet apart from each other. I wouldn't mind doing that since I grew up on a farm. I found a really decent place - nice house that needed some cosmetic work (paint, new garage doors, etc) on 10 acres. The house was surrounded by trees so it had privacy from the road. I think he realized what it would really be like when we went to look at it. He hasn't mentioned moving again!
Jonathan Warren 3 years ago
I moved from city living to the fantasy rural life. It's gorgeous and private but a 30 minute round trip to grab eggs while stressing about hitting wildlife each way. No delivery, poor grocery selections... poor restaurants!
Caro Caro 3 years ago
Like me. Still, I love the space, view, big green garden and peace (no noise from neighbours).
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This. So much this. We moved to a house in the country a little under 2 years ago. I thought the e, tra land would be great but it's been a non stop pain. Now I've been in the hospital for a week because the well water was never serviced by the landlord (Mil) like she'd promised and I have a severe kid ey and blood infection. Thanks.
#21
A friend-with-benefits. I thought it would be fun and effortless but definitely not. He told me sweet things in the beginning saying he could see it being more, I fell for it quickly like an amateur
Then we had sex. Afterwards he’s playing hot and cold and my feelings are on a roller coaster of “what is happening??” Says he just wants to be strictly fwb and not pursue anything more but is still interested in me. *Then* he says he’s not interested in being friends anymore either. Maybe I was too clingy after the initial sweet words, maybe he wasn’t ever truly interested in anything but a one night thing but either way my head was spinning. I have never doubted myself more. I just wish he would have been more decisive on what he wanted.
Wonderful guy, wish nothing but the best for him but whew, hell of a week. No more fwb for me lmaoo.
Lisa Valen 3 years ago
I've had two friendships that included benefits. They were both great. But it is a decision that must be agreed to by both people. And it must be totally understood that the relationship will not grow to anything more than a friendship. Don't participate if your friend is someone with whom you think you might fall in love. And don't become jealous if your friend has sex with another. The key is to remember that you're friends, nothing more. Friendships are often longer lasting and more important than "romantic" relationships. Keep that in mind if you think you may want to have a friend with benefits. Because if it doesn't work, you may lose a valuable partnership that you'll regret for years.
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
I had several fwb and the first rhing I've said is "not interested in a deeper relationship in any shape or form, tou are not my consolation prize until 'the one' appears." So far is been good, treat people with respect and don't lie for sex. Don't make promises you would not fulfill.
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
This doesn't sound like fwb. This sounds like she wanted something more and he didn't. Fwb could be awesome as long as no romantic feelings are involved (it usually end up being messy). I had one awesome fwb once, had great sex as we could talk about what we genuinely liked with no feelings in the way. Just don't expect all that extra romantic "fluff". That is for partners.
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
I have no personal experience, but I've seen plenty of posts before taking about how nice it is to hug and cuddle with their fwbs. I'm not really sure what you mean by "romantic fluff" but I'm sure the experience varies.
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I came very close to having one of these with a guy in my 20's. He was one of my best friends.. I was very platonically in love with him but I chickened out the last minute because I knew things would never be the same with us. He ended up meeting a girl who was extremely jealous of our close friendship and he was forbidden from hanging out with me anymore. That hurt me enough..I can't imagine how much worse it would"ve felt if had slept with him.
Cat Monaghan 3 years ago
I had a FWB for a couple of years but it was sort of like this incident. While I was separated, I met my FWB and fell in love with him, too. He was ALWAYS upfront about his feelings for me (he cared deeply but was not in love) but let me know it was because his wife had cheated on him while he was in Afghanistan. He turned out to be the love of my life and leaving him was unimaginably painful, but we agreed to move on. I still think of him and hope he's ok. He has pretty bad PTSD. He moved to FL. I still love him and always will.
#22
The job I am currently in. The work is alright, but the company is s**t.
Joran Quinten 3 years ago
"The hours are pretty good, but now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy.”
jack sprat 3 years ago
Probably my favorite quote from the Hitchhiker's Guide...
