Talk:Regret (emotion)

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I think the line about Planescape: Torment does little except spoil the game, agreed? 67.176.96.120 08:05, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

No. It may bring up a major theme in the game, but that's not one of the major plot twists in the game. Also, other articles on emotions have references to fictional expressions of the topic, such as the Hulk for Anger and Hitchhiker's Guide for Boredom. Caufman 09:20, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whats the difference beetwen Remorse and Regret

(Im not english)ThanksDzoni 14:44, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

• hi dzoni, they are both very similar. im not sure what the diffrence is.Spencerk 16:53, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes,I noticed it Spencerk,but it would be interesting if someone could explain to us what excatly is the difference and why are those seperate emotions?It is very interesting that you are english language native(from Canada i figure) and even you dont know it.

Maybe it is because it is the same emotion...Dzoni 22:00, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Remorse suggests regret, but that you will also do something about it/wouldn't do it again. --86.139.116.130 22:46, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

That's hard to describe because it is really very easy to confuse, but also not quite the same. You could start by explaining that you might regret that last glass of beer you had, but you wouldn't feel remorse for it, because regret is often just caused by undesirable results (like the hangover it got you). Remorse is more closely associated with personal guilt than regret is, it is more moral and emotional in nature. You will probably also regret having started to smoke (especially once you get lung cancer) but you would feel remorse for smoking during pregnancy and having it result in a mentally or physically disabled child. That's moral AND emotional: You are emotionally affected because it is your child suffering and morally because it is also your fault. Do you understand it better now? --TheOtherStephan 22:16, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regret by inaction

What about the feeling one gets when wishing one had taken an opportunity to do something in the past, but would now be too late and/or impractical to do so? Could that also be considered as 'regret'? The article dosen't address this. --Seven of Nine 15:31, 15 September 2006 (UTC)