Mine was marrying my X when I knew I shouldn't. I was young & didn't know how to back out. After that, I did try at my marriage. My second failure, was not leaving soon enough. I didn't protect myself from abuse & thereby my children saw too much & were torn.
My biggest failure, truthfully was not going to college and applying myself. I allowed myself to worry about what everyone else (even strangers) thought about me because i was a lesbian, and let my youth pass me by until I was almost 30.
I have three famous stories, 2 recommended reads and have come in the top ten in two competitions~ Come in and make yourself at home.
i took a gamble on a career change and it hasn't worked out like i planned. i keep reminding myself that there's no clear path to success and that the fruit will be even sweeter once i acquire it.
Big-haired Bitch/Personality Hire
Apart from minor things like cooking disasters and one really bad hair experiment, I haven't really had any big or otherwise detrimental failures.
There was one really shitty relationship, but I don't even count that as a failure. It was a huge waste of time, but I learned a lot from it, mainly about myself and the kind of person I really am versus the kind of person I thought I was. But that was definitely a positive thing.
I consider things like these to be minor setbacks. There are very few types of failures that one can't come back from, and I've never experienced the type of failure that I couldn't fix or make right or that has otherwise impacted my life negatively...at least not permanently.
"What is the quality of your intent?" - Thurgood Marshall
My biggest failure was to let the mundane into our marriage. I occurs so slow you don't know it happens. Sex goes from a priority to the back burner. I becomes replaced with "important" things. Pretty soon it is so far down the list that it's hidden between cleaning out my closet and going through old photos.
My husband had an affair and I of course blamed him. Then to prove my own sexuality I cheated as revenge. A terrible but true story. We are back together and have gone to couples therapy. Sex is now at the top of the list, right above romance.
I have to say my marriage .. sighs.
For many summers I never took time to smell the roses. Now I never pass one by.