Promises.promises,
By joystick
@joystick (1675)
October 7, 2011 5:37pm CST
You hear people say i promise this and i promise that.Why do people say that they promise things to people, friends and even family, but they never can carry the promise out of what they have said.I hate it when people promise me things and they never happen.Some people are prone to saying i promise i will give you something, otr that they will or will not do something, why say it knowing they will not.
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@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
8 Oct 11
Promises must be kept. Many people say, do not make promises, if it can not keep. If, there are people who promise to me, and did not keep, I would first ask, why he can not keep their promises. Sometimes, for some reason, the promise can not be kept.
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@joystick (1675)
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8 Oct 11
Yes, i agree that sometimes promises can not be kept, but a good reason, to break a promise, is better than no reason to break the promise.I would never dream of making a promise, if i could not keep it, but there are people out there that do break promises all the time and do not think anything of it.
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@cyclops1000 (38)
• New Zealand
8 Oct 11
People don't understand what a promise is
It's became a throw away line that people say without considering it's meaning
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@joystick (1675)
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8 Oct 11
I think that there are a lot of people that promise things, knowing that they will not keep their promises that they have made.A lot of people get let down really bad and it is not ok, as it is always the other person who has had the promise broken, that is feeling bad and not the person that made the promise.
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@Youreyes4Today (2356)
• United States
8 Oct 11
This is the very reason I have told my kids, NEVER PROMISE SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH. My children know if I promise something to them I will be able to follow through regardless. That is what a promise means.
See as a child that is all we heard is, I promise this, I promise that and each and everyone of them were broken.. I told myself I would not do this to my kids.. If any one wants a promise from me they will only get it IF I know I can follow through...PERIOD. If not I WILL NOT make that promise..
Remember though if someone says I will see what I can do for you.. is NOT A PROMISE, it is exactly as it says, they are going to try.. if they can't, they can't.. it happens. It wasn't a promise for it was not SAID.. there is a difference.
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@Youreyes4Today (2356)
• United States
8 Oct 11
Oh for sure, and that does happen and has happened to our family to. Those that have honest reason for why a promise can't be followed through with is not a bad thing. IT happens. I just don't like false promises that are made with no intention of fulfilling them. That is what I was teaching my children.. so they don't give false promises when they become an adult..
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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9 Oct 11
I have a few friends that do that to people, and it really gets on your nerves after a while.Only once have i ever broken a promise, that i made to a very good friend and that was due to me ending up having to stay in hospital, so that really was not my fault, to why i broke that promise.It is horrid having people do that to other people, so i would not do it.
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@joystick (1675)
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9 Jan 13
I use to hate having to wait in for people when they have made a promise to come at a certain time.
I got so use to the same people and them saying the same old things that in the end I use to say that I was very busy, or that I was unwell, shame that there are people out there like that, but that is just the way people are.
@omchesunche (1754)
• Indonesia
8 Oct 11
Well, I think people always like to promise because its human nature to be recognized by others. By promising something they will become more popular among others
@rmendoza123 (637)
• Philippines
8 Oct 11
Only one thing i can say: "Promise are made, to be broken."
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
8 Nov 11
i think its to make people like them. i never take anyones word when they promise me anything because i have seen so many people promise to help out or do whatever to just forget or not do it when asked. i dont trust those types. i think they want to believe they are good people so they fake they are but in the end are selfish and choose to not follow through
@joystick (1675)
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9 Jan 13
I am like you now and I never take any ones word for what ever they say.I would never promise a person some thing and never do the things what I have promised, as it is pointless.
A lot of people also lose trust in a person when they do not carry a promise through.
@chrystaltears (3392)
• United States
8 Oct 11
I know. That is so bad, isn't it. It has happened so many times, that I have gotten to the point that I am never surprised anymore when it happens. I just shrug my shoulders to myself and say, 'people are weird'.
You know the first place I started experiencing this the most was when I started to church a few years ago. I had never belonged to a church before and I joined this one. I guess I just expected these people to be so different from people who didn't profess to be christians. That is where I noticed it for the first time the most.
