You do it as a kid, then grow out of it, and finally its meaningful again. Break the pinky promise and i break the pinky. Its as easy as biting through a fucking carrot.

This line from ‘Double Star’ by Robert Heinlein has stuck with me for decades.

Someone asks the hero for his solemn vow that he won’t divulge a secret. The hero says that if his simple promise isn’t good enough, what makes a solemn vow any better?

My wife and I use the pinky promise as a sacred oath and sometimes an investigative tool.

If we’re not okay, or we’re worried the other is putting on a face to get through a moment without being honest, the pinky is used as a “I won’t ask again, just promise me you’re alright, or will be alright, and we’re good” and that kicks off a conversation or she confirms that she’s fine and the tone is residual from another frustration.

Pinky is sacred, if my wife lied on a pinky promise, it would breach our deepest marital trust.

Every time I see a TERF saying transphobes won’t come after gays/women/etc., I ask for a video recording of the pinky promise.

Goes in the dr. Has them pink promise.