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I felt like I messed up my marriage. I don’t feel that way any more, but at the time I was devastated.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Not winning the Mercury.
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I wish I'd never smoked.
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That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.
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