When asked to describe one memorable regret in their lives, a recent large survey found the most common qualm amongst a nationally representative poll of North Americans, involved ”romance”. This covered love, séx, dating or marriage. Romantic remorse includes divorce, marrying the ”wrong person,” an affair, not pursuing someone special, casual séx with the wrong partner, losing one’s virginity too early or too late. Women were more likely than men to describe a romantic regret.
