Home/Life Choices/Settling regret/ThoughtI think maybe I’ve lived too long to see the light the way they want me to see it.settling regretpath not takenShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI think maybe I’ve spent too much of my life pretending to be someone I’m not, and now that I’m sixty-two, it’s starting to feel kind of heavy, I guess.personality maskingI think maybe I’m not cut out for this, even though it’s too late to be anything else now.settling regretI’m sitting here in the dark and I just can’t stop thinking about the look on their faces when I said no. …family obligation guilttired of the pretense. …personality maskingRelated ThemesAchievement emptinessChildfree guiltPath not takenPurpose searchingRetirement Identity Crisis