Promises

[rebeccmeister]

What do you think of the role of promises in relationships?

Comments

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Wary on both sides: I tend to not want 100% commitments unless keeping them is actually 100% possible.

[sandokai.livejournal.com]

Some are dangerous and some are necessary...

I guess dangerous if they aren't going to be kept. And necessary if they allow certain people assurance of something they need to be assured of.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

It depends on what is promised and the context of said promises. When you have someone's heart and they have yours, there is so much more vulnerability at stake.

[trifold-flame.livejournal.com]

To me, relationships are about promises- and forgiveness. But I'm big on explicit commitments.

[rebeccmeister.livejournal.com]

That's something I appreciate and admire about you, you know.

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

Bedrock.

Not all promises can be kept, but the reason why had better be better than "I didn't care enough," or " keeping my word isn't important to me." (obviously it varies with the gravity of the promise - for " I'll get that email sent today," "I forgot" really is a good enough reason.