Are you... invisible, or memorable ?
By Sissygrl
@Sissygrl (10912)
Canada
January 19, 2009 8:02pm CST
I always have the feeling when i meet people that they dont remember me the next time they see me either in passing or when talking to a mutual friend.. Maybe its because i'm usually a fairly quiet person, or i dont have some radical ideas.. I dont know.. maybe its just me thinking that..
What type of person do you think you are and why ?
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18 responses
@Humbug25 (12540)
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20 Jan 09
Don't let him fool you Sissygrl!! Hahahaha LOL This is the man that was prepared to wear a basque for a bet with no financial gain does that say quiet and reserved to you? How can someone be invisible when they prepared to do such a thing, I tell you!!
Shame on you p1key!!
LOL
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@Little_Stormy (6883)
• United States
20 Jan 09
I just blend right into the woodwork..
one of the bad things of being shy, I suppose!
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@Little_Stormy (6883)
• United States
20 Jan 09
I'm shy DAMMIT!!!! and you know it!!!
hahaha
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@Little_Stormy (6883)
• United States
20 Jan 09
*slaps a hole in DM as he walks by*
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
20 Jan 09
I do not open up with strangers very soon. However, if I break the ice and start converstaion with an other fellow, I make it a point to know about him/her and also tell something about me, so the next time, if I happen to meet her/him, she/he should remember me. I always try to make the other person feel special and important and this way, that person cannot forget me. So I am memorable.
Interesting post!
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
20 Jan 09
That sounds like a very good idea dpk. what sorts of things do you share with people ? I have met some people that overshare (not that you do i have no idea i'm just making conversation) and how do you react if someone overshares information about themselves ?
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Jan 09
LOl! I always believe in sharing good ideas, with dear friends.
As I told you till I start feeling some kind of intimacy with someone, I do not share my personal details, I talk to him/her in general and most I allow her/him to talk so that I could know about him/her. It depends upon the other person, in which kind of topics is he/she interested, I speak with him/her on that topic and try to share my own experiences, related to that area/field.
I do not mind, if someone overshare any information about himself, I take it in the right spirit, thinking that he would not have faced any other person, who was interested in listening to him/her.You see everybody wants to share his/her side of story so I act as a good listener to him/her.
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
20 Jan 09
i am pretty memorable because i tend to act somewhat goofy and young and i have a great smile (i once got a job just because of my smile!) i also am pretty creative so i tend to wear things that are a little bit different than everyone else, so people remember me for that too.
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
20 Jan 09
Hi, sissygrl.
Hmm, good discussion. I am not really sure. I tend to feel invisible but evidence shows differently in that often people seem to remember having met me. I think I might have some insecurities in this area. I always assume people wont remember me and introduce myself like we have never met.
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@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
20 Jan 09
but then its possible that they think that THEY are not memorable to you, and that they are not important enough for you to remember.. i think if i was to introduce myself again i'd add... i think we've met before once and then explain where.. just to be sure. .
and hi pots ;)
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
20 Jan 09
You are exactly right. I actually shouldn't say I introduce myself like we have never met. I usually greet them by name so they know I know them but then don't assume they remember me.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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20 Jan 09
Hi ya Sissygrl
Normally I am once met never forgotten!! Unless I am not well or I am in a bad mood then I am quiet and can be invisible but generally speaking I am the one that people know around town, not through a bad reputation but maybe as that friendly person who is always got 3 boys in tow!! LOL
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
20 Jan 09
i think i am invisible as well as i am an introvert and quiet person... i'm not that good in making friends and socialise... so people tend to forget about me easily... but i try to be more open and make more friends this year... take care and have a nice day...
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@jwfarrimond (4473)
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22 Jan 09
Memorable I'd say. Years ago, I got a letter from a friend in Australia in which he told me that he'd met this girl when he was in Tasmania who knew of me. Now she had never actually met me, she just knew of me I would have loved to know more, like what exactly had she heard about me...
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
21 Jan 09
I think it depends on a situation you are in.....when I am out and about at my sales doing my books I think people remember me....sometimes at a gathering though I am more on the quiet side....but for the most part I think I am a person that is memorable.
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@jesbellaine (4139)
• Philippines
21 Jan 09
Hi There. Good Morning! How are you!
Hmmm... It really depends on the situation, place and the people. Here in the office, I know I am invisible to some of the people here even if we nod on each other. I know that they will not remember me when I resign early since I am just new here. And that is fine with me. I do the same thing too.. there were people I really cannot remember while others can.
with my friends or people whom I crossed path with for like an hour or a day then share something special.. I am sure that I will be remembered. I recall I was in the train station for 10 minutes waiting for the next MRT train (since the first and second was already full and loaded), an old lady just talked to me for 10 minutes.. we share simple day to day stories like a normal strangers would do... just to kill the boredom but we were nice to each other..
To my surprise she still remembers me when she saw me at the mall. So, it really depends on how you make an impact in people's lives. it is not always that youwill be remembered but no need to be sad.. there are lots of people who loves you.. those who already know who you are. Goodluck!
Take care. Thank you for the discussion and Happy Mylotting! Have a great day! Cheers!
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
20 Jan 09
Hey sissy! I doubt that you are not a memorable person! You
seem to be a very nice intelligent person to me! I remember
you! You don't have to be a loud person with radical ideas
for people to remember you! What makes you think people want
to remember people like that? Sometimes they want to