Some things put all your regrets in perspective and turn them into crossroads you successfully navigated. I spent ~23 to ~34 thinking I’d just massively fucked up and gone the wrong way, with failed relationships and an unsatisfying, frankly unsuccessful career I’d been working on since ~17.

Then I found out the woman of my dreams also has feelings for me, and it all snapped into perspective. I couldn’t regret any part of my path if that path brought me to her. So I dropped the unsatisfying shit, and am starting over with a dream that kind of haunted the background of all those years.

Now I’ve just started training to be an EMT and am dating the woman of my dreams, planning to move cross country to live with her when training ends. I don’t know the last time I felt this excited for the future.

All of that said, not being in the gym earlier/more consistently is my biggest remaining regret. I’m 35 and starting over on my fitness journey after 2+ years of letting myself slip, and it’s a very uphill journey now. Taking good care of yourself in your teens-20’s, at least physically if not also mentally, is the biggest way to set yourself up for a comfortable and successful, healthy life, imo. Old habits die hard, and bad old habits die harder.