Life is about choices and sometimes they can be tough and can have drastic repercussions.

But, every once in a while, you just have to commit and take a leap of faith, no matter what the situation is.

Here are some good, true stories from folks on AskReddit about times in their life that they thought, “now there’s no turning back!”

1. A big life change.

“I remember the day my ex husband texted me and said “you don’t seem very happy with me.”

I knew there would be no going back once I said “I’m really not.” Starting over completely was really hard, but now I’m married to someone who makes me super happy and it makes all the hardships worth it.”

2. Thankfully, now feeling better.

“A bit dark but…when I took a bunch of pills in a suicide attempt.

It was around 10 pm on a Tuesday night and I had just gotten into an argument with my Mom. I layed down in my bed and thought about my life, considered asking my Mom to take me to the hospital, but decided against it. I thought, “Welp, this is it. I’m dying.”

Then I fell asleep. I took more than the lethal dose of Seroquel XR but somehow woke up in the morning, slow, but perfectly fine. I consider it a glitch in the matrix, but one I am grateful for. This was in August 2019, and I’m doing a lot better now. Still struggling, but not suicidal.”

3. That sounds scary.

“When I decided to venture alone on a hiking trail through the Brasilian rainforest, realized there was no phone coverage after half an hour, kept walking for another hour, and finally saw a sign of civilization.

A literal sign. Just that. It said ‘beware of coral snakes’.”

4. Now you’re in for it.

“Getting off the bus and immediately getting yelled at in Great Lakes for Navy bootcamp.”

5. A terrifying experience.

“Hiking, knowing that severe, SEVERE weather is on the way.

I got about 8 miles in when it started. Dense woods but rain was heavy enough that I couldn’t see 10 feet in front of me. Crossed a small creek half way through, which on my way back turned into a river from flash floods.

I found a somewhat large rock sticking out from a hill and huddled under that for about 15 minutes while lighting struck close enough to hurt my ears and seriously rumble in my chest.

Ended up having to follow the creek upstream until it got small enough to cross, which turned what was originally 2 miles of hiking trail, into probably another 8 through raw forest, maybe more as it was pitch black when I got back to my car, and I had started at noon. Spent those hours balling my eyes out and slipping in mud lmao

Easily in the top five most terrifying experiences in my life.”

6. We wish you luck.

“Giving my notice to my boss last Friday. I’m across the country from any friends and family, and I have no job lined up. If I stay here I’ll wind up a shell of a person.

So I’m quitting and moving back home with only my savings and the grace of my family to catch me.

No going back now. Wish me luck.”

7. Point of no return.

“Moving to Europe.

For my husband, it was moving home. For me, nope. But I have a rare disease and American insurance was about to actually kill me (kept denying medications, I was getting worse and worse) and he managed to get an amazing job in a great city to try to save my life.

So five years ago, we’re two hours into our flight there, THE flight where we’re moving forever, and I was too sick to visit first or anything so I’ve never seen it before, and I’m realizing, I’m not actually well enough to fly back to the US, who knows when I’ll see anything or anyone from again, and this is it, and…

Suddenly, I’m just a bit panicking gone. Like, “What is plane? Where is air?” The flight attendant was offering me a cup of tea at that almost exact moment and I just stared at my husband, who is a former Marine and has done all of these insane things, and he looked at me and goes, “Take. The. Tea.”

I felt like an idiot version of Neo in the Matrix. “If you take the tea… the flight keeps going and you see how far this rabbit hole goes. If you don’t take the tea… this poor flight attendant stands here looking like a fucking idiot for even longer.” So anyway, I took the tea from the dude, and then I guess it worked because who can panic while trying to make tea?

Turns out it was truly the point of no return. It’s been five years. The insurance is MUCH better than the US, they’ve kept me alive when I definitely would have died, but I’m too sick to actually leave. I couldn’t even go home for my grandmother’s funeral. So… shit, there really was no going back. Unless something kicks in, new treatments etc, I doubt I’ll ever see home again.”

8. Breaking away.

“I ran away from an abusive home at 19.

I called my dad while I was at work later that day to let him know I was okay and not to come looking for me. He’s a narcissist and I was so scared he’d tell the authorities something crazy so they’d track me down for him, like my boyfriend kidnapped me.

I’d left my car keys on the kitchen table so he couldn’t charge me with stealing it, as he bought it for me, emptied my bank account (because he was friends with the small bank owner) and taken everything I could with me- and that was a pretty big one. He said “you’ll never make it without me and my money” and I just said “I can’t wait to find out.” That was seven years ago now, and I’m making it.

9. Going for it.

“When I was on my way to see a girl I had been talking to online for three months who lived on the other side of the world. Just put all of my eggs in one basket and said “fuck it”.

The “shit, no going back now” feeling really hit when the plane took off.

That girl is now my wife. Sometimes you just gotta go for it.”

