If you made a promise to someone and they are no longer apart of your life do you still keep your promise?

It totally depends on what the promise was.

If, for example, in the flush of true love, you had promised your boyfriend that you would never love another. But now you two are broken up, of course you would not keep that promise.

If, on the other hand, you had promised your ex-boyfriend that you would never tell all the people in your crowd something you knew to his detriment, then you would still keep your promise.

If you promised to give him kidney you should give him the kidney. If you promised to be true to him, you were when it counted, now you’re free to find someone new.

I think yes. Of course it depends on the promise, but well, if it were me, I’d actually check with the person, if it was a promise I’d like to “break”.

Lets say the promise was to not make something a habit. LIke drinking or smoking everyday. Would you still keep the promise not to do one or both of those things everyday?

Some things get tricky so yeah, it all depends on the promise. I had a bf of several years where I pretty much supported us and paid his student loans while his money paid for our groceries and recreation each month. When we broke up and I moved out then I continued to pay his expenses for 6mos. until he could set himself up otherwise. I didn’t have to but I wasn’t about to plunge him into instant ruin. I’ve never regretted doing what I did.

I think an important factor is who broke up with whom.
If he broke up with you, he releases you of all promises.

Ooh @filmfann has a good point there. Material stuff aside, if you made promises to keep secrets then you should no matter if the breakup was your initiative or his.

It depends on the secret. I keep secrets that ex-relatives who are dead asked me not to mention. I would hate to hurt them while they were living so I just can’t do it when they’ve passed. If someone was super cruel to me then we broke up I’d have more of a tendency to blab. It happened to me. He is a traitor!