# When people talk about "The one that got away" they mean... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-talk-about-the-one-that-got-away-they-mean/493276 "2009-04-16T11:11:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-talk-about-the-one-that-got-away-they-mean/493276/21 "2009-04-17T08:10:07Z")
Am I the only one who thought of the fish first? Probably A, maybe B. Not C. That’s your own damn fault. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-talk-about-the-one-that-got-away-they-mean/493276/22 "2009-04-17T13:10:40Z")
_Well ever since I’ve walked I’ve heard men talk about the one that got away I’ve heard old men call I’ve seen young men crawl For the one that got away And in their darkest hours You can hear them say I’d give all I got For just one more shot At the one that got away_ - The Rainmakers ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-talk-about-the-one-that-got-away-they-mean/493276/23 "2009-04-17T13:31:56Z")
A or B but mostly B. Usually seen in movies where the two protaganists were childhood friends or make a ‘backup husband’ type of pact or the guy was still playing the field but now that she’s engaged he’s suddenly interested. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-talk-about-the-one-that-got-away-they-mean/493276.md?page=1)