...I would have bought stock in Apple & Microsoft & GE waaay back.
...Would have stayed in the CIA longer.
...Moved to a better city, long time ago.
Anything in your past that would impact being an hobbyist or escort, IF you could change it?
Started long ago, and not waste so much time and money on my exes.
Oh, and invested in the same things you mentioned. Also flipped houses before 2007, and bought investment properties during the foreclosure spree.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda....
Non-hobby - would picked a better major, woulda bought and KEPT more stocks in 2008.
Hobby - wow, so many. Well, basically, everything I now know to avoid, I learned by making mistakes...so I guess I wish I knew everything I know now, without having the bad experiences to give me that knowledge, if that makes any sense.
I wish I hadn't been so terribly naive and trusting. That about encompasses it.
I could have avoided half the problems in my life right now if last year I had known about this place and found a lady to be my arm candy for a special event.
Or exercising your hindsight bias?
probably both...which I suspect is common for most.
I also like to question the decisions I've made, especially the decisions which I knew were the right ones to make.
... remained in the AF to become a pilot.
... Not have gone to grad school.
... Married earlier.
... hobbied earlier.
... been more sexually active earlier in life.!!!
it is was it is..accept what you have and have fun with it..no one gets to do it over..
Posted By: decadentxy
...I would have bought stock in Apple & Microsoft & GE waaay back.
...Would have stayed in the CIA longer.
...Moved to a better city, long time ago.
Anything in your past that would impact being an hobbyist or escort, IF you could change it?
Met each and every last one of you gentleman before I left your area.
Love, Joi
To stick to waiting for a normal life instead of trying to get by until my first paycheck. Became a short term provider to avoid living in my car for a month with no food, shower, or clothing. I chose to be comfortable and safe rather than a month of struggling to achieve a normal life.
Only problem is, that month would have ruined me. Can't walk into work unrested, dirty, and stressed! (Very elite job, power suits, all the works.)
Now I'm stuck playing dress up, having sex all the time, and meeting men from across the country instead of sitting behind a desk with a bunch of catty women. Damn. lol.
Nah, I love this. Perfect job for being in my peak.
Although not much earlier, since I'd just turned 19 when I started working as a provider. It would have been nice to avoid the months of waitressing for shitty pay while in school, though. I also would have appreciated working for an agency much more than I did at the time. I love being indie and running my own business, but it was great having someone else help me- I didn't realize how much work the woman I worked with put in for me until I went out on my own!
Probably would not have had so much random sex whilst in high school either. There are many things I would change if I could, but those changes would be a good thing, not bad. Most people think that changes would result in them not being who they are today, but that is exactly why I would change many things about my life. I don't really like the person I have become. I mean I like a little bit about me, but not all of me. There are so many things I still have to do, change, mature in, and I wish I had done that 10 years ago.
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I think that everything happens at the appropriate time for everyone. I discovered the hobby late. However, if I discovered it too early I might have been too cocky and probably mismanaged money. I have the humility that allows me to keep the hobby in perspective and enjoy it when I feel the need. I do not let it overwhelm me.
...Ditto on the stocks (and other similar investments)
...Would have never succumbed to the brain damage and allowed myself to get married--and then re-succumbed for a second go-round
...Been possessed of enough self-knowledge to know that I like the beginnings of things better than the ongoing drudgery (so short-term-relationships, hobbying, and similar are definitely better for me--hey, OTOH, I did manage to avoid having children--score one for the home team)
...Generally speaking, put myself in a position to be young and irresponsible when I was young enough to get away with being irresponsible (I'm a middle-aged man now, trying to make up for all the s--- I missed out on when I was young and "searching for true love"...bleecchhh)
The fucking bitch, stripper, who used me just to achieve an education. I would have married a utr hooker instead lol
I wish I would have invested more sooner (Who doesn't), taken more chances, and had more confidence with the ladies at an earlier age. However in the end the choice I have made turned me into the person I am today. If I had traveled a different path who knows if I would like the person I would have turned into. I like who I am and am happy with the choices I have made. Regret over missed opportunities causes us to miss new opportunities as they appear.
