Most men secretly regret these life decisions once they hit 50
04/17/25 at 03:00 AM
Most men secretly regret these life decisions once they hit 50
Bolde; by Natasha Lee; 4/15/25
Hitting the big 5-0 has a way of making you take stock of your life choices. It's that moment when the road behind you starts looking longer than the one ahead, and suddenly, those decisions you made in your 20s, 30s, and 40s come into sharper focus. ... I've gathered insights from countless discussions with men in their 50s and beyond to shed light on these common regrets.
- Letting Their Health Take A Backseat ...
- Spending Too Many Weekends At The Office ...
- Allowing Friendships To Fade Away ...
- Never Learning How To Talk About Their Feelings ...
- Playing It Safe When They Could Have Taken A Leap ...
- Not Asking For Help When Life Got Hard ...
- Putting Off That Passion Project ...
- The Way They Handled Money In Their 30s And 40s ...
- Not Being More Present During Their Children's Early Years ...
- The Skills They Never Bothered To Learn ...
- The Grudges They Held Onto That Weren't Worth the Energy ...
- Avoiding Difficult Conversations With Aging Parents ...
- Postponing Travel And Adventure For "Someday" ...
- Not Taking More Photos And Recording Family Memories ...
- Letting Physical Intimacy Fade Without Addressing It ...
Editor's Note: Many of these are voiced when people are reflecting on their lives, at the end of their lives. How much better for all of us--not just men--to learn from these earlier, whatever one's age.