Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Location: Somewhere in a Field of Hopes and Dreams
596 posts, read 627,481 times
Reputation: 683
Advertisements
Is there anyway to recover?
I'm a Resident Assistant at my university and tonight a resident--not mine specifically, but another coworker's--came to speak to me about a personal issue she was having with a roommate... and well I forgot her name. So get this, I tried to play it off by asking her to "spell" her name...her name's Kate I tried to save myself by saying, "what's your last name...please spell your last name." Haha honestly I can only laugh at myself, but I do feel bad. But to be fair I haven't seen this girl since October at best, and we don't live in the same wing of the building so I rarely do see her. Even still though, I feel bad because by her seeking me out for counsel over her own RA makes me feel like she clearly felt we had "bond," and by me forgetting her name it does take away from that.
Anyway for kicks, what's your "awkward" name forgetting story?
*Edit:* I needed her name because I had to get further assistance for her situation and had to share the name of the 'resident in question' and that was her...
Location: Somewhere in a Field of Hopes and Dreams
596 posts, read 627,481 times
Reputation: 683
Quote:
Originally Posted by photobuff42
I've done it so many times. It never fails to mortify me though. I wish I could use one of those tricks to help me remember.
A great tip is assigning a character trait that corresponds (lack of a better word, rhymes) with the first name.
So if you meet someone named Jake and he's really happy and outgoing, make a mental note in your mind that he's "joyful Jake." Unfortunately though, you need to see them enough for this to work.
I forget names all the time. If we just met recently, I have no problem asking them again, but if I have known them longer I'd just ask a friend or say hi and forget the name thing.
I usually just say, "Oh, I'm terrible with names, tell me your name again," and they tell me their name and then ask mine, because they've forgotten it too but have no good way to ask what it is
I usually just say, "Oh, I'm terrible with names, tell me your name again," and they tell me their name and then ask mine, because they've forgotten it too but have no good way to ask what it is
yup!
Works for me.
Can't blame it on old age. I have always been lousy at remembering names.
The worst is when you are sitting with your wife or gf and someone comes up and starts talking to you, and you know you are supposed to introduce them to your date, and you can't remember that person's name. Very uncomfortable, and I squirm every time it happens.
The worst is when you are sitting with your wife or gf and someone comes up and starts talking to you, and you know you are supposed to introduce them to your date, and you can't remember that person's name. Very uncomfortable, and I squirm every time it happens.
Don
My husband and I are both bad with names. After a time or two of this happening, we had a discussion and we came to an agreement - when someone we don't know walks up and obviously recognizes our spouse and they start talking, we will just stand up or whatever and say, "Oh by the way, I'm Kathryn and I'm _____'s wife." We do it before it gets awkward - like, right away.
Our "cue" is that our spouse DIDN'T introduce us - we then know immediately that the name has been forgotten!
Makes things a lot easier.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I tried to save myself by saying, "what's your last name...please spell your last name." Haha honestly I can only laugh at myself, but I do feel bad. But to be fair I haven't seen this girl since October at best, and we don't live in the same wing of the building so I rarely do see her. Even still though, I feel bad because by her seeking me out for counsel over her own RA makes me feel like she clearly felt we had "bond," and by me forgetting her name it does take away from that. 
