Regrets, I've Had a Few... Anonymous Confessions of Regret & Remorse.

The year is drawing to a close. The holidays are close at hand. Soon thoughts will turn to fresh starts and new beginnings. But before we look to the future, we've chosen to first look to the past. So all this week we've been busy talking to people about regrets- those feelings of disappointment, sorrow and remorse over things that have already happened or been done. And because regret can be so emotional and so personal, we offered total anonymity to everyone that we spoke to. Some people took us up on it, some did not. As a result, some of our posts and photos may look just a little bit different than what you may have seen here before.

As always, we invite you to join the conversation... do you believe in regret or is everything in life just a lesson learned? And if you're feeling brave, you may even want to share your own story about regret. That's what the comment section is there for! What do you think of today's anonymous confessions of regret?

Sometimes, the answers take us in a direction we don't count on:

'DO YOU HAVE ANY REGRETS?
"No. Regret is a wasted emotion. You can't change it. You did it. Why sweat it?"

"No. What's the point?"

"Somebody once said that you should never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted. That's pretty much how I feel about it."

"Never regret anything that once made you smile!"

"I don't have any regrets. No risk, no reward!

And sometimes, the answers can be a little surprising too: 

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET?
"I cheated on my husband."

"I had an abortion. Actually I had two. But I don't tell anyone about the other one."

"I sometimes think about running away and abandoning my family. Though I don't think I would ever really do it. I think I regret getting married and having kids. But you're never supposed to say that."

We're wrapping up our week of talking to people about life's regrets, but before we do we thought we'd share 'the best of rest'... all of the random anonymous answers and outtakes that weren't featured yet! Enjoy!

And sometimes, a theme becomes clear:
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET?
"I let go of love."... "I never told the person I love how much they meant to me."... "I never got to tell someone I loved them before it was too late."... "I didn't fight hard enough for love."...

It's too late to go back and change what is done. But we can learn from what we regret and try to never make the same mistake twice.