Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
It seems that whenever I tell a girl that I might do something and then waiver on it a week later they tell me "But you promised"
I would just like to take this time to ask
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?
7/12/2010 1:04:14 PM |
Samwise16 All American 12710 Posts user info edit post |
if Eric tells me he'll do something but doesn't sound super committed, I say, "Promise me." that way there is NO CONFUSION... and if he won't flat out promise I pretty much say, ok I won't take that as 100% yes >_> 7/12/2010 1:05:39 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMQ3jwqH_lU 7/12/2010 1:05:40 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89741 Posts user info edit post |
That's silly. Put your penis inside of thier mouth. 7/12/2010 1:06:31 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
7/12/2010 1:08:01 PM |
H8R wear sumthin tight 60155 Posts user info edit post |
Pretty much, if you're not gonna do it, just say no.
if you are, say yes. 7/12/2010 1:08:50 PM |
JeffreyBSG All American 10165 Posts user info edit post |
agree with OP
I didn't promise unless
1. I said "I promise" 2. You said "Do you promise?" and I said "Yes" 7/12/2010 1:30:52 PM |
smc All American 9221 Posts user info edit post |
Any commitment is entirely contingent on how fat you get between now and then. 7/12/2010 1:49:21 PM |
Jen All American 10527 Posts user info edit post |
trouble in paradise?
also, if a guy does make a promise you can be absolutely certain that it won't happen 7/12/2010 2:05:05 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
i promise my promises will always be fulfilled 7/12/2010 2:59:54 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "also, if a guy does make a promise you can be absolutely certain that it won't happen " |
agreed. or at least until you remind him 87 times.
AND
maybe they are saying "but you promised" in an effort to trick you into thinking that you did actually promise.7/12/2010 3:03:13 PM |
GGMon All American 6462 Posts user info edit post |
hard to believe you are single 7/12/2010 3:04:51 PM |
Slave Famous Become Wrath 34079 Posts user info edit post |
"Promise" is like "I love you" in that I'll never say except for the rarest of circumstances
Makes it too personal...I prefer to keep my relationships on a surface level 7/12/2010 3:05:01 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
i like to think that if i don't know when i can get to it i always use 50/50 words like "i'll try to go with you next time to visit your mother" and "let's see about going to visit the worlds largest ball of twine" 7/12/2010 3:05:07 PM |
mawle427 All American 22137 Posts user info edit post |
If I promise something, I do it.
As a result, I only promise things that I know I will do.
So in the end, I tend to be pretty non-committal. 7/12/2010 3:05:22 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72824 Posts user info edit post |
yeah i make use of the word "try" because i refuse to promise because IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN... 7/12/2010 3:06:11 PM |
bmel l3md 11149 Posts user info edit post |
I don't think I've ever made Peter "promise" to do anything and I don't think he's ever disappointed me by not doing something. But then again we usually don't make plans until the last minute. 7/12/2010 3:07:17 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
if a girl ever asks "do you promise?" then it feels like a trap. and will almost assuredly not be done 7/12/2010 3:08:12 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
"try" when spoken by a man seems to usually means no.
so why not just say no! 7/12/2010 3:08:41 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
because "no, i will not go with you to visit your mother" leaves no hope.
whereas "try" at least implies you'll think about it 7/12/2010 3:09:31 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
Woman: "will you get x done?"
Man: "yes i will try"
*sits on couch all day. thinks about the thing he is supposed to do for a split second.*
Woman: "did you do it?"
Man: "no, but i tried"
*woman kills man*
trying seems dangerous to me
and you people wonder why we ask for promises!
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 3:11 PM. Reason : .] 7/12/2010 3:11:24 PM |
JeffreyBSG All American 10165 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ because it's better to let the air run slowly out of the balloon, than to pop it at one stroke
less violent] 7/12/2010 3:11:31 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
see i think it is more violent when you just say no and you go ahead and get whatever is going to happen over with
than when you say i'll try, get someone's hopes up, and then have to deal with the wrath
of course in a relationship any course of action you choose is always going to rear its head at some point in the future
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 3:13 PM. Reason : .] 7/12/2010 3:13:24 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
thats more of a different example
it should go like this:
Thursday: Woman: Will you get x done over the weekend?
Man: I'll try to get to it
Sunday: Woman: Did you get that thing I asked you done?
