Would you keep a friend that continuously gives you empty promises when you're feeling low?

It’s hard, but sometimes you have to cut toxic relationships out of your life. However, it also sounds like they may be going through something too? You may just need to broaden your support system.

@KhiaKarma
This person will lift my spirts with a false promise, and not come through. Honestly I think it has something to do with drugs. I think drugs are more important than people and friendships to this person. I don’t know if I can be there for them anymore either. It’s just to hard.

It’s just really hard to care about someone so selfish.

I think a great deal of people are like this. Most of my relatives delude themselves into thinking that we are a close family, and will say, “You know I’m there for you” or “Let me know what I can do to help.” But the moment you ask them to do one concrete thing for you, the answer is, “It’s inconvenient for me to do that, but I’ll pray for you.” I don’t need them to pray for me; what I need is for them to show up on X date at X time and help me do X.

The outcome of this for me is that you cannot truly expect anything of anyone other than yourself. No one is responsible for you but you.

I’ve never had this happen, although i’d imagine that if i cared for this friend so much, i’d merely not tell them about my difficult times anymore, and that way they can’t dissappoint me so anymore, yet i still get to keep the fun part of the friendship.

It’s draining having a friend like this. If a relationship is all take and no give, it’s not healthy.
It sounds like this person is unable to be a support to you at the moment. He or she may be oblivious to your hurt.
I’d do one of two things – Find another support system and stop talking to them about my difficulties. As @NaturallyMe smentioned, it might be good to keep the fun part of the friendship.
Otherwise, I’d walk away from the friendship altogether.
If things remain the same, it’s likely you’ll feel hurt again and again.
I’d make the choice that serves myself in the best way possible.

With due respect to @NaturallyMe, I believe you should tell the friend what your problem is and give him a chance to rectify it. That may not be easy or have a positive result, but it’s the right thing to do. You may still wind up having to break off the friendship, but at least you’ll know you did everything you could to save it.

I totally agree withwhat @Austinlad has said.
Give them a chance, then make your decision as to whether you wish to remain friends.
Good luck

LIfe is too short. Ask yourself this; Do you really want to spend part of yours wasting time with someone who does this to you? Are you the one putting all the effort into the relationship? Are you getting anything beneficial out of it that offsets the feelings of hurt and betrayal that you get when he lets you down?

I dated my best friend for four years and he was the king of empty promises. We struggled for a long time to make the relationship and friendship work but it drained me emotionally. Our friendship and relationship was like a roller-coaster ride. We are no longer together or speaking because I think its better this way.

@Austinlad Yes, I agree. It makes sense if you value the friendship to give the person a chance. It’s also important for them to know why the friendship is strained.