For example, you might promise a friend something and then you end your statement with the line: "I give you my word."
How serious do you consider your statement?
2006-12-09 16:29:59 · 33 answers · asked by [ΦΘΚ] PIяATE 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I don;t give it unless I mean it. period
2006-12-09 16:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I NO LONGER GIVE ANYONE MY WORD - I've long since lost anyone I could trust well enough to deserve giving my word to...
AND ANYONE WHO SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER BROKEN A PROMISE IS SO FULL OF B.S. - No one can keep EVERY promise - it's just not humanly or realistically possible - EVERYONE breaks a promise sooner or later, and the more you say "I NEVER break a promise" the harder you fall when you do...
2006-12-09 16:37:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I don't give my word to anyone but my husband; second, if I make a promise to someone I always keep it, even if I regret it later and wish I had never made it because the person is a total jerk. My promise is very important to me and I always keep it, that is why I very seldom promise anything to anyone.
2006-12-09 16:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by sharptooth3 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I consider it gold. If you can't keep your word (most all of the time) then what do you have? Your relationship equity is used up. People pass you by and ignore you. For some people it is the free-est thing they give that is worth the least. For me, it means something and I don't give it lightly.
2006-12-09 16:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by twicewise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have only broken one promise in my whole life, and I have regretted breaking that every single day since. I am very, very careful about promising something to someone, I do not do so unless I will pull through.
2006-12-09 16:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I say that 'I give you my word' I mean it perfectly that I have nothing else to give you but a word (or advice). Do not expect anything more from me.
The most valuable for a needy man is the happiness and free from worries which would suffice with a kind word, or patting. 'Praise publicly, critisize personally'. Give plenty of good word that can always encash. (not expectation). We can CHANGE OUR WORDS BUT CANNOT CHANGE HANDS OR LEGS. !
2006-12-09 16:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would never give my word or make a promise if I cannot keep it or follow through.
2006-12-09 16:34:48 · answer #7 · answered by Mt ~^^~~^^~ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I give my word, then I will move heaven and earth to do what I promised to do.
2006-12-09 16:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by Bilinda G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A person is only as good as their word
use a promise sparingly, or only in harsh situations, else people might think of you poorly, resulting in disastrous situations.
2006-12-09 16:32:42 · answer #9 · answered by Shadowfyre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very serious. 9/10
2006-12-09 16:32:01 · answer #10 · answered by nancymomkids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say it's serious but not that serious. Well, i never really say that. But I would think "promise" is already serious enough.
2006-12-09 16:50:36 · answer #11 · answered by *<i:o) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