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LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Same how I feel. And I went on a couple interviews for other jobs I thought I wanted and each one had vital downsides, such as bad scheduling, and bad management (which was apparent in the interview process).
Channo Sagara 3 years ago
I gathered my courage and resigned without decent plans couple of years ago. Almost ruined my marriage and life, it leads me to absolutely the lowest I've been. Worst experience ever. But after couple of years i finally start to bounce back. I am very grateful, i never regret leaving that sh*tty company.
Alana Voeks 3 years ago
"My job is okay, if you make the exception of the hours, the pay, the drama, the drive to and from the place, the interactions, the customers..."
Theresa Pierson 3 years ago
I understand this one completely. I liked the work itself, but company sucked. Finally had enough and quit.
Darian Starfrog 3 years ago
I've quit a job I LOVED, with great workmates , and awesome pay, ..problem was, the managers! Made my life hell, and considering I did the work of atleast three people, every day, and was complimented often by customers, and staff, but for some reason, I was seen as a threat, so those above me, did everything they could in their power, to belittle, slander, lie, demote, ..I could go on, detailing it all, but here is not the place, in short though, I felt my soul was fading, so much so, that when I was driven to work by my partner, 5am in the morning, in winter, and the ship hadn't docked yet, I chose to remain in our warm car till it was, then my supervisor, came over , berating me infront of my partner, telling me to get out and wait at the dock, NOW! I waited till she left, turned to my partner, and asked if it's ok, I quit today? She drove me back home, and we went back to bed.. it's ALWAYS the non deserving who get the promotions, it's the a*s kisses who make manager's.. lame
Joshua Stephens 3 years ago
For me it's the opposite. The company is alright, but I'm bored and tired of the work.
#23
A job with Nintendo.
F**k you, Michelle. You ruined Pokemon for me.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
At least if you're a guy your nieces and nephews will be telling the truth when they brag about having an uncle who works at Nintendo!
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
Once got a seasonal position at my favourite bookstore with stores all over the country. I'll never spend money there ever again.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago
Again, it's fun until you have to do it &/or have a boss who is too demanding or toxic. Isn't it fun being an adult?
Benjamin Brogan 3 years ago
Um, er, that's Mario!?! Mario didn't chase, catch or even party with Pokemon.
Roomba Gloom (No/None) 3 years ago
These are all very specific, seeing as they're based on actual people's personal experiences.
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When I was a kid, I was insistent on having a ketchup and mustard sandwich. I begged my mom to make it for me. My rationale was if a hamburger was delicious on a bun with ketchup and mustard, surely a sandwich minus the meat would be great. My Mom finally made the sandwich. I immediately regretted it.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Same with begging for Bakers unsweetened chocolate. How is it good enough in cookies but not on it's own?
Amanita Muscaria 3 years ago
the answer is sugar my freind. Sugar fixes everything.
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Madalynn Sanford 3 years ago
Lmao we're p**s poor, and my mom is a vegetarian..... I make these sandwiches on the regular. Not that bad.
iseefractalz 3 years ago
Mustard and ketchup? Bridge too far. Mustard sandwich? Mmmmm :::chefs kiss::: delicious. Good on untoasted white bread, great on toasted white bread. Best by far however? Little mustard sandwiches of Ritz Crackers. Dollop in the middle, flatten it out (salt sides ALWAYS FACING OUTWARD) everyone who's ever seen me indulge in this little quirk looks at me like i'm insane....and once they try it are left wondering why they've wasted so much of their snacking lives.
Bryan With a Why 3 years ago
Same thing with trying vanilla extract. If it makes things taste like vanilla it has to be delicious yeah?!
Alana Voeks 3 years ago
Lol this reminds me of my half brother's "wife"'s kid. She was into EVERYTHING pink. So I poured myself some pink grapefruit juice for dinner one time, she saw it, and IMMEDIATELY wanted her cup filled with it. I told her she wasn't going to like it, and she said she would (she was 10 at the time, you know kids). So I gave her a compromise. "I'll let you try a sip from my glass first, and if you like it, I'll fill your cup, okay?" She was so excited, but then she tried it. Bitter will never be her thing lmao
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
I insisted on having a tofu and lemon curd sandwich, because some teen magazine said Yazz ate. If anyone can cast their minds back to 1988. The tofu was superfluous and pretty hard to get hold of!
