Empty Promises

@firelight (1858)
Australia
December 5, 2006 11:36am CST
Do you get hurt when your husband, or anyone else, makes you promises they never keep, however small?
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17 responses
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Yes, I do! A promise is a promise, don't make one if it can't be kept! I keep my promises unless unforeseen circumstances stop me...
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
5 Dec 06
sincerity is an issue like if you ask them to do something when they are distracted, then cut some slack
@ausnikki (4054)
• Brisbane, Australia
6 Dec 06
I really hate it when promises are broken.It is hurtful!If someone is going make a promise the least they can do is fulfil the promise made.There are some people who I don't expect to keep their promise as they have let me down in the past.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 06
Yes and believe me my Ex Husband made them regular and it does hurt in the End just used to say yeah ok then
1 person likes this
• United States
5 Dec 06
yes, I do, I hate it when someone promises & then breaks it...
• Malaysia
11 Feb 12
Yes..promise is promise..you can't deny that.If you think you cannot fulfill, so don't ever make a promise.Once you promise you must keep it.If you give me a good reason for broken your promise i will think about it.
@jewelsam (38)
• Philippines
18 Apr 12
of course we do. You and your husband should talk about the problem and the things that worries you. In the long run, he would change for what is good. Just be patient.
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
6 Feb 07
A promise is a promise as far as I am concerned, although sometimes an emergency might arise that prevents it from being fulfilled. However other than an absolute emergency if someone promises to do something or be somewhere, then they have an obligation to fulfil. Breaking a promise is also breaking trust and that will change the nature of the relationship. Also breaking a promise is akin to lying, although the person will always have a valid excuse for doing so. There is an old saying "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me; there will not be a third time."
@beckyomg1 (6756)
• United States
6 Dec 06
yes i do, and then sometimes i get an attitude, dont mean to but just happens.
@leedug (920)
• United States
6 Dec 06
I know that I do ! I cannot stand when someone says they are going to do something, and then end up not doing it.
@_hope_ (3902)
• Australia
6 Dec 06
yes it does hurt even the smallest broken promise especially if it`s continual
@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
11 Dec 06
yes i get very upset if my bf says he will take the trash out or mow the lawn and 2 days later it still was not done. it just irratates me when someone says they are going to do something and never follows through with it.
@babyhar (1335)
• Canada
30 Jan 07
I think all of us at one point or another get hurt when someone makes you a promise & then breaks it. Especially when it comes to someone whom you love or trust. I know that when someone makes me a promise I expect for them to live up to that promise. I know as a kid I was promised a lot of different things & all the people around me would make promises & then break them on a regular basis. It still hurts me to this very day that they have done this. So now that I am much older when someone makes me a promise I tell them that I expect them to keep it. And explain to them how I've had a lot of people within my life promise me something & then not live up to there end of the bargain. And I feel they either take what I had said to heart, or they disregard it. When people don't take what I said in to consideration all to often after I had told them how I had felt.. And then they end up breaking that promise & do it on a regular basis.. Then usually the relationship I have with them doesn't last all to long.. I take promises very seriously & I honestly do expect when someone makes me a promise to live up to it.. As I know when I make a promise I don't usually ever end up breaking them.. And if I do I end up trying to make up for it by doing something nice for them.. Or showing them that I am sorry for what I had done.. I haven't had a lot of people within my life be willing to show me after they had made me a promise.. That they are truly sorry! . . In conclusion.. I truly do feel that it is important to keep your promises instead of breaking them. I find when people make a habit of breaking there promises to the people whom they love.. That they only end up losing them in the long run if they keep on doing this to that person.. In my opinion it's important to always keep your promises, & that people should learn to live up to them instead of breaking them.. And hurting the people whom they love by doing so. Thanks for allowing me to share! xx
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
7 Feb 07
Not anymore really. I can get a bit mad though. But I've come to expect it and prepare for them these days.
@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
10 Feb 12
Most of the time i get hurt when my husband break his promises to me. Every time that it happened i feel that i'm being nothing for him. Most of the time if i ask him to watch movie and he will promise that we will watch it in the next day,he will break his promise. Most of the time he just want to go with his friends..
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
5 Dec 06
always it is dishonest and that hurts the most
@mellyoz (447)
• Australia
6 Dec 06
yes i do and to me it doesn't matter how small a promises is a promise
5 Dec 06
I don't have a husband and my boyfriend hasn't broke any promises. However, I do get hurt and feel let down if friends break a promise. I think everyone does.