'Got engaged to a horse girl': 20+ Things people wish they could redo from their youth

Author image for Remy Millisky
Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
May 6, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

These people had jokes and great advice of what to do and not do while you're young. If you are young, take notes! 

Being in your 20s is a wild ride. You're a teenager for a long time, then suddenly, you're out in the real world, getting a job, getting married, having kids… or just watching as your friends and colleagues do those things. While you might be the same age as your friend group, suddenly you all have different responsibilities in life. There's also just a lot of freedom in your 20s. You can do as you please, and no one will really stop you, so you'd better make sure you're looking ahead to your future! As one person suggested, it's pretty silly not to plan for the long term and medium term future. That's great advice, and the people below shared their own sage wisdom and cautionary tales below. 

After that, click here for a story about a boss who broke her promise to an employee. 

Advertisement
  • 01
    Cheezburger Image 9760304640
    via nick mercer on Unsplash
  • 02
    Human body - r/AskReddit Posted by u/ALLEYWAYwithanS What's the dumbest thing you've done in your 20's ?
    via u/ALLEYWAYwithanS
  • 03
    Rectangle - pgraczer not look after my teeth 15.1k Reply Share
    via u/pgraczer
  • 04
    Font - toyotasquad Took a $12k loan to buy a motorcycle. Didn't want to pay for comprehensive insurance, bike got stolen 4 months later
    via u/toyotasquad
  • 05
    Font - HabemusAdDomino. I took powerlifting way too seriously. I spent 7 years in gyms, for hours every day, skipping every social occasion and holiday. I didn't get as strong as I wanted to. I just got all sorts of physical issues to deal with for the rest of my life now.
    via u/HabemusAdDomino
  • 06
    Font - Kyadagum_Dulgadee Not making long or medium term plans
    via u/Kyadagum_Dulgadee
  • 07
    Smile - Navajo___ Broke a window with my forehead. Willingly. Don't ask
    via u/Navajo___
  • 08
    Font - plutorollsvanillaice. Got into a half-hearted relationship and wasted 3 years of my life.
    via u/plutorollsvanillaice
  • 09
    Font - TheStraightishGuy F Went to Italy and forget to eat pizza
    via u/TheStraightishGuy
  • 10
    Gesture - Pugwhip Assumed climbing the corporate ladder is the way to do life
    via u/Pugwhip
  • 11
    Smile - SystemNovel7112 Beg to be loved.
    via u/SystemNovel7112
  • 12
    Font - Thats WhatPutinWants Got married to the wrong woman. Never get married to someone who isnt sure if they love you. That person is damaged and needs space.
    via u/Thats WhatPutinWants
  • 13
    Font - MarmateW Not studying properly. At the time studying for 2-7 years seemed like a life time, but now at 30 I wish I had done it. Don't have the money or flexibility to do it now
    via u/MarmateW
  • 14
    Font - big-bad-bird Worked way too hard and burnt out. Sacrificed family time. Sacrificed health. Need to pace yourself at the age of 20- 30.
    via u/big-bad-bird
  • 15
    Font - hdrider7511 Got engaged to a horse girl.
    via u/hdrider7511
  • 16
    Font - orange_cuse S decided against contributing to my company's matching 401k. cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars. =(
    via u/
  • 17
    Font - Swioop Drove 187 miles to drop her a scarf back that she left at my student house. Didn't even get a thanks. Just an Instagram story of her wearing the scarf out that night.
    via u/
  • 18
    Font - Char10 Moved in with a girlfriend before finding out more about her preferences. We had been dating for a year but I didn't realize how much of a problem she had sharing until we lived together. We did for 5 years and never shared a bedroom, had everything split down the middle including the pantry and fridge, even when it came to spices she insisted on me getting my own. She
    via u/
  • 19
    Font - hated it when I would be in the same room as her unless it was under "her terms."Whenever I asked to make our relationship more of a shared experience I was gaslit into believing I was wrong for not allowing boundaries. She moved out a month ago and I couldn't believe how quickly my mental health improved simply by not having that toxic influence around anymore.
    via u/
  • 20
    Font - asocial-noctunal Ran up $11k worth of credit card debt over about 18 months when I was 25-26. I didn't become debt free until I was 33, and never had an 800(excellent) credit score until 36.
    via u/
  • 21
    Font - lotofgayvibes Thinking that the relationship I was in was going to be forever. Could not be more naive.
    via u/
  • 22
    Font - Spirited Series 5187. Grand of you to think that I stopped doing dumb things after my 20s!
    via u/
  • 23
    Font - Mr_ToppDeck Maxed out my 5000 credit card on a girl so she could go to school and not graduate I'm not with anymore for love. Lol. After some years my credit is back over 700 again but I will definitely never do that again. Lol
    via u/
  • 24
    Font - Fmligy Broke up with (what may as well have been) the greatest girlfriend I've ever had. 3 years later I'm still single and I think about her from time to time
    via u/
  • 25
    Font - Higdhivekfb Gone to grad school. Nothing like getting paid a poverty wage to live in the most expensive city in the country
    via u/

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

opinion twenties askreddit advice aging young people
Scroll Down For The Next Article