Even the pastor would tell my daughter he was going to do something, and she was really depending on it and expecting it to happen and he would not do what he said he was going to do, never mentioned it, and my daughter just didn't know how to feel about him when he did these things.
I am no longer at the church. Too much like that went on.
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@joystick (1675)
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8 Oct 11
I will say, that when people promise things to children, it is really nasty of the person to go back on their promise.I think that there are adults that are just as upset, as a child would be when the promises are broken.I think that people should never promise they are going to do something, knowing that they can not carry out that promise or in some cases promises that they have made.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Oct 11
This is something that really bothers me in my life. I will never make a promise to another person unless I know that it is something that I will be able to do. For that reason it is rare for me to make any kind of promises, even to my own children because I know how much it can break your heart when a promise is broken.
Well, I have a friend that is very much the same way because she has had a lot of promises that were made to her broken. I think that people need to be very careful when they make a promise to another person.
@joystick (1675)
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9 Jan 13
I am like you, I would also never promise a person something and not do what I have said, as I hate this happening to me.
I feel that there are people out there that use the word promise rather loosely.
I also think that people get fed up of hearing people say they promise things and end up getting to the stage that they do not trust what the person has to say.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
20 Dec 12
hi,
of course i know the feeling when a promise of a person will not happen or accomplishment because some people in my past life did it to me,they said that don't promise if we are happy because it has a possibility not to happen or do.that is why i am always take care to say promise to someone.
@joystick (1675)
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9 Jan 13
I would never break a promise to a person, as I know what it is like to have a promise broken and it is not nice.
I feel that there are people that always seem to break what they have promised and I feel that these people should have it done to them a few times to know what it feels like.
@inertia4 (27978)
• United States
11 Oct 11
I believe it has something to do with the person saying I promise. They usually want something from you and they will promise you whatever to get what they want or need. But when they get what they need, they totally ignore the fact that they made a promise, thats because they never intended to keep the promise.

@inertia4 (27978)
• United States
21 Jan 13
That is very true. There are many users out there. Like serpents. They slither around and take what they want. I am not a very trusting person and that is one of the main reasons. I look and listen before I engage in anything. Just deal with people on a certain level. Learn them first. But even then you still must be careful. Remember, you are the most important one to yourself.
@joystick (1675)
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9 Jan 13
I think that you are right there that people will say anything to benifit what they really want from you.
I got so fed up of people making a promise that I never really bothered with some of them in the end, as I felt like I was being used a lot of the time.
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@didi13 (2926)
• Romania
10 Feb 12
Often make promises, promises we make it look so easy and so fast! Promises should signify something, be it for us that we can not say, if we know that we could meet. For example, I've got the promises people in different places and different situations. I was promised a much better job, a place that even today we have not received. I was promised things, feelings, interviews, articles, co. And always I was overwhelmed and I could not wait. I waited so eager as a child. I waited until my patience was over, the sun has gone and left head. I realized that I was lied to. That these promises, for that category of people, did not mean anything. And then my eyes were opened. I learned that in most cases, 50% of what a man says is true, especially if you say something in your favor. I borrowed money which they gave to me back either today, with the promise that I will receive within one week, although the last months since. I gave each a piece of me people that I have promised the same thing back. It seems that I left with a blank. And so, I grew up making the promises.
And rise, with the hope that one day all nine promises will come true. That friend who says that life will be with us, even be, that when we are promised help, we will be and that when a man promises that we will return anything even happens.
Days pass, years pass and they ... as well as people. And as the people go, go and promises. Promises to be years or months to be fulfilled. Great promises made ??by people who we consider, that are equally great. But once you have done what they said, in my eyes became small. So small that they barely see. And every time I hear a promise, I remember the promises people, I became president. President's credibility.
@joystick (1675)
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9 Jan 13
I hate it when there are people that lie to me and that is just as bad as a person breaking a promise.
I got so fed up of the same person making promises that I no longer make the time for this person, as I am sure that a few other people have also been lied to, as well as had promises broke to them.
I would never break a promise to any one.