Caitlin M. Maguire 3 years ago
Same with a jelly sandwich. I wanted it so bad, made it for lunch in 4th grade, promptly didn't eat it.
#25
This girl, thought she was nice, got to know her, turns out she has the personality of sandpaper
Lisa Valen 3 years ago
Sometimes you won't realize exactly how beautiful someone is until you get to know them. Beauty on the inside turns into beauty on the outside.
Jhenn Whalen 3 years ago (edited)
Thank goodness. I'm plain as heck, but at least it filters out shallow people looking for a pretty face. Anyone that spends time getting to know me will see my easy going humor, intellect, and talents :)
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Fergus Corgi 3 years ago
There are plenty of beautiful girls with fantastic personalities. There are also ugly girls with bad personalities. The two things are not mutually exclusive.
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
Attractive isn't equal to not having a personality though. And beauty is not just about being attractive.
Kevin 3 years ago
A lot of very attractive people don't seem to bother to work on developing their personalities. It's a rare gem when you find someone who has both
Alicia GriffonLady 3 years ago
They usually don't need to. People do what they want, give them stuff, etc... I always feel sorry for people who date based on looks. A relationship is about two personalities. Looks are temporary.
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Lee Diogeneia 3 years ago
Beautiful girls are often messed up bc they are treated as objects even by their families.
Alicia GriffonLady 3 years ago
So are us ugly ones since our families try to force us to be pretty/feminine (and proceed to tell us everything about us is wrong/embarasing/etc...) Wouldn't it be cool if society was not shallow and focused on the good people do instead of how they look?
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Melissa Boufford 3 years ago
I believe there’s a saying: Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly (referring to personality) goes to the bone.
Channo Sagara 3 years ago (edited)
There are no perfect human being. If they got the looks, most of the time they'll be lacking somewhere else. I liked dating beautiful girls, and ALL OF THEM have some kind of catch or luggage. At the very minimal, you'll always need to be ready facing competitions. You gotta stay on your toes, and it's tiring. Beautiful ain't free. Right now I'm married to a very beautiful woman on the inside, she's way way way more than i deserve, i'm super blessed, i absolutely adore her, and I'll take this over superficial beauty any day.
#26
To live near family, instead of moving somewhere better. We haven't had two nice days in a row since October here. It is always raining, snowing, cold enough to kill you, incredibly windy, or just unpleasant out because of the resulting days before it. (Upstate NY near the Canada border.) Everywhere has issues, but damn, I just want to be outside in 70 degrees without taking a vacation.
Ivana Bašić 3 years ago
As long as I'm away from them, I'll take any kind of weather. I live in a place with two weeks of summer, but at least I'm not even within driving distance.
It's Me 3 years ago
I thought that too. Then I moved back to the Great Lakes area. I sincerely regret my decision. This isn’t weather. This is… torture.
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Sam J 3 years ago (edited)
I plan to move to the Netherlands when I'm older, and first I'm going to visit for a couple weeks (after highschool) My family has made jokes about how I'll starve because the food is "so different" and how I'll hate it there, but it just makes me want to go more because f**k their opinion.
It's Me 3 years ago
2011 - got married and lived 6 hours from parents. 2014ish - lost a dear friend nearly overnight to cancer, panicked and moved .5 miles from parents. 2018 - got separated. Had to move to parents (state law to get out of shared house). Couldn’t handle living that close to ex so had to make more moves. It’s 2022, ex still lives in that house, I have moved three times (two different states) and parents are still alive. I get to feel tense every time I go back to visit parents.
James Arvidson 3 years ago
Fences make good neighbors, but distance makes for good family. Otherwise you never get to figure out who and what you are outside of the family role you play. Same with your school friends. If you want to grow up you need to leave for a while. Otherwise the role you play in these group dynamics hold you in a specific spot and limits how you are seen by yourself and others. Growth happens outside of your comfort zone.
