What lesson have you never learned (and suspect you never will)?

Chilling and opening a bottle of white wine, planning to have 1 – 2 glasses. I almost always end up drinking more than that, and alcohol is very caloric.

No, I don’t have a drinking problem or any compulsions to consume alcohol. No, I’m not depressed and prone to falling into a bottle. White wine is simply delicious, and I enjoy the way it tastes. If there were such a thing as yummy, non-alcoholic, zero-calorie wine, I’d drink that, instead.

To me, committing to one glass of white wine is like committing to one potato chip, one French fry, one cookie, one peanut, etc.

Well, once you have 2 glasses, @SadieMartinPaul, the bottle is over half empty, and what’s the point of saving that? I mean, you’ll have to drink it eventually, anyway, right? ;)

Not to get too attached to people.

I still can’t remember how to tie knots well. I try, and learn it for a little while, but soon forget. Clove hitch, bowline, sheet bend…. It is in one ear out the other.
All I remember are “left over right, right over left”.
I am knot challenged.

None!. I am perfect, not challenged,heh, heh.

Ah, but that is a lesson we shouldn’t strive to learn, in my opinion, @janbb.

I’ve never tied a tie in my life, @LuckyGuy. Loosen and re-use or clip on!

Well, humbleness is a lesson bitterly learned, @Jonesn4burgers!

To not look at the animals about to be euthanized on the craigslist pets page.

Aww, @wildpotato. STOP THAT!

That women are always right.

That women who tell me their problems don’t actually want solutions. They just want to vent. I don’t think I will ever learn (or even understand) that one. I understand even less how they can be right when they say “You helped” when I didn’t actually do anything.

@downtide Being listened to with attention is one of the greatest gifts a friend can give. Advice is often not what is wanted.

Only thing I can think of is not to look at a fat woman in booty shorts or Daisy Dukes; I know it is approaching the eye-reaction it will cause, but like a bad train wreck, I can’t look away, that and not looking at roadkill when I am riding by.

Oh, no, @Cruiser, you seem to need to learn that you have to carefully choose your battles.

@janbb is right, @downtide. Allowing someone to vent means there is less steam behind the problem. Sometimes venting allows you to see the solution on your own.

You can’t know that you shouldn’t look until you DO look, regarding the booty shorts, @Hypocrisy_Central. Not looking at roadkill, on the other hand, is something you can control. I went years without identifying a single dead animal on the road. You see the form there, and just will your eyes not to follow it.

^ The lesson is not to not look, but it is never good to look but somehow I end up looking to see it if is cat, squirrel, possum, raccoon, or something else.

@janbb “Being listened to with attention is one of the greatest gifts a friend can give. Advice is often not what is wanted.” So I have been told, many times. I still don’t “grok” it though.

Get in relationships with crazy chicks.

Oh, right, I do have one; getting involved with guys who end up calling me a crazy chick. (tee hee)

@Jonesn4burgers Is it fate that we met?

We could probably be great together, if you didn’t make so much noise with your chip eating. It’s so dang loud, I can’t hear what the neighbors are going on about, and I’m curious.

@downtide Yes, men want to offer solutions and fix problems, but women just need to talk about what’s wrong. Venting can be a big relief, and “thinking out loud” simplifies and clarifies problems. Some men never learn this and spend their lives responding with, “Well, you should…”

Also, people who ask for advice often don’t really want advice. They might want your opinion, to be considered and either followed or disregarded. They might also be looking for affirmation; they shop-around for people who agree with them.

I will not date my brothers friends. I will not date my brothers friends. I will not–Hello there.

Putting others needs first. Every single time I crash and burn from not prioritizing my needs, I tell myself, “STOP IT!” Rewind, and replay.

Checking out womens cleavage when the wife has compound eyes, those slaps don’t half sting.

That women can’t be trusted.

I will lose weight and keep it off for years but I still slip back into the old eating habits.
I am a three time lifetime member of Weight Watchers and have been successful at every diet program I’ve done. I was even on a billboard for a diet program. It’s the maintenance that kills me.

Not to randomly mix chemicals to see what happens.

^^^ I wanna hang out with YOU!

Okay, here’s one for real; asking for help. I suck at it. I keep swearing to change, to quit being too proud to appear vulnerable when asking for help would be the right thing to do.

Stop getting more morbid. Kind of explain this avatar change.

Stop being forgetful.

Stop using my mobile phone while eating.

Stop being lazy.

That I am just not a super disciplined person and never will be.
I can’t seem to stick to any routine for more than a month then I am bored. It is what it is, balanced out by my brilliant side. haha

Nice balance, @Coloma.

That most people can’t be trusted.

Expecting everyone else does things the same way I do.

I never unknowingly make the same mistake twice. Do I apply the knowledge if the same thing pops up later? No, but I still know what I’m doing. Chaos. It’s not so much about what I’ve learned which will dictate what I do, but using what I’ve learned the weigh the scales. If I figure I can destroy the dragon, I’ll pay the price and get injured if I get to bang some hot princess after the battle.

Brain freeze FTW yo.

@Symbeline Not something a zombie viking can usually do ~

I find that most people I give trust deserve it, @MarvinPowell. Maybe you’re being too generous, too soon?

GA, @Adagio. I think we all fall into that trap.

“FTW”? @Symbeline

FTW, for the win, a way to approve of something. Kind of like, right ion.

Thanks, @Symbeline.

Ooops, typo. Right on, not ion.

that was fail

I didn’t even notice!

Funny, I can drink jumbo Margaritas with dinner 4 days in a row and not get a brain freeze, but you give me the smallest frozen drink from the gas station and my eyes are watering with the pain in under 3 minutes.

I noticed but thought it was deliberate, and liked it.