# Hindsight regrets from someone who's done it

A relationships and dating format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating/hindsight-regrets-from-someone-who-s-done-it

Share what you wish you had done or bought, after the event or milestone, with specifics. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 9x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Video, Talking head, Slideshow.

## Why it works

Regret framing sounds more honest than generic tips and gives viewers a mistake to avoid. Naming exact dollar amounts or showing the real product screenshots makes it concrete and saveable.

## How to make it

1. State the milestone you've already been through
2. List the specific things you'd do or add differently
3. Name the price or show the real product
4. Close with what you'd tell a person about to start

## Hook formula

Things I'd go back and [add/do] for my [event] if I could

## Examples

- @byronbaycelebrant (38K followers, Instagram video): 18x their usual views. Hook: “12 Wedding Regrets You can avoid” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DetR4mcTXZz/)
- @alexhindspollack (4K followers, TikTok talking head): 9.0x their usual views. Hook: “2 things I wish I did for my wedding” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhindspollack/video/7694281190114675998)
- @heyyerinnn (18K followers, TikTok slideshow): 6.7x their usual views. Hook: “THINGS I'D GO BACK & ADD TO MY REGISTRY IF I COULD AS A FIRST TIME MOM TO A 6 WEEK OLD! 🩰✨🤍” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@heyyerinnn/photo/7691405247293574414)

More relationships and dating formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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