What good are promises?

Question

What good are promises?

Answer 1

depends on who makes them.

Answer 2

as the old saying goes:  Promises are meant to be broken....

all except Jesus, he always keeps his word....  AMEN

Answer 3

Promises are needed because society wouldn't function without it, that is together with trust.

If you trust no one and mistrust promises people make, you will have a hard life!

Answer 4

There is no good in a promise unless there is trust.

Answer 5

   Your word is one of the things you must keep...without it is only shame and disgrace.

Answer 6

trust is the foundation to friendship and a promise is an expression of that trust.....  

Answer 7

promises are good, unless you break them, sometimes when you break a promise, you break a heart, like when your boyfriend says you'll be together forever, and then the next day, they break up with u. ugh!

Answer 8

the ones that are kept - very good

broken promises - heart breaking

Answer 9

When kept, they show your integrity.  My word is my bond and people who know me know this and trust me to do what I say I will do.

Answer 10

A promise is "obligational credit" (my word) .... You are committing your self to something at a later date. Now just like the real world, if you have bad credit i.e broken promises, nobody will sell you anything i.e believe you. So, if you want tobe a strong buyer, follow through on your promises