Ok there is a thread like this related to priesthood though CS hinted to matrimony too. But I thought it could be given a thread for it's own:
"Can one regret choosing marriage?"
I don't mean regretting choice of spouse, but marriage in itself. or "I wish I had entered priesthood/religious life etc."
That is one reason why it is advisable to investigate the religious life BEFORE you find someone you're incredibly attracted to.
Marriage is very natural -- it doesn't take a special investigation to pursue that path. But the religious life is different. It takes some effort to look into it, try it out, etc.
Getting married is "the path of all flesh". You could say it's simply
living, whereas joining the religious state is
dying to the world.
Which path makes it easier to be detached from the world and alive to Christ? Obviously the religious life. But you're giving up what all humans normally want (a spouse, household, children, etc.)
I guess what I'm saying is -- marriage is NATURAL. Religious life/priesthood is SUPERNATURAL.
That is why religious sisters are called "brides of Christ" and priests are called "less than an angel, but more than a mere man."
Matthew