In modern times, people loved to swear by all sorts of things. Their hearts, their lives, and the gods they believed in. Unfortunately, because people and this shithole of a world has been fucked from the beginning, such vows have little value.
I mean, look at our legal system. It was common to swear on a Bible to tell the truth. When a president was inaugurated, it was common to pledge to do a good job. But who the hell does not know what clowns we have in office?
But perhaps the worst of all was in marriages. The very concept was in the vows. "Till death do us part." But with the acceptance of divorce, that statement became null and void.
I had no idea why people still said "till death do us part" in marriages. In reality, it was basically, "Till I can't put up with your shit". To me, something I learned from Noelle, until one of you dies, it should be illegal to take your words back.
