You and I are not the only ones. I am sure there are a ton of people out there one day that after years of playing some particular MMO look back at what they've done and have a ton of regrets. These days I prefer 1-person story games that have a beginning and an end. MMO's never end by design and while this works out great for the companies, it can be very damaging to the players.
RE: The things I did in order to play MMO's instead of living my life.