Man: Sorry I didn't get to it
Woman still kills man, but if she asks in the morning, its less of a try and more of a "i got too many other things on my plate" 7/12/2010 3:13:51 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
hahaha.
i think i pretty much take a "yes" as a promise
and any other answer as a "no" (try, might, maybe, i'll think about it, silence, etc)
so i try to annoy my way into a yes in all circumstances and then when something doesn't get done i break out "you PROMISED"
and depending on the circumstances i couple that with or
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 3:18 PM. Reason : .] 7/12/2010 3:18:07 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "yeah i make use of the word "try" because i refuse to promise because IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN..." |
Also, it sets a woman up to say "DO OR DO NOT, THERE IS NO TRY" which wins them major points.
Though so far this has never happened.7/12/2010 3:18:07 PM |
JeffreyBSG All American 10165 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " than when you say i'll try, get someone's hopes up, and then have to deal with the wrath " |
true enough I try to just keep it simple and laugh at everything
I do agree that if you're gonna take a stand on not doing something, it is generally better, as a rule, to have it out then and there
but if you are trying to get laid that day (which of course you are) it is sometime convenient just to agree halfheartedly, and leave well enough alone.]7/12/2010 3:18:50 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
Man: Don't go shopping, we don't have money Woman: I know honey. Man: Well last time I told you this, you bought a shirt for $80. Woman: I know, but I couldn't help myself, it was on sale and it was sooo cute. Man: We don't have that kind of money! Woman: OKAY I GET YOUR FUCKING POINT I WONT BUY MYSELF ANYTHING EVER AGAIN!!!!
(that next day)
Man: Honey, can you please tell me why my credit card was declined when I went to pay for lunch? Woman: Well I felt bad about yesterday, so I bought 'us' some lingerie to make up for it! Man: FUCK. --- (punches wall) --- SHIT!
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 3:21 PM. Reason : .] 7/12/2010 3:20:34 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
^^lol
oh yea i forgot about the getting laid part
that always seems to complicate matters!
^ in your world you assume the man is the money maker. in my world, woman is the kingdom ruler and makes the bling. or ideally. whenever i find a lawyering job so i will be using MY money to buy things i WANT and NEED. i don't plan on getting married anytime soon so that will not be a conversation anyone will have with me.
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 3:23 PM. Reason : .] 7/12/2010 3:21:06 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
I promise I will never die. 7/12/2010 3:23:30 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
not necessarily the man is, just that its a joint account. and if they're budgeting it still goes FUBAR 7/12/2010 3:23:54 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
yea i'm not into joint accounts
or marriage really after going to law school
family law is
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 3:25 PM. Reason : .] 7/12/2010 3:24:45 PM |
kiljadn All American 44689 Posts user info edit post |
some cynical bitches ITT 7/12/2010 3:28:08 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
i'm gonna be reluctant to do a joint account in the future that's for sure 7/12/2010 3:28:14 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
It amazes me how many people still get married these days. Why don't you get married unofficially and keep the government out of it? 7/12/2010 3:38:29 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
tax breaks/insurance
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 3:39 PM. Reason : more generalized] 7/12/2010 3:38:58 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
bitches love dresses and cake 7/12/2010 3:39:12 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
To get married for benefits is stupid seeing how you lose a magnitude of 10 on the Richter scale greater than what you save when you get divorced. 7/12/2010 3:41:37 PM |
grimx #maketwwgreatagain 32337 Posts user info edit post |
true that 7/12/2010 3:42:47 PM |
mawle427 All American 22137 Posts user info edit post |
pre. nup. 7/12/2010 3:44:56 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
THIS IS WHY YOU NEVER COMMIT TO ANYTHING WITH A FEMALE
THEY WILL USE IT AS SOMETHING TO BITCH ABOUT 7/12/2010 4:03:11 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
For some reason if you say "I might be up for that" they interpret it as "I want to do that and will make plans to do so." 7/12/2010 4:05:28 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
I always defer making a decision on anything....that way I can change my mind later. 7/12/2010 4:09:28 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
I hate the word promise.... 7/12/2010 4:10:26 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
I like the word promise.
I don't like when people let you down though.
I like to surround myself with people that do the things they say and say the things they do.
[Edited on July 12, 2010 at 4:12 PM. Reason : .] 7/12/2010 4:11:44 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/food/flash/7919541/ 7/12/2010 4:24:14 PM |
smc All American 9221 Posts user info edit post |
It's totally turned me off of marriage...or even hanging around the same woman for too long.7/12/2010 5:19:29 PM |
mcfluffle All American 11291 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Pretty much, if you're not gonna do it, just say no.
if you are, say yes." |
7/12/2010 5:24:30 PM |
Jen All American 10527 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " Woman: "did you do it?"
Man: "no, but i tried"
*woman kills man*" |
7/12/2010 5:42:07 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
Set the promises up! 7/12/2010 5:45:43 PM |