Per a study undertaken at Northwestern and University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, American adults most frequently regret, out of all the regrets they have, 'a lost romantic opportunity.' 20% of respondents identified this as their biggest regret in life. Missed educational opportunities followed at 13%, career choices - missed choices - came in at 12%, followed by financial regrets (10%), parenting missteps (9%), and health issues (8%). Sad.....and regretful.