There are many kinds (can't name them all off the top of my head)
1. Telling someone you'll keep it a secret and then tell anyway...
2. Always being there for someone and then not
3. When you cheat on your husband/wife or someone you're in a relationship with
4. Using someone just to get some
Those are all I can think of (at the moment). But you can just pick whichever one you want.
The other option of the answer
My answer is danger b/c the wind is trying to pull itself off the ledge to save itself even while being depressed
Sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled.
The man is clearly in a context of desperation or at least difficulty, stuck out at sea on a life preserver. The imagery brings one of a childlike delight or a fun situation. However that is contrary to the actual situation. The man clings to a life preserver, trying to survive, not have fun, but nature rolls on, indifferent to this man's plight.