Nairobi News

New Year, new people, new relationships. With the excitement of getting a fresh start with the New Year, a lot of people are making promises to their partners regarding their love and relationships.

So you have made a tonne of promises to your woman in the New Year. That you will change, that you will be better.

Here is a look into those promises you have made which you will definitely break.

1. I’ll never hurt you – This is a promise you shouldn’t be making to your woman because you won’t be able to keep it. The truth is that as long as you are together, you will hurt her. You may not mean to but you will.

2. I won’t get angry – An ideal situation would be a relationship where there is no anger. The reality however is that all emotions are part of a relationship. The truth is that you will get angry. What matters is how you will react to it.

3. I will not let anything bad happen to you – Making this promise is like lying because you only have so much control of your life, much less your partner’s life.

4. I will love you forever – Don’t tell your woman that you will love her forever, you don’t know that. Life changes, people grow apart. Tell her that you love her now.

5. I am going to buy you…. – Don’t promise. If you want to buy her a car or a house, just do it. Do not promise. Life may not go as you expect. You may promise but not be able to deliver.

6. I will never lie to you – The truth is that you will lie to her. Maybe not the big life damaging lies but you will lie. You may even tell her small white lies with the intention of making her feel better but they are lies nonetheless.

7. I will be more successful – Again, this isn’t a promise you should be making since that is out of your hands. You can promise that you will work harder, but you shouldn’t promise to be successful.

8. I will be nicer – When you find yourself lashing out at those around you and being negative, there is usually a deeper problem. Promise to deal with this one instead.