It's Me 3 years ago
Weather is known to cause psychological issues and interfere with every day life to a point that people have to move to have better overall health. Of course, one could say the same thing about family.
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Leslie Crittenden 3 years ago
I live in upstate NY near the Canadian border also. People from elsewhere always ask how we can stand it. I'll tell you how: no hurricanes. No major flooding. No major draughts. Tornadoes maybe one every ten years or less. No scorpions. No tarantulas. Plenty of clean drinking water. I'll happily deal with the cold and snow to have all those benefits in one place.
#27
That 2 lb novelty Reese Cup. I regretted how good it was.
Kookamunga 3 years ago
I don't like Reese's and I don't like peanut butter. I've been called a freak.
CMKL 3 years ago
WHAT??? How dare you speak of Reese's and peanut butter in such a manner! This is tantamount to blasphemy! This is just plain UN-American! Just kidding, my family doesn't understand why I don't like Reese's either. Sadly, I've been called worse than a freak!
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James Arvidson 3 years ago
Dislike Reese's myself but about once a year I crave them for a day or two. Right around halloween. Never understood it.
Maria Mendez 3 years ago
Ooh, I had the MONSTER size, only regret was TOO MUCH of that ICKY chocolate!
#28
the haircut i gave myself yesterday
Nora Petricien 3 years ago
Except if your hair was running on your back and you shaved it. That's what a friend of mine did and it was instant regret. That also made me more afraid of cutting my hair.
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Cat Monaghan 3 years ago
If I messed up my hair with my experiments or if I just didn't like how a new cut looked I just shaved my head. Like others have said, it will grow back.... 😆 LOL
Psycho Cat 3 years ago
Haahah, is this the real picture? :D Haircuts aren't permanent, don't worry and have fun with it!
#29
A $1200 versace watch to impress a girl that I met off Facebook that I never ended up meeting in real life
Theoretical Empiricist 3 years ago
Anyone impressed by an expensive watch is not someone I want to know.
Mermaid Elle-Jaye 3 years ago
I was impress by my current partners, but not for value ….. the thing was so big, like that old timey rappers clock necklace, I had never seen anything so weird and big on a wrist before 😂
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AxleMunshine001 3 years ago
It's 70's style, you know...."The decade that taste forgot"
Load More Replies... UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
I have a fully functional, accurate, waterproof digital watch on my wrist. I’ve had it for many years. It cost $40. I have another analog watch (and a couple of my wealthy clients have commented about it, “I love your watch!”) on my desk. It’s older, works equally as well. $40. Expensive watches are a scam and a d*ck waving contest.
Doggo 3 years ago
Lol same, my watch is $20, looks sharp, works really well, and has multiple features... Totally agree
Load More Replies... ThatSunniChick 3 years ago
The watch shouldn't be the regret, the catalyst for buying it should
Ozymandias73 3 years ago (edited)
If you have to (or think you have to) by something THAT expensive to try and impress someone, faith in yourself is lacking. Materialistic items most the time will attract the wrong type of persons. Especially if you don't normally have these items. You'll then be forced to keep up that image. BE YOURSELF.
Jessica Blankenship 3 years ago
And its ugly---- could've given some away to a homeless shelter or invested instead
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
This is exactly how I feel about stuff like that. Or spending that kind of money on travel or some other life experience. I don't get why anyone would want to spend it on an object.
Load More Replies... Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
Bp isn't very particular/accurate when they go look for pictures to add. I wouldn't have known the difference, though, it's interesting people just know a brand on sight like that.
Load More Replies... Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
I understand buying an expensive pair of shoes thay may last linger than cheeper ones, but a watch that gives the same time then my $10 watch is just idiotic. Also related: my $15 shoes bought in the supermarket thet i use to work are lasting longer than my $100 converse that use only some weekends, so be aware of my first statement.
Busy Panda 3 years ago
Damn, here I thought brand-name shoes last longer. How to choose long-lasting shoes then? I don't like shopping and always try to buy long-lasting product so I could reduce the need to shop around.
