What Am I? A Riddle Where Assumptions Fail

This “What am I?” riddle is designed to trip you up in one specific way: it makes you assume you’re looking for a physical object. If you drop that assumption, the answer becomes much clearer.

The Riddle

I can be broken without being touched.
I can be kept without being locked away.
I can be given without being held.
I can be lost without being taken.
What am I?

Hint

• It’s not something you can hold in your hands.
• It can be shared between two people.
• One careless moment can ruin it.

Answer

A promise

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categories: Riddles, Lateral Thinking, Brain Teasers