10. Alone in the woods.

“That first time being dropped off on the Appalachian Trail several states away from home and watching the car speed off into the distance with nothing by my own legs and a stick I found to get me back.

I love that stick.”

11. Intense.

“Walking down the ramp of a C-17 in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Days later I’d be at an outpost in the middle of fuck all Afghanistan, doing patrols and occasionally having tea with locals who also shot at us sometimes (it’s boring out there I guess?)

I learned a lot though. Naan is dope, all doggos are good, and kids are the same no matter what continent you’re on.”

12. Losing my religion.

“The day I quit my religion.

I had been having doubts for sometime but then one day I just put all the puzzle pieces together and realised that it’s not the truth.”

13. Gonna tie the knot.

“I was meeting a guy on Grindr.

I had pulled into the driveway and still had the chance to leave. But it was a decent lookin place so whatever i walked up to the front door. The moment i saw him in the window, well even then i coulda backed out.

He opened the door and grabbed my hand, that was the moment. I couldnt go back at that moment.

2 and a half years later, im gonna marry this man.”

Have you ever had to make a tough decision in life that you knew could have drastic results?

Please talk to us about them in the comments!

We’d love to hear from you!

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Have you ever been totally obsessed with a place, but you had never been there? Like you had some totally romantic and idealized version of what it would be like even though you’d never been there?

I felt this way about New York City when I was growing up. I finally went for the first time when I was 21, and I did – and still do – love it, so no big letdown there for me.

But for some folks, the places they’ve fetishized in their minds don’t turn out to be so wonderful.

In this AskReddit thread, people discuss how they feel about the places they were obsessed with that they actually moved to. If you’ve ever done this, tell us about your experience in the comments.

1. At least the summer is nice.

“Into the Wild was my introduction to Alaska. I’m from the tropics.

Met an Alaskan man.

Visited in the summer. Loved it!

Married the Alaskan man.

Moved in the summer after.

Finally found out what an interior Alaskan winter was like.

Hated it, but husband will not move.

Became a reverse Persephone, my cold-weathered husband sends me back to the land of hot weather for a month of the year.

Still completely in love with the Alaskan summer.”

2. A mixed bag.

“Paris, France. I studied French for a long time and eventually moved here to do my master’s degree. I do love the city itself – always something to do, amazing museums/art/culture/architecture – and even though like all cities it can be crowded/dirty sometimes, I still enjoy it. The thing that gets me is how hard it is to get to know and become friends with the French (Parisians in particular).

They are perfectly polite but if I didn’t have a strong foreign student friend community here it would be much more difficult. There are always exceptions of course – I have a handful of good French friends – but a big factor in why I don’t think I can stay in Paris in the long term to settle down (maybe somewhere else in France would be better) is that the coldness can really wear you down. That, and also the bureaucracy. It’s unreal.”

3. Living the dream.

“I dreamed of living in NYC as a teen. I was drawn to the theater, the fashion, the excitement. Now I’ve been living in NYC for about 13 years, basically my entire adult life, and I still love it but my appreciation has changed. A lot of the things that initially attracted me require lots of money, but I’ve discovered so many new things and met so many wonderful people that I don’t miss the loss of that fantasy. I still feel a thrill when I go running over one of the bridges and see the skyline.

I love not driving, and being able to find practically any food or specialty shop I want. I am very plugged into the arts here and love to go to live music, readings, lectures, art shows, and performances, so many of which can be enjoyed for little or no money!

I definitely see how city life doesn’t appeal to many people but whenever I think of leaving I can’t imagine anywhere I might like better.”

4. The good and the bad.

“I’m a small town Midwesterner who really romanticized California (particularly coastal California.) I had the opportunity to move there right after college and it was probably one of the best decisions I’d ever made.

Things I liked: the weather was always perfect (even on rainy days, the temperature was still mild.) There was always something to do. There were so many different beaches and I never got tired of seeing the ocean. I did more hiking in the first year I lived there than I’d ever done in my home state. Lots of good shows and music around the Santa Cruz and SF area. SO MANY GOOD RESTAURANTS. Plus, it felt good to go back to my tiny ass town and tell people I moved to California.

Things I disliked: It’s expensive. The traffic is as bad as they say. There also seems to be an air of ignorance with (not all, but some) people native to the area. For instance, when I told people I was from Iowa, someone asked if we had electricity and running water, another person chimed in that they had a cousin who lived in Montana (which is no where even close to Iowa,) and most people had no idea where to even find Iowa on a map. When you’re from a fly over state, you automatically learn which are the “superior” states because they get a lot of coverage in media and entertainment.”

5. Won’t live there again.

“I’m an American, was a serious Irish dancer my whole childhood. I also play music. I wanted to move to Ireland and go to university there — and I did. Overall, it was a great experience especially in terms of local music / dancing and opportunities to learn more. But also I hated my degree program and ended up studying abroad and then transferring to a school in Canada, where I’m much better settled. I still pinch my pennies to go back to Ireland and visit my friends and stuff, but I’d never ever live there long term again.

