If so, does that mean people actually remember a persons name & face after only one encounter?!

If not, why do we pretend they will be upset, and try to hide the fact that we forget an unfamiliar name?

  • keepcarrot [she/her]
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    6 months ago

    I've taken a habit of quickly saying I don't remember names well in some spaces. It comes up a lot in volunteering and activist spaces, where you might meet a dozen people at the same time and then not again for another month. Everyone has a quick laugh and forgives each other for forgetting their names.

    (I feel weird if people refer to me by name, which probably says something about my relationship with myself)