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Best 3 decisions you have ever made

GoingToLukinsGoingToLukins Posts: 232
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I couldn't sleep last night and was in a rather contemplative mood. I narrowed it down to these three;

1. Deciding to swallow my pride and be the one to actively persue my (now) fiance, a rather shy guy. Until then I had never asked anybody out before and never thought I would/should have to.

2. Spending all my birthday money on a discman and the No Code and Down on the Upside album when I was 12, thus beggining a lifelong love affair.

3. Investing my entire life's savings in Apple stock at $55 a share (now at about $175). I'm usually not a money driven person, but this move has given me opportunities that I would never have had otherwise. It's allowed me to buy a condo, funded quite a few concert-related road trips, and will pay for my wedding to aforementioned guy <3

What would be your 3?



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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    off the top of my head, not putting too much thought into it:


    1. marrying my husband. :)

    2. studying abroad, 2x...and traveling as much as possible!

    3. changing majors, changing careers....just those big *changes* in general....learning and living, going a different route...has ALWAYS worked out to be so GOOD for me!



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  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    1. choosing my college

    2. choosing my grad school program, though I'm still not sure if this will pan out as a good decision in the long run

    3. ????
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    My top three have all involved telling people to fuck off. :D
  • SpunkieSpunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 6,764
    1. Not getting on tour bus, and cleaning up instead.

    2. Trusting my friends and signing the legal documents they presented me with.

    3. I have decided to bear a child. I'm pretty sure I will not regret this decision.
  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    3. Finally admitting that I was unhappy and getting divorced.

    2. Moving to Boston

    1. Sticking by my family when it was easier not too.
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  • geniegenie Posts: 2,222
    erm... the only one that comes to my head is

    1 giving £5 ( which is very little amount of money, but it made me feel good anyway ) to help pets

    and that's about it, my every other decisions hasn't been life changing or great

    i'm gonna have to grow some balls in future ;) that's my decision for making future decisions :D
  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    1) Got the courage to open up my own store.
    2) Chose an engineering degree over a technical diploma.
    3) Chose turning left over right down a road one night (my personal story with someone and I will not say anymore :))
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    ~saying goodbye to a HUGE part of my life

    ~writing a message :D

    ~making a really big choice.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    1. Getting divorced.

    2. Quitting a job that was killing me.

    3. 3rd decision is yet to be made, but when I make it... well, anyway, I'll keep you posted. :)
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  • GoingToLukinsGoingToLukins Posts: 232
    SENROCK! wrote:
    ~saying goodbye to a HUGE part of my life

    ~writing a message :D

    ~making a really big choice.
    Sen; you were there when I met my fiance; after the Kissimmee show. Just thought I'd share. :)



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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    My top three have all involved telling people to fuck off. :D
    :D

    quite the misanthrope aren't we Fins?
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    GoingToLukins wrote:
    Sen; you were there when I met my fiance; after the Kissimmee show. Just thought I'd share. :)

    yes i remember you posting about it! That was one damn good weekend! :D
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

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    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    :D

    quite the misanthrope aren't we Fins?


    I am, today. ;)
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I am, today. ;)
    One of my good decisions, not necessarily top 3 ever but still a good one, was to download John Martyn's Solid Air the other day. I am very much enjoying it. Over the Hill and May You Never are brilliant. It is abundantly obvious where you take most of your musical influence from.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    One of my good decisions, not necessarily top 3 ever but still a good one, was to download John Martyn's Solid Air the other day. I am very much enjoying it. Over the Hill and May You Never are brilliant. It is abundantly obvious where you take most of your musical influence from.


    Not his lyrics, though. They are poo.
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    1. Coming to Manchester. It's really allowed me to come out of my shell in a way that was never socially acceptable in my hometown. It's let me be myself and let me follow my goals. If I didn't go to uni I would have been an introvert recluse with no friends, no doubt about it.

