GTKY: Biggest Decision

mancila60

What is the biggest decision you have ever had to make? Do you still think you made the right decision?

bpphoto785

I didn't realize it at the time, but moving out of my home state and living 2 1/2 hours away from everyone I knew. I'm still not sure if it was a good decision or not. I love where we live, but as we're thinking about starting a family, being away from our families will be really hard. We talk about moving back, but the cost of living is a lot higher and traffic is a nightmare!

mildlymailyn

I think making the decision to be with H, because he lived out of state, was a huge decision for me. Now the biggest decision is making an offer on a house. Legally binding contracts are always scary!

kushie77

To change careers from finance to nursing.  I do think I made the right choice.  I cannot imagine myself doing anything else.  I went from a "job" in finance to a career in nursing. 

mancila60

I think it was the decision to move MIL in with us. It seemed so easy and simple at the time but we had been talking about it for months. Now looking back on it I feel like it gave us more time with her that way and plus H always knew she was taken care of when he wasn't there. I also think it worked best for everyone in the end I still think we did the right thing.

Mona8

Where I went to college was a big decision for me, especially looking back on it. My time there really shaped who I am as a person, and I don't think I would have met H had I gone somewhere else.

Also, deciding to buy a house, what house, and deciding on the right location for us was a big deal since we plan to stay in our home for at least the next 20 years.

Along52612

Prbly when my husband accepted the job for working at Disney and we desided to move from WIsconsin to Florida away from our family. It is a great experience and we really love it here. We just wish we lived in a bit better of a neighborhood.

zamboni00

Oh Gosh. It is really hard to pick one. Probably going to the college I chose (all- women, and far from home). All other decisions (breaking up with the 'bad' ex, moving home, bankruptcy) wouldn't have even presented themselves if it weren't for that one.

But I still believe they were all the right decisions. I wouldn't be where or who I am today without them.

Eta: they were the right decisions for me and my life at the time. That doesn't mean they were always 'right', if you know what I mean.

adventureisoutthere

Moving in with H. We'd only been together for 4 months, but I just knew it was right. Absolutely was the right choice. Now, our biggest decision has been deciding we're ready for kids. scary, but such a great time in our life.

Melissa51212

I never felt like any of my decisions were things I had to think about...I kinda always just went with the flow there was never oh either this or that. I also just make decisions and never look back. The one thing recently has been us decicing if we going to have kids. It's the only thing I feel as if we really are taking awhile to decice and will be the biggest decision of my and my hs life

court115

Obviously getting pregnant was a big decision but it wasn't really one I put a lot of thought into. Does that make sense? I just always knew I wanted babies. The other biggest decision was accepting the offer on our condo. We're selling at a pretty significant loss and I don't know if it's the right decision but we're both happy to almost be done with it.

geojam224

Switching my life route. I decided to go into education two weeks before I graduated with my geology degree. I wouldn't have it any other way. But me and H have some huge decisions coming up. @kushie77 my H is a financial analyst and he is switching to nursing too!!

toothpastechica

Going off BC was definitely the biggest decision of my life...it's the one decision that locked us into not moving, not having the freedom to quit a job if I don't like it, not travelling as much etc...

We are stoked, but it's definitely the one that has and will change our lifestyle the most.

zamboni00

It's funny having children/stopping preventing was such a huge decision for some of you.  Maybe it's an age thing?

For us, it was sort of just wrapped in with getting married.  We both wanted children, and at our age, didn't want to wait.  I don't know that we ever really had a discussion or made a decision.. we just knew that's what we wanted, and we'd stop preventing after the wedding.

We didn't even really have a discussion about reaching out to a professional after a year with no luck.  It was time, and we just knew it.  It wasn't a decision, it was just what came next, if that makes sense.

mandi921vh

Going to college 5 hours away from my family. I didn't realize it at the time. All of my friends were going to college only and hour or so away from home, and lots were going to colleges together. I was alone 5 hours away from all of my family and friends. For someone with social anxiety it was a pretty big step. Glad I made it though because I met H in college