category. People do indeed regret a lot of stuff—family relationships, romantic choices, career moves, educational paths, and more. Maybe that shouldn’t surprise us. After all, regret is universal. It’s a fundamental part of being human. Human life spreads across multiple domains—we’re parents, sons, daughters, spouses, partners, employees, bosses, students, spenders, investors, citizens, friends, and more. Why wouldn’t regret straddle domains, too? What’s

