Comments on: Making promises. http://kallewoof.com/2006/08/13/making-promises/ yours truly Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Gabychka http://kallewoof.com/2006/08/13/making-promises/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Gabychka Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:10:05 +0000 http://kallewoof.com/?p=60#comment-689 I've felt similar frustration and I agree with you. Many people are far more liberal that me in keeping their word. I rarely if ever say anything or commit to something (small or big) if I do not mean it, and if I cannot follow through, it's a VERY big deal to me. As such, I expect the same from others but have learned that we all make the fundamental mistake in assuming people think exactly as we do. It leads mostly to disappointment. Question is, which person is worth adapting to? Life seems to be adaptation, not just to events, jobs, education, but also adapting to the people who come in and out of our lives. Dealing with disappointment caused by broken promises, or more generally someone not following through on their word, is very difficult to manage... If you figure it out, do let me know. I’ve felt similar frustration and I agree with you. Many people are far more liberal that me in keeping their word. I rarely if ever say anything or commit to something (small or big) if I do not mean it, and if I cannot follow through, it’s a VERY big deal to me. As such, I expect the same from others but have learned that we all make the fundamental mistake in assuming people think exactly as we do. It leads mostly to disappointment. Question is, which person is worth adapting to?

Life seems to be adaptation, not just to events, jobs, education, but also adapting to the people who come in and out of our lives. Dealing with disappointment caused by broken promises, or more generally someone not following through on their word, is very difficult to manage… If you figure it out, do let me know.

]]> By: Nicole http://kallewoof.com/2006/08/13/making-promises/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Nicole Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:56:47 +0000 http://kallewoof.com/?p=60#comment-688 If someone says 'I'll be back in a few' and isn't back for hours or days, I don't know if that is breaking a promise but I'm having a hard time thinking of a better word for it. I tend to associate a 'promise' or a 'vow' with something more ... serious. But like I said, I can't think of another way to describe something like that. Regardless, if they do it repeatedly it definitely constitutes them being unreliable and inconsiderate. If someone says ‘I’ll be back in a few’ and isn’t back for hours or days, I don’t know if that is breaking a promise but I’m having a hard time thinking of a better word for it. I tend to associate a ‘promise’ or a ‘vow’ with something more … serious. But like I said, I can’t think of another way to describe something like that. Regardless, if they do it repeatedly it definitely constitutes them being unreliable and inconsiderate.

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