January 18, 2011
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Do you have a “the one that got away”, whether it be a person or an opportunity? What happened?
Aww i hate those missed oppertunities they haunt me, if i let them.
I already sort of mentioned this before but not this detail of the story. Years ago i went on holiday to Antigua for a couple weeks and got to know one of the girls that worked in the resort. I developed a bit of a crush on her and tried to bump into her as much as possible, but one day there was a boat race and the resort reps were organising the various teams.
Now I had been put in a team with another holiday maker who was also quite young and together it was decided that we didn’t have enough weight to man the Catamaran so we needed a third team mate who could also pilot (neither of us had experiance) the annoying part of it is that i’d previously had a chat with Marissa (the girl i liked) and she’d mentioned wanting to be part of the Cat race….if i’d just had slightly more confidence I could have got her to be the captian of our team which would have been perfect weight wise and a much better memory than having said nothing as i did.
In the end this a-type bleached very loud chap who was organising everyone took control of my boat and we won but he was way too serious about it and i’ve always kicked myself for not taking that oppertunity.
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Do you know what happened to the girl? :/
When you let an opportunity pass you by, do you believe that “everything happens for a reason”?..or is it just a reasoning that people put to ease their mind of that lost chance? I might just be rambling..but yes, I do believe I had a opportunity that..I probably won’t say was missed..but rather blindly lost.
eek these situations are terrible , always leave your heart yearning and your mind buzzedÂ
Aw.
I think we all have those missed opportunities. I try to see it as “if was supposed to happen it would have”…but they still make a person sad.
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@HelloKitty0809 - I don’t know
this was a few years ago now, i’m always sort of tempted to go back and see though….
@Babieboo_Annie - Mmmm very hard to decide, i don’t think there’s an overall ‘plan’ thats already been written, because otherwise what would be the point? other than (taking the metaphore of a computer game) we’re all just sprites playing our parts. I think your given (or create) oppertunities and then have the choice.
@swtaznxtc90 - Yep it’s a sad but nice memory :S as long as i don’t think too much about ‘what ifs’
@adamswomanlost - :D I always feel better seeing your ‘Hugs’ sign off, Thank You.
She could have been a serial killer, you know.
@Days_likethis - Lmao
I’ve got to be honest i’d not thought of that, it’s a good point.
I definitely know what you mean. I’ve had a few in my days, then I just ask myself a bunch of “What if…” questions. I’m now married and those thoughts don’t phase me anymore, but during topics like this, you still ask yourself those questions.
Oh that’s a bummer, but you learned and grew from it. In the words of the great sage, Gomer Pyle: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!”
~Sighs~ I have many, countless in fact. Not person, but opportunities.