Heather Prince explains how broken promises destroy trust, from childhood memories of canceled Disney trips to adult relationships. When you repeatedly fail to keep your word, your partner stops believing you, no matter what you say next. The fix is simple: only promise what you can actually do.
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So if you make a promise, you have to see it through. If promises are constantly broken, it's difficult to build and maintain trust. Imagine if when you were younger, your parents kept telling you that you were going to go to Disney World in the next month, but they never actually take you there, or they didn't take you there. And the first few times you You got excited because you trusted them. If they continued not keeping that promise, you start hurting and not believing them. Even if your mum, for example, told you she would bring you ice cream from the supermarket, you would not necessarily believe her because she's let you down. And the same is also applicable in relationships. If you constantly fail to live up to your word, You give your partner a reason not to trust you. This will make it hard for them to believe you even when you say the truth. So if you make a promise, you have to see it through, otherwise don't make it. That goes with a partner, it goes with children, it goes with anybody, because it's really important that you set that level of keeping a promise.
