The Baroness Posted:

No I meant it more in a way of: if you were to make a decision purely based on what you feel at that moment, but you know it might be better for you if you don’t, would you do it knowing you might regret it later? Or would you not give into your feelings and just wonder what would have happened?

Since this follow up query somewhat changes the dynamic of the original question, I’ll answer this instead.

Being an impulsive person, I usually go for the now, and if I fouled up, then I charge it to experience. Not exactly regret but it would give me facepalm moments whenever I recall that event.

If for some reason I was not able to take action, then that’s when the “what if” “shoulda-coulda-woulda” thoughts pop in.

Tough call. Depends on what the thing is that i did.

currently i’d rather regret something I did because I tend to obsess over ‘what-ifs’

**** now i can’t decide even though i already voted. both are very regrettable.

They’re kind of the same thing, really. Regretting something you did do is like regretting what could’ve been, had you not done the thing you regret having done, where as regretting something you didn’t do is like regretting what you could have now, had you done the thing you regret having not done.

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Aristrofl Posted:

Regretting things I have done does nothing.

Regretting things I didn’t do, sometimes can be rectified.

I would say the exact opposite.

Regretting something I didn’t do means lost opportunities, lost chances.

You can always try to make up for an action you took that you regret, be it through an apology or something else.

I have been in both situations:

I regret not hugging my grandpa in his last few days.

I also regret giving my friend a piece of advice that almost ruined his life.

in the matter of what hurts more, I think regretting something you “didn’t” do weighs heavier since you know that something can be done that can make a lot of difference. I will make you wanna go back to the past even more.