+198 You're not sure what hurts more; saying something and wishing you hadn't, or saying nothing and wishing you had. amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

the latter imo

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well the first one sucks, but usually the regret sort of goes away after time. As for the second one, the regret just keeps building up and up and up :(

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I was on the fence until I read this. You're right, the second one is worse.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The first one is not as bad because you can apologize.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The first one is definitely worse.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Why?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In most cases, you can say something you didn't at a later date. You can never take back something you've said.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Kinda similar: http://xkcd.com/458/ So saying nothing, apparently.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I don't know, in my experience it's the first one. I always beat myself up later on wen I'm thinking about a conversation I had for saying something stupid, never really for not saying something smart.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's not about smart/stupid. It's more about telling people how you feel and things like that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I would still say the first one, just from personally experiences. Every time I've told someone something that I was debating to tell them it seems to end up badly.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But, at least in my opinion, it's better to at least know the outcome (even it's bad) than have to wonder about it forever. But again, that's just how I feel. I can see how you'd rather not end up in a situation like that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That is true, you don't have to think about what could have happened. But then on the other hand if it goes badly you end up mentally face palming yourself whenever you think about it. It really is a tough decision.

by Anonymous 12 years ago