What was your best decision in life?

For me, it was learning English. Although I do make a few mistakes here and there, I'm mostly perfect on it.

The amount of resources you have access to dramatically increases when you know a universal language. I say dramatically because it made me realize how much my native language lacks when it comes to certain topics. The most obvious one to me was tech and computers. Everybody knows how to use Windows but there are very few resources about stuff beyond Windows. It's actually sad. [insert sad face here]

TexasDrunk ,

Getting a divorce. My life has been better since then, even when I lived in my car.

Elorie ,

Same. I thought life would be worse so I stayed married longer than I should have.

Turns out being unhappily married is far more lonely than being single....by a LOT.

DeltaTangoLima ,
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Ditto - divorcing my first wife. Now I'm married to my soulmate and we have an amazing daughter together. Best thing I ever did!

Hammocks4All ,

A “friend” started a company and hired me. It was pretty fun for a year. Then it became pretty bad — real bad. I quit on the spot after a verbal abuse session where I demanded more respect and my “friend” / boss literally said “no.”

It’s been a little over a year since I quit. Lived in my car for some of it, otherwise took odd jobs here and there where I could rent a room temporarily.

I’m at the end of this insane journey — starting a new job in a couple months. It’s been rough but I still think it was the right decision. Curious to see myself in 6 months to a year.

Anyway, felt like this was somewhat similar to your case.

TexasDrunk ,

It's rough as hell, friend. I'm glad you're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. With a little hard work and a lot of luck I was able to buy a house a few years after I went through the homelessness thing. I hope the same for you.

Drigo ,

Was taking 2 gap years in education. Where I worked a year, and took firefighters education for 9 month, where I met my now wife, after that traveled for 2 month, before I continued my education with computer science.

Duke_Nukem_1990 ,

Going vegan

space_of_eights ,

I started running some 20-odd years ago. It helped me get stability and self-confidence and helped me get my shit together.

BearOfaTime ,

Your English is excellent - I wouldn't know it was a second (third?) language for you.

FYI, "mostly perfect" is problematic, as "perfect" is an absolute - something is perfect or it isn't perfect. Though it could interpreted as "most of my English is perfect", which makes sense. And there's also room for artistic license.

Many native speakers say this kind of thing all the time with "unique", by saying things like "one of the most unique" thing. So you're in good company, you speak English as well as many native speakers! 😁

(It's a minor thing, I doubt most people notice that qualifying an absolute doesn't make sense).

Again, your English is excellent - I really wouldn't know otherwise.

CaptPretentious ,

Going to college.

Honestly there's a lot of things I know all contributed to where I am. But I'm fairly certain I would have a far worse life if I hadn't gone to college.

RedCarCastle ,

Buying dirt, it's a struggle everyday but as much as I say I'm giving up and selling... I'm never going to

RBWells ,

Probably having kids. Got pregnant at 23, went back to school, slowly, got a much better job when I finished. Do not think I would have done without having the kids, and they have brought so much joy into my life.

But I always knew I wanted kids so not sure that counts.

Wearing a very slightly alternative outfit to the mall in the 1980s may actually have saved my life. I was so alienated at school, for a lot of reasons, and falling in with these slightly older punks who looked after me at shows and just generally got me into that scene really made me feel I had a place - I wouldn't say it was wholesome by any stretch but without that group I am pretty sure I would have just died, probably from anorexia as a teen. Good and bad came from it but I am very, very happy for that day.

_TheLoneDeveloper_ ,

Stooped caring what other thought, started doing what I liked, took risks.

OrkneyKomodo ,
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Moving to Ireland. Better than the UK in almost every way.

some_guy ,

Moving to California. Happened on a whim. Change my life completely because I didn't fit in my conservative state and would never have achieved actual happiness. Also, continuing therapy.

foggy ,

Moving. I was in my mid 20s and I lived in a city with all my friends.

Really struggled with mental health. Felt like all my friends hated me. Turns out they were just mediocre friends.

Packed up and moved, solo.doing way better than I ever woulda done in that situation, I think.

spittingimage ,
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At the risk of repeating what others have posted, getting together with my wife. She's smart, financially responsible, and we influence each other in positive ways. We've been so much more capable as a team than either of us was separately.

card797 ,

Marrying my wife. She is so smart and strong. We make a great team and we have been able to resolve the various conflicts of 15 years. I couldn't have chosen a better partner.

scytale ,

Asked my boss to relocate me to another country 5 years ago. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I’m glad I even asked in the first place, because no one else had done it at the time.

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