Do you promise only what you can really do? or are U..

hi liran, i think, most ppl donot make false promises, except a few who do it to accomplish their feats! this surprises me!! i can never break my promises and betray the trust of others. a few swear by promises and they are most prone to not keep it. in serious issues, i have never broken my promise whatsoever. however, sometimes i stand my friends up when i cannot keep the appointment even after promising - that, i think, its pretty understandable and you can forgive me for that. but trust me, i am never very careless and try to keep my words. smiles..........

i dont promise which i can't do or give. i make it a point to make less promises as possible.

I make it a point not to make a promise unless I can keep it. What good is a promise if it can not be kept? Broken promises are the fastest and easiest way to teach the people around you that you can not be trusted.

I only promise what I can really do for someone. I hate when people make empty promises to me and they do not carry through with what they say or promised. I would rather for someone to tell me they will not or cannot do something for me than to promise me somthing and then not hold to it. If I promise someone soemthing, I will hold to it or I will have a valid excuse as to why it just could not be done, but that does not happen very often because I am true to my word as much as I can be.

i only promise what i really can do as it is not nice to promise something that i am gonna be unable to do, i dont like it when people do this

I make it a point to fulfill my promise. If I know I cannot fulfill my promise...I will not make it ...but once I have promised something...suppose I have to accompany someone to some place...I will surely go and say If I have to lend money to someone...and I have promised that I would lend him money...I will surely keep my promise. And lastly but not the least...If I promise something to you...I will definitely keep it.

I'm not the kind who takes promises lightly. A promise requires a measure of faith and trust in both parties. If the promise is important enough..once you break it, the faith and trust will be damaged..and it's really a sad thing to witness.. So I usually refrain from promising anyone anything that I'm not confident in delivering. It's easier that way I suppose.

I am the kind of person who hates breaking promises and I will ONLY make a promise to a person if I can fulfil it or it's well within my reach, if I have doubts then I will voice them or won't make the promise in the first place, trouble is I expect the same from others, but sometimes very disappointment when I don't get it, guess I have high standards!

well i surely promise to do things i know i can do.. but sometimes things go wrong n i cant feels so bad! so when ever the same thing happens to me i always try to c the reason behind it!

I usually do not make promises that I can not keep. I belive that a promise is an important thing and that it also has to do with trust. If u promise something to many times without fulfilling, then the next time u wont be belived. I do have to admit though that I sometimes at night has promises my bf to do laundry the next day - and when the morning comes I have huge regrets and calls him and says I will do it the next day *lol*

Oh, if that is the case, what good is your promise? I seldom promise things as I like to honor promises that I make. So I try to only promise what I can do. If you really force me to make promises, I usually just promises to try - at most. There are so many factors of uncertainly and I don't like promising you the moon when it is obviously out of my reach. :P

The main problem for the society is those who never keep promises, One should take a firm stand to keep their promises even when his position might jeopardised.

Yes, I think I was once like that. I didnt promise thing that I cannot deliver intentionally. Sometimes I thought I can deliver but then found out I was not able to. But now, I am careful about what I promise. I really have to think whether I am going to fulfill my promise or not.

I only promise things that I can really do. I do not promise anything but I really try my best to fulfill every promise I have committed! Nice post and mre power! =)

I believe its important to only promise what you can deliver. Several people asked me to be their friend and haven't posted on any topic I have posted yet. Its hard for me to understand why you would request a friendship, but don't like my posts. This means they are just here to get others to post on their topics, but could care less about my feelings.

I am the sort of person who likes to say yes if she means yes and no if she means no..I mean, if I can do a thing,whatever, I say ..ok I will do this or I will do this for you and once given my word, I try to do all what I can in order to do what promised. If I think that this thing is not possible, I honestly say No or I can't or I don't want...I hate people who promise everything just to keep you calm, like a child, and never do a thing..I think this is awful I hated this when being a child and I respect people now that I am grown up. Of course I am not using promises like a way to obtain favours or attention from other people.

I do not promise whatever I do not have confidence to deliver. I am one who make a promise will not break the promise. Same for making appointments. The only exception is unless something urgent crops up at home, and I have to change the appointment. However, I will let the person know what is happening.

I guess we can't run away from that, everybody makes mistake and sometimes we do make promises that we cannot keep. Maybe at that point of time we think we are able to do it, or we simply make promises just for the sake of it, etc..i dunno. I try not to make any promises that i can't keep, and if i can, i don't want to make any promises at all! things change and i'm afraid if i cannot keep my word and will end up hurting others because of that. coz i certainly would not want other people to make false promises towards me. that would make me so annoyed!.

No I never make promises I can't keep. My father used to do this to me and it always upset me. I try very hard not to do that. If I can't do something I say I will TRY. But if I promise something I keep my word.

I don't normally promise. When I needed something from the person, I tell t straight without promising anything in return. I just told the person that i need it, period. I only promise things when I know it will make the person happy and that I can fulfill what I promise. I don't promise things which I know from the start that I can not fulfill it.