why do we do things even though we know we're going to regret them afterwards?
398097
i guess because doing is learning
492256
Because if you regretted things before you did them, you most likely would not do them... that is pretty much what your conscience is for.
911488
!. What are you willing to do ??? BE VERY  CAREFUL:   Who might be ashamed/regretful either now (our 1st thought) or maybe 15-20 or more years later when all the things wished for now come back to haunt you through the way you got them!
948353
Yes, my past comes and bites me in the ass all the time...some days I wish I could have a "do over"..so I could make better choices...I know youre not feeling sorry for yourself, it's just so frustrating sometimes...like you want to scream"I'm Sorry, I'm trying my best, I'm not the same person !" Hang in there and keep making good choices and doing the right thing now...
1134426
well, yes.  but's its not like i can do something to outdo it.  as they say, we are victims of our choices.  so, if we fall, just stand up and face the world.  the mistakes and the embarassments that we have had do not make us less of a person but makes us better human beings.  we just have to learn from it and go on with life.
811180
I never lost the "former" me. \n\nI have one big regret in my life but it's a constant regret about myself as a person. When i am in the heat of the moment, i forget about everything else except how i feel. I don't think. I don't question. I just take the leap.\n\nI did it then, i do it now.\n\nI've just learned not to put myself in situations where i'll have to take the leap.\n\nI've accepted that this is my greatest weakness. I'm trying to reform it into becoming my greatest strength.
450670
since u have the sense to regret what u have done then \ncongrats, u r on the right path to be a good boy.
859788
yes u did the right thing its always better to go thru life without thinking of what ifs.........if u feel u need to do something u do it before the moment goes and u spend the rest of ur life wondering about something u cant do over again.........
327702
go for it you'll regret it down the road thinking what might of happened
875275
With aprehension followed by regret.
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It would forever bother me not to try something new and even later on fail, which I could overcome and accept, than not to have tried at all.\n\nIt can be the greatest sin of all. The sin of regret.
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it's better to regret something you've done..then to regret something you haven't done...\n\ndo you want to say "what if" all your life!!!!
1117386
Out of extreme pride or sensitivity: either because they think they are "too good" to be treated that way or merely because they expect more from the people they love. However, once the other person admits his fault and truly regrets behaving that way there is really no point in not forgiving. As a very wise man has said "To err is human, to forgive, divine".
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It is too soon to tell if they will regret it or not.\n\nJust wait.\n\nSit back and ask again sometime soon.
677659
This can mean different things, it may be insecurity, fear of loosing,and past expierence. Maybe just to justify the wrong doings as an excuse.
14456
Just thing of it this way.  When it comes to looking at things in terms of consequences and rewards, everyone is near sided.  We can only see what will happen in the short run.  We look at things we know to be wrong but we cannot see the destruction that awaits for us on the horizon.  Things that are good for us, on the other hand, have their rewards hiding out of our sight.  If we could only see a bit farther into the future, we would know that nothing that is bad for us actually feels good.
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Why on earth would you want to make wrong ones?  Every decision you make, even minor ones, shapes the course your life is going to take from then on.  Bad decisions can (and often do) affect  you for years after you've made them.