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Nickelodeon Video Now. I paid $70 for one and two discs. Then Video Now Color came out just a few months later and made it obsolete.
Brittany Morrison 3 years ago
I still have mine! I only ever had one disk that played 2 episodes of spongebob, but I watched those two episodes like 10 times a day as a child. I randomly find it sometimes and it surprisingly still works great
jack sprat 3 years ago
Were they at least really great episodes of SpongeBob?
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Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Mine was SEGA Dreamcast. It was Sony Playstation's debut. I had been a SEGA fan for the longest time and only knew Sony as stereo equipment etc. So I stuck with what I knew. 2 weeks later I no longer had a Dreamcast and thus started my journey into the land of the PS. Which, I have a PS4 now. LOL
Omnipotent Goddess 3 years ago
I remember those, and I did the same thing with the gameboy advance and the Gameboy advance XP
TheReader19 3 years ago
I bought these for my girls, I know that there still in the house somewhere. They've got the ones in colour
#31
A Dance Dance Revolution Real Dance Pad.
First 2 paychecks I received when I was 16. Bought a $500 DDR (over 15 years ago) and used it about 20 hours that first week. Then about 20 hours for the next two years. Sold at garage sale for $25
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Omg I was obsessed with DDR SuperNova on PS2! Used it so much that I wore through 2 dance pads :) I miss that game!
Tamora Spiller 3 years ago
Same! But I, too, hated the dance pads. It was more fun in the arcade.
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Emily Taylor 3 years ago
Took my kids to an arcade with DDR. Their jaws dropped when I told them I HAVE the game and 4 original dance pads. Just picked up the original Xbox from the kids Dad yesterday. Quality time with kids, here I come!
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
For the record, I imagine they're taking about the chunky ones you find in arcades, not the plastic one pictured that was like $30 (I think) but only lasted a few months. I used to play ddr all the time and would have gotten a ton of use out of a metal one. Not so much these days.
#32
When I was in college I was in student dining & had three separate (& opposing) cravings. I wanted pizza, I wanted orange juice, and I wanted chocolate cake. So I got all three.
It was not a good combination. Call it a trifecta of indigestion if you will
iseefractalz 3 years ago
NO. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. no. Why would you do this to pizza? Why are so many, so determined to ruin the most perfect food? Shame! Shaaaaaaame!
KitFrey 3 years ago
Wait like putting orange juice and chocolate cake on pizza, because that sounds crazy!
May 3 years ago
Nah, it sounds like he just ate some pizza and some chocolate cake and drank some orange juice all in the same meal, is just a normal day for most students.
Load More Replies... LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
This is a sign BTW, that your body is no longer able to do what it used to do. As a teenager I could eat a whole large pizza in one sitting and not feel anything. Now two slices do nothing good to me. And lasts for hours.
#33
My ex.
(I think some of u guys misunderstood what I meant. I mean like, I thought I wanted to date my ‘first bf’ but ended up regretting it)
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Our firsts are just a practice to get to know the kind of person we don't want.
Alan Gale 3 years ago
You have to kiss a lot of toads, before you find a prince.
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Nicole Normand 3 years ago
I had the same feeling with my first husband. Now I'm married to a pearl.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago (edited)
That's why he is usually the first. My first bf did end up being my last-dated at 16, went our separate ways, stayed friends thru the years & several others, then got back together & married on our 60th birthday 45 years later. Huh! We both truly appreciate each other daily bc of the dipsticks we dated or were married to!
Fergus Corgi 3 years ago
My first bf was great. I was just to young to settle down & I knew it. Most of my relationships were good. When you have a bad one it makes you really appreciate all of the rest.
#34
my parents attention
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
I like mine XD. Then again, I grew up without it and now I get a lot more of it. Then again, they know when they're being too much.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
I'm grateful for them and all their help, but I wish I wasn't on their radar so much!
#35
Need for Speed Most Wanted for the GBA. Was saving up for a Xbox 360 when I was likw 10. Decided to buy that game for 50 bucks and when I played it, had instant regret.
Cried while playing it every time.
