- Marrying a woman who wasn't interested in sex, although I do realise it could be me who turned her off. (Interestingly, my sister also married someone who didn't want sex. She did manage to get pregnant though. Perhaps something repellent runs in our family.)
- Using a contractor tax avoidance scheme. Then compounding the blunder by not settling quickly and moving on with life. (Health warning: avoiding tax can screw with your head as well as your bank account.)
- Deciding to actively "manage" (aka gamble) my pension pot. Perhaps I was subconsciously seeking thrills that I wasn't getting in the bedroom.

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Regrets/mistakes/bad decisions in life?
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1. Not seeking any sort of careers advice.
I earn a reasonable amount but I fell into software development rather than aspired to be a software developer and my heart isn't really in it.
In retrospect I wish I had studied to enter medicine, law or marine engineering.
2. Staying in a comfortable job for 9 years. Within two years of leaving I had trebled what I was earning.Comment
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Wasting two years of my life in uni.
Not doing a Dexter on the Disector of Human Remains at Ye Olde Sloughe of Desponde.
Can't be that difficult to rent an industrial woodchipper.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Not buying bitcoin.
Buying bitcoin.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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We divorced a few years ago after being together 23 years. In the latter years we actually became much more sexually compatible. Neither of us were interested.Comment
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Neither are weOriginally posted by ns1 View PostWe divorced a few years ago after being together 23 years. In the latter years we actually became much more sexually compatible. Neither of us were interested.
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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4. Posting your life's woes on an internet forum where no one cares.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!
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I thought that was the whole point of the internet.Originally posted by northernladuk View Post4. Posting your life's woes on an internet forum where no one cares.Comment
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Yeah you've either got to bleat about how bad your life is or present the "my life is awesome, suckers" version instead. No half measures.Originally posted by ns1 View Post
I thought that was the whole point of the internet.Comment
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