I wish I had not slept with so many men when I was in my teens and twenties. Not all of them were good in bed, most of them didn't really value me or care about me, and I feel disgusted by my low standards, looking back.

I used to laugh at the "good girls" and mock them for being repressed little prudes, but now that I'm older and more mature, and have a DD of my own, I envy the well-behaved girls of my childhood and am determined to raise DD like that.

Acid wash jeans

Not focusing on education. I'm 48 & still working on my Bachelor's degree!

I wish I had been more bold and taken that opportunity to go and live in England

Not going abroad to live in another country and learning another language while I was in college.

Marrying who I married

Not developing a tight circle of friends in high school or college. I was always so focused on the next thing -- grades, ivys, jobs, whatever -- then I never took the time to relax and hang out and genuinely get to know people. Now I'm going through a hard time, and I feel totally alone and wish there was a group of friends I could call. And even when not going through a hard time -- I'm always jealous when people talk about how they're spending the weekend going to a football game with their group of friends.

I'm 34 and I'm trying to convince myself that not all is lost -- but I can't now develop the bonds that people develop in their teens or 20s.

Smoking and drinking. It all seemed so fun at the time. Both will ruin your life.

Not ending more relationships more civilly.

Not pushing harder for my mother to seek several more opinions before a significant surgery. I did push hard, but she pushed back and felt she was in good hands. She wasn't.

I have other significant regrets, but they pale in comparison.

Anonymous wrote:That I moved away from family. My kids are growing up not being close to extended family. Living across the country changes relationships and it is expensive to travel. When a family member died I had major regret and sadness about this. I can never get that time back with my loved one.

This. Moved to DC to be with a good man that is a horrible provider. Now I get the big-city stress and pressures of being the sole breadwinner with no family around.

That I moved away from family. My kids are growing up not being close to extended family. Living across the country changes relationships and it is expensive to travel. When a family member died I had major regret and sadness about this. I can never get that time back with my loved one.

did you transfer out?

My biggest regret is that I went to UC Santa Barbara for college. A terrible, terrible decision. It's scenic but I quickly found out it was a wild, trashy party school. I thought I'd love the So Cal lifestyle but I ended up longing for my stuffy New England upbringing, and hating everything about the West Coast.