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
I'm not a racing game fan, but from what I remember hearing, need for speed games fluctuate wildly in quality, and even the same name for different consoles is not the same game. It's like the Sims, in that regard.
#36
Fentanyl.
Celeste Grant 3 years ago
Fentanyl has changed my life for the better. Used as the painkiller it's supposed to be it has resulted in giving me a break from my chronic pain. I'm checked regularly, and have had no issues with it at all. I know the drug gets bad press but for some of us the patches are a lifesaver!
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
I agree. The abuse of opiates as street drugs has really harmed legitimate cases that need them to function. There's an amazing documentary called "Pain Warriors" that discusses this. Everyone I know on pain management tell me horror stories about how they are treated at pharmacies every time they go to pick up their prescriptions :(
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Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago (edited)
Too many things get a bad rap BC the people misuse or abuse them. Guns, meds, alcohol. I have been on opioids & sleep meds for over 25 years. I have never abused or misused them BC l know that without them, l would be dead. The chronic pain causes insomnia which causes more pain which causes depression=Goodbye, World. You decide to abuse or misuse meds or not. Educate yourself. If you are smart enough to own a smartphone, you're smart enough to look up the meds you take. You. Do. Not. want to p**s. off your pain doctor, your hairdresser or your mechanic, ever!
Mistralok 3 years ago
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine.
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Tallywacker Joseph 3 years ago
I'm glad fentanyl helps some. I will say this though all but two of my highschool friends are dead now most from over dose. Woo class of 08'. Thanks fetty.
LaToya Mack 3 years ago
I don’t understand this drug. On the streets just touching it will kill you. In the hospital you can throw them back no problem for you, the nurse, or pharmacist. Make it make sense.
Krista 3 years ago
In a hospital (or prescription for chronic pain) it is highly regulated, dosage is carefully calculated, the bare minimum for relief is used, more isn't given once the high starts to fade, and the sources are reputable and strictly monitored. On the street, dealers don't care how much is put into each pill, other things are mixed in, and no one cares if you take 20 pills a day; the sole concern for a dealer is the money.
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Eat Dirt Crow 3 years ago
I think having a lawn can be on this list. The time, money, energy and water that is needed for a lawn (especially a front lawn) is such a waste. We now have mulch with a pathway going through it with some perennials and a couple bushes. Looks so much better and it is so much easier to maintain. So much less wasted water.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Our "lawn" is a mix of several types of clover, wildflowers, and various mosses. I think it's beautiful, and it requires no maintenance except occasional mowing (and we always leave a patch unmowed for pollinators). It's always the first "lawn" to be green in the Spring while the fertilized, manicured lawns of neighbors are still brown.
Load More Replies... Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting.It seems illogical but it is often times true.
Castles 3 years ago
Mines would definitely be an Echo Dot. All my friends were talking about it so I decided to get one. Lights turn on during conversations for no reason and it made me paranoid it was listening lol. It’s now unplugged and not been used for months
Keisha 3 years ago
Nope,I don't need nor want any of that. I have something like that on my phone and the first thing I did was disable it.
Load More Replies... Ivanka van der Reest 3 years ago (edited)
What I regret is getting my earlobes pierced with a piercinggun at the jewelry store at the age of 16 instead of with a needle at the piercing shop. I'm now almost 32 and even though I have had earrings for half my life now, it never healed properly. I still sometimes experience inflammation. And on one side if I don't wear any earring in it for more than a week it will have actually partially closed. The skin trauma from getting pierced with a gun is really so bad it can leave lasting problems. I also advise parents who want to give their daughters earrings to not get them done with a gun. Go to a good piercing shop and get them done with a needle. It's actually less painful and doesn't give skin trauma.
SilverSkyCloud 3 years ago
number 23, she says "he was a wonderful guy" even though he played with her feelings🙄🙄🙄
Ivanka van der Reest 3 years ago
Technically life has a return policy. At some point death comes for everyone and the world will keep spinning without you just as it did before you were born. No need to commit suicide. You can just wait it out. After some time on earth it will happen anyway. Best to make the most of it before that happens. Enjoy life a little. Make friends. Follow ambitions. Enjoy good meals. Maybe travel a bit. Life is maybe quite pointless. But that doesn't mean it's pointless to be a good person and do right by others and yourself.