    2. Going travelling last year. Made me realise how easy it is to travel and it doesn't have to be really stressful.

    3. Finally getting the confidence to approach girls. before I always came from the perspective of thinking the girl could do better than me, which obviously got me nowhere. Okay, it took a few psychopaths to boost my confidence, but I now feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin.



    General coming of age stuff I guess. I'm sure it's the same thing for everyone escaping teens, but oh well.
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Resuming my education.

    Asking for a divorce.

    ....................
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  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    fowls wrote:
    1. Coming to Manchester. It's really allowed me to come out of my shell in a way that was never socially acceptable in my hometown. It's let me be myself and let me follow my goals. If I didn't go to uni I would have been an introvert recluse with no friends, no doubt about it.

    2. Going travelling last year. Made me realise how easy it is to travel and it doesn't have to be really stressful.

    3. Finally getting the confidence to approach girls. before I always came from the perspective of thinking the girl could do better than me, which obviously got me nowhere. Okay, it took a few psychopaths to boost my confidence, but I now feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin.



    General coming of age stuff I guess. I'm sure it's the same thing for everyone escaping teens, but oh well.

    Been through and past number #3 buddy!

    Good stuff to hear.....makes me feel like I wasn't the only guy with some self confidence issues back in the day....amazing what confidence can do for you with the ladies....:)
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Not in order...

    1. Leaving my first wife.
    2. Deciding to never have kids
    3. Reading that first Edward Abbey book at an early age...
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,296
    1. deciding to father children
    2. going to college and grad school
    3. refusing to grow up aside from caring and providing for said children
  • geniegenie Posts: 2,222
    Get_Right wrote:
    3. refusing to grow up aside from caring and providing for said children

    cool
  • toastertoaster Posts: 152
    1. Moving four hours away from home to go to uni, although it meant leaving all my family, almost all of my friends and a damn well paid job, where I could've been assisting manager at an age of 20 and probably manager next year.

    2. Not listening to my parents and my sister when they didn't want me to go to Berlin and Copenhagen to see PJ or Roskilde with just one friend who was also a girl when I was 18 (cuz girls get raped on trips outside Norway, and especially at Roskilde :rolleyes: ).
    It wasn't really life changing, but I had some REALLY good times and met loads of people I learned a lot from because of this.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    this thread reminds of the episode of "lost" towards the end of the third season when charlie makes his "greatest hits" list. one of the greatest episodes ever.

    as far as my favorite 3 decisions, i will have to think about it and post again later.
  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    1. Moving to NYC
    2. Breaking up with my cheating ex.
    3. Getting closer to family in recent years.
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  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    1) Finding love

    2) I no longer have 50 pounds of pot buried out back in the woods under a log or in a water proof military ammunition box submerged underwater. This was my life for many years. (can you even grasp the bullshit that goes along with this kind of life?)

    3) Going to school.

    The list goes on into the sunset............
    Now would the OP start a thread on the Worst 3 decisions one has ever made?
    (if so i could really fill that fucker up too)
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  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    1) Marrying my hubby

    2) To not get a nose job

    3) To not sell my 1992 Camaro
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,296
    chadwick wrote:

    2) I no longer have 50 pounds of pot buried out back in the woods under a log or in a water proof military ammunition box submerged underwater. This was my life for many years.


    so thats where they keep it!!!!

    :D
  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    1.) Divorcing husband #1

    2.) Adopting a dog and subsequently deciding never to have children

    3.) Telling the truth. Sometimes, people don't like it. But, I'm more comfortable living truthfully.
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  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    1.) breaking an engagement to a guy who was (and probably still is) a great person. I know I'm much better off, and I believe and hope that he is, too.

    2.) meeting a certain internet buddy about 5 years ago...who is now my husband (and still my best friend in the world! :D)

    3.) becoming a mom to the coolest Guns N' Roses-loving baby ever. :D (Also, related to this...not getting a morning after pill...lol.)
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,390
    1. asking out my girlfriend
    2. choosing my college
    3. quitting something my parents wanted me to do so that i could start something i truly enjoyed
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