I have found people habitually have become loose with their word by making: • Agreements out of politeness – “We will call you next time we are in town.” • Vague and ambiguous agreements – “I’ll look into that and get back with you.” • Agreements they enter into with enthusiasm, forget and never bring up again – I agree to be home by 6 PM. I arrive at 6:30 and hope my wife doesn’t notice or mention it. • Agreements they don’t intend to keep and hope the other person will forget – Promising to take the kids camping next summer and hoping they will forget. If they mention it, I deny making such
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