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William Teach 3 years ago
How about all those bikes people bought during lockdown? The greenway is right behind me, and, as soon as things started opening up people stopped biking. Now there are tons sitting in garages. I regret buying a device that makes my Android Auto wireless. Still need a charger, and, my new car really isn't set up for having a wireless charger easily.
L1z 3 years ago (edited)
I thought I wanted a full time job with health benefits and company pension. It turns out what I actually want is casual employment with the freedom to say no to any shift I don't want to work, and the freedom to do whatever I want when I get out of bed in the morning. I don't need health benefits from work because we have free health care. I don't need a company pension because I'm good with my money and I know how to save it properly. Having had COVID for the last whole month has really shown me how much I value my freedom, hobbies, and time with my dog.
Michael King 3 years ago
So basically you want to be independently wealthy... must be nice.
Load More Replies... Eat Dirt Crow 3 years ago
I think having a lawn can be on this list. The time, money, energy and water that is needed for a lawn (especially a front lawn) is such a waste. We now have mulch with a pathway going through it with some perennials and a couple bushes. Looks so much better and it is so much easier to maintain. So much less wasted water.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Our "lawn" is a mix of several types of clover, wildflowers, and various mosses. I think it's beautiful, and it requires no maintenance except occasional mowing (and we always leave a patch unmowed for pollinators). It's always the first "lawn" to be green in the Spring while the fertilized, manicured lawns of neighbors are still brown.
Load More Replies... Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting.It seems illogical but it is often times true.
Castles 3 years ago
Mines would definitely be an Echo Dot. All my friends were talking about it so I decided to get one. Lights turn on during conversations for no reason and it made me paranoid it was listening lol. It’s now unplugged and not been used for months
Keisha 3 years ago
Nope,I don't need nor want any of that. I have something like that on my phone and the first thing I did was disable it.
Load More Replies... Ivanka van der Reest 3 years ago (edited)
What I regret is getting my earlobes pierced with a piercinggun at the jewelry store at the age of 16 instead of with a needle at the piercing shop. I'm now almost 32 and even though I have had earrings for half my life now, it never healed properly. I still sometimes experience inflammation. And on one side if I don't wear any earring in it for more than a week it will have actually partially closed. The skin trauma from getting pierced with a gun is really so bad it can leave lasting problems. I also advise parents who want to give their daughters earrings to not get them done with a gun. Go to a good piercing shop and get them done with a needle. It's actually less painful and doesn't give skin trauma.
SilverSkyCloud 3 years ago
number 23, she says "he was a wonderful guy" even though he played with her feelings🙄🙄🙄
Ivanka van der Reest 3 years ago
Technically life has a return policy. At some point death comes for everyone and the world will keep spinning without you just as it did before you were born. No need to commit suicide. You can just wait it out. After some time on earth it will happen anyway. Best to make the most of it before that happens. Enjoy life a little. Make friends. Follow ambitions. Enjoy good meals. Maybe travel a bit. Life is maybe quite pointless. But that doesn't mean it's pointless to be a good person and do right by others and yourself.
Load More Replies... William Teach 3 years ago
How about all those bikes people bought during lockdown? The greenway is right behind me, and, as soon as things started opening up people stopped biking. Now there are tons sitting in garages. I regret buying a device that makes my Android Auto wireless. Still need a charger, and, my new car really isn't set up for having a wireless charger easily.
L1z 3 years ago (edited)
I thought I wanted a full time job with health benefits and company pension. It turns out what I actually want is casual employment with the freedom to say no to any shift I don't want to work, and the freedom to do whatever I want when I get out of bed in the morning. I don't need health benefits from work because we have free health care. I don't need a company pension because I'm good with my money and I know how to save it properly. Having had COVID for the last whole month has really shown me how much I value my freedom, hobbies, and time with my dog.
Michael King 3 years ago
So basically you want to be independently wealthy... must be nice.
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