Are you bothered when people forget your name?

@Shavkat (137214)
Philippines
March 30, 2023 9:21pm CST
Despite knowing someone, I won't take offense if they don't remember my name. If one of the people close to me did this, it would be disastrous. I won't become irritated. Feelings of disappointment or irritability would result. If my 104-year-old grandmother were in that circumstance, it wouldn't be a big concern. She remembered me and the rest of my family before she passed away, despite her old age. Image Credit: cliseetiquette.com
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rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
No, because for sure I will also forget a name of someone someday somehow
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
If I have not seen someone for a long time, I sometimes have this episode. Although I will pretend that I know them until remembering his or her name.
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rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
@Shavkat yes, same with me
DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
31 Mar 23
No, it wouldn't bother me. I often forget names of people I know. At jobs where I've worked with the same people for years, I forget their names... I called everyone ma'am or sir...
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
That's the safe thing to say. At some point, I sometimes cannot remember my co-workers when I came across them on the street.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
31 Mar 23
@Shavkat Out of the familiar environment of work, we don't think about people we work with.
Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
It's the same with me. I am also forgetful, I often call my grandkids different names, so I won't mind when people forget my name as well. It's remarkable that your grandma could still remember your names.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
31 Mar 23
I don't get upset if people forget my name. I have the same issue when it comes to forgetting some peoples names. I have a had a close friend call me a different name I would think that that person was on their mind at the time.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
You have a point. I sometimes do the same thing. It is not a good thing that I need to be dwelling with such a situation.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Mar 23
If a close friend forgot my name I would worry that they had dementia but when an acquaintance I do not know very well forgets it does not bother me .... I tend to forget names too.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
I would think the same thing if it is unusual for a close friend to forget my name. I hope it is not like having Alzheimer's. If I am so pre-occupied, I sometimes forget names.
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
31 Mar 23
I would think a friend that didn’t know my name had lost their mind.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
I would think the same way. I do hope that they will not fall to having an Alzheimer's. It is not a cool thing to have.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
1 Apr 23
@Shavkat It is terrible. I have a brother in law that has Alzheimer’s in the first stages. He’s doing very well now.
ShannyBananny
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
31 Mar 23
I have a terrible memory I would never get may at anyone who forgot my name.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
31 Mar 23
@Shavkat yes I remember faces much better. I usually admit to people when I can’t remember their name.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
I am feeling the same way at random. Sometimes it will take time before I will remember their names. But I am good at remembering their faces.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458007)
• Switzerland
31 Mar 23
Absolutely not, it happens to me to forget names.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
I think it is normal to forget names. I am sure we can still remember names but need some time.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458007)
• Switzerland
31 Mar 23
@Shavkat - Not always I can remember names, we know so many people during a whole life.
Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (17945)
•
31 Mar 23
If an old person forgets my name it is no botheration. But when I was a student whenever my teacher used to forget my name i used to immediately remind her or him about it. The reason was that I participated in curricular and extra curricular activities and right name matters a lot there.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
I can understand where it is coming from. Uhm, I have not forgotten by my teachers during my school days.
Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
31 Mar 23
I don't bother if people forget my name . I don't remember some people names ..it happens .
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
It happens that we cannot remember people's names. I sometimes hear from students online that he or she was student in the past. I would just say yes. However, I cannot remember their names.
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Laura
@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
31 Mar 23
I have an uncle who always when you call him, he asks who are you? I got irritated and never called him again.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
Really? Perhaps your phone number is not saved in his mobile phone, is it?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
@Laurakemunto I am sorry to hear this. Perhaps it is one of the effects of the aging process.
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Laura
@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
31 Mar 23
@Shavkat I met him and actually he had not saved it I got totally bored he's my first uncle from my mum's side. How can't he even not save my number?
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M Cheung
@Beestring (13319)
• Hong Kong
31 Mar 23
If a close friend forgot my name, I would worry about her mental state. For an acquaintance who got my name wrong, it wouldn't bother me.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
You have a point. If it is unusual for a close friend to do this, there is something wrong for sure.
DAMARIS BOYANI
@DazzleDammah (353)
• Eldoret, Kenya
31 Mar 23
Sometimes names just get lost in your brain and it takes some time to remember, so I wouldn't take offence if they forget.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
I must admit that I sometimes forget the names of people who I am acquainted before. But I can only remember their faces.
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DAMARIS BOYANI
@DazzleDammah (353)
• Eldoret, Kenya
4 Apr 23
@Shavkat that happens a lot to most of us
Kennedy Ouma
@Maxveg (212)
• Kisumu, Kenya
31 Mar 23
It won't be a big deal for me, what matters is that we can talk, Lough and life goes on.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
Indeed, we do not need to complicate things up.
ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
31 Mar 23
I remember the names of close friends and relatives. But when distance comes between people there is a tendency to forget their name. I've tried all the tricks too without success. When I worked at our local high school I remembered every students, teacher, staff, and parents names. Now I recall their faces and a few of their names.
snowy
@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
31 Mar 23
No, because odds are I have forgotten their name too..
Always smiling
@allknowing (130066)
• India
31 Mar 23
That has not happened with me yet.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (134458)
• Roseburg, Oregon
31 Mar 23
104 years was a good age for your grandmother. If someone does not remember my name I will just tell it to them again.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
Yes, she did live to the fullest. I felt bad that I was not able to talk with her for the last time. I might also do the same thing. I will introduce myself again with these people.
Shiva
@Shiva49 (26200)
• Singapore
31 Mar 23
I tend to forget the names of a few who I am not regularly in touch with nowadays. Of course, I have not yet reached a stage to forget those who are close to me.
CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Mar 23
I don't let these things bother me any more. Life is short, enjoy the moments.