At age 15 I gave up a fabulous trip to India with my parents to stay home with my girlfriend. My parents had many friends who's families are still some the biggest names in Indian and international business and it would have been an over-the-top first class trip, but I was head over heels in my first really serious relationship. I can't say it was a total loss, since I lost my virginity during that unsupervised period! Looking back, however, the girlfriend experience continued for awhile and didn't depend on my being around during those few weeks. The opportunity to travel India in that style never repeated itself, so it clearly was not one of my smarter decisions!