***Promises/Oaths/Vows*** - Page 2

June 20, 2008, 3:52 PM

I only make the promises that are immediate like, "I promise I'll call you when I get home." or "I promise I'll do it later."

I make those promises that I know I can do. I don't like those promises that have to do with emotion like, "I promise I won't get mad." or "I promise to love you forever and ever and ever until my elbows fall off!"

It makes no sense why people would look that far off in the future when there isn't any certainty of fulfilling that promise.

It's just too...extravagant.

June 20, 2008, 3:55 PM

Aha, good point, Milfeulle! I completely forgot about those type of promises. Yes, something that is easily doable and I know I can do...then I'll make that cliche "I promise" phrase.

June 21, 2008, 1:36 PM

After a friend and i got into a fight, i promised i would never talk to him again. That's a negative example

sorry
I've also made good promises but they're not really important

June 24, 2008, 4:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Milfeulle

I only make the promises that are immediate like, "I promise I'll call you when I get home." or "I promise I'll do it later."

I make those promises that I know I can do. I don't like those promises that have to do with emotion like, "I promise I won't get mad." or "I promise to love you forever and ever and ever until my elbows fall off!"

It makes no sense why people would look that far off in the future when there isn't any certainty of fulfilling that promise.

It's just too...extravagant.

*hmmm that seems a safe way to give a promise then you can certainly do it right!?...NOT!

even if its a simple promise theres no guarantee that youll always keep it right!?

i promise ill be home at 10 blah blah,i promise il call you or do it later??? what if you forget?and forgetting is a common thing.

*there are promises that remind you of things youll never do again or always do because you learn from past experiences

stating a simple promise wont always work

riiiiggghhhttt!

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Originally Posted by Devil Summer

After a friend and i got into a fight, i promised i would never talk to him again. That's a negative example

sorry
I've also made good promises but they're not really important

*oh cmon you can share it even if its damn boring were here to criticize...errr... listen

and laugh...errr...feel with your pain

hehehe

June 24, 2008, 8:26 PM

I'm not one for promises. That doesn't mean I disagree with them, I just thing a 'promise' is an overused word and doesn't have as much meaning any more as what it should do. I'm all for making promises/oaths/vows and such at weddings and things like that because you are hopefully going to spend the rest of your life with that person so you need to trust and respect them etc.

However, I just think promises are far to easy to break nowadays and I'm with most people when they say they don't want to disappoint which is why I don't make them unless it's aimed towards family or a girlfriend.

I'm sort of like Mits when she said that she promised herself to finish college and succeed etc, although I have promised myself that in a way...it seems more like will power to me because you will have to put yourself through things like essays etc, even though you don't want to...but at the end of the day, it'll help me succeed.

June 25, 2008, 4:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simply...kit

*hmmm that seems a safe way to give a promise then you can certainly do it right!?...NOT!

even if its a simple promise theres no guarantee that youll always keep it right!?

i promise ill be home at 10 blah blah,i promise il call you or do it later??? what if you forget?and forgetting is a common thing.

*there are promises that remind you of things youll never do again or always do because you learn from past experiences

stating a simple promise wont always work

riiiiggghhhttt!

Immediately is my word. I don't think I have failed to do any of my immediate promises. My most recent was, "I promise I'll clean the computer room after I finish my homework." And I did.

Those immediate promises that if you forget still, you would now be subject to memory loss.

June 25, 2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Milfeulle

Immediately is my word. I don't think I have failed to do any of my immediate promises. My most recent was, "I promise I'll clean the computer room after I finish my homework." And I did.

Those immediate promises that if you forget still, you would now be subject to memory loss.

*oh oh oh pardon moi

if youve never broken those "Accomplish able" promises of yours then good for you

*but theres still a long road in your life and maybe, just maybe youll make a promise and break em

hehe anyways well done

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Originally Posted by Eva Longoria

I'm not one for promises. That doesn't mean I disagree with them, I just thing a 'promise' is an overused word and doesn't have as much meaning any more as what it should do. I'm all for making promises/oaths/vows and such at weddings and things like that because you are hopefully going to spend the rest of your life with that person so you need to trust and respect them etc.

However, I just think promises are far to easy to break nowadays and I'm with most people when they say they don't want to disappoint which is why I don't make them unless it's aimed towards family or a girlfriend.

I'm sort of like Mits when she said that she promised herself to finish college and succeed etc, although I have promised myself that in a way...it seems more like will power to me because you will have to put yourself through things like essays etc, even though you don't want to...but at the end of the day, it'll help me succeed.

*how old are you my friend?

if your still young...like meeee

then its too early to say youll never make a promise riiiighT!?

*having said this just wanna ask if you picture yourself in the future making such promises???