Also, I hate cold rainy weather and have asthmatic reactions to mold, so Ireland’s climate was actively trying to kill me the entire time I was there. Good times. No regrets, but also wouldn’t repeat.”

6. The Big Easy.

“New Orleans is deeper and broader than I imagined. 20 years later I have no regrets, only memories that I reflect upon and smile. When I tell stories I have to leave things out, because the reality is unbelievable.”

7. Not in love with London.

“Moved to London with stars in my eyes. A year later, all I think now is how is no one speaks to each other and there’s pigeons everywhere.”

8. Seoul.

“Seoul, South Korea!

It’s my first experience in a big city, and I’m not disappointed! Public transportation is great, food is amazing… i eat a lot of Japanese food here tbh. Depending on where you are in the city, night life is crazy. And i find the older parts of the city to be absolutely beautiful. I know for those born and raised in the system it’s a whole different story, but for a 20 year old foreign student, i can say it’s not half bad.

As far as the negatives go however, the lack of nature can be hugely depressing, i pay $400 a month for a 50 sq ft room, dining alone can be difficult, and there’s always trash everywhere in the streets. Honestly though I think i had a decent grip on reality before coming here. People expect these places to be like an instagram-esque dream world. But at the end of the day, it’s just another place you wake up, do your groceries and pay your bills in. All that fun real life stuff.”

9. Finland = Paradise.

“It was Finland for me. Rather weird country to obsess about, but I started learning the language in high school and fell in love with the culture. Went there for an exchange and was shocked at how close to paradise it was! Beautiful nature, friendly and helpful people, good-quality food and more humane pace of life. It helped that I lived with a wonderful host family in a small town – the people you meet are a huge part of your experience in a place. Best part was getting to learn more Finnish!”

10. Spoiled it…

“Hawai’i. It is absolutely gorgeous. Had land there and spent time there during the downturn.

The tourist thing wears off though, and although it is still an absolutely gorgeous place, the cost of living, the corruption in government, and seemingly like every contractor is trying to rip you off spoiled it for me as a long term relocation.”

11. The old country.

“Not as popular but Greece. My maternal grandparents are Greek. It’s a big loud friendly group and had been my entire life. I had a several month long gap before grad school and a great aunt willing to house me so I moved to Patras. The first few weeks were wonderful I did all the tourist things then I realized how forced all of it was. You can’t just ever have a friend over it has to be a major production.

The food was wonderful but every contractor or small business I interacted with took it at a point of pride to tack on added fees or try to scam me. I was stolen from multiple times. The older people particularly the men had no personal boundaries at all and their wives would hand wave off anything. Everything public that wasn’t intended for tourists was falling to pieces. It was just very sad considering how proud I had been of my Greek roots until then.”

12. Everything they wanted it to be.

“Seattle WA. Spent my first 30 years living up and down the eastern seaboard from PA to GA. I was in grad school in SC and inexplicably Seattle just popped in my head one day – no trigger or anything. For the last 6 months of school (2003) it just consumed me – sight unseen I needed to be there. So that’s what I did. Got my degree, packed up my car with no job, place to live or contacts and drove to Seattle.

It could very well be a self-fulfilling prophecy but it was everything I wanted it to be. The city has changed quite a bit with the Amazon explosion but I’m glad I got to live some “old Seattle”. There’s still plenty of treasure to be mined. Sure the luster is gone but I have a family now and still love to explore the city with my daughter. All my old haunts are gone but the fun now is finding new haunts! It’s what we make of it.”

13. Chicago is a great city!

“Probably not a city that people dream about moving to but for me, Chicago. I loved Chicago from age 6 (saw Ferris Bueller), visited a couple times, loved it even more and then moved here three years ago. It feels like home, I absolutely love it here. Sure the winters can suck but I appreciate the nicer days so much more.”

14. New Zealand is A-OK!

“I wanted to go to New Zealand since I was ten and my best friend moved there, I finally went when I was 25 and got a 1-year working visa. It was awesome, I met my husband there, and saw my old friend again.

It’s still great, I would live there if they’d have me!”

15. Doh!

“Tampa, FL. I’m from the Midwest and we ALWAYS associate Florida with spring break and the beach and happy fun times…

Turns out I live an hour from the beach, traffic is the WORST (largest US city without a commuter rail), and the humidity is always 110% and about to kill me. You can’t really be outside and it sucks.

Edit: because first of all I came back after work to a billion notifications, who knew Tampa would get this much conversation started?

AND SECOND OF ALL because someone remind me about THE DRIVING and I just have to add that to this comment that the driving is the wwwwoooorrrrssttt maybe even worse than humidity, read my comment below for passionate rage about pulling over for emergency vehicles (or the lack thereof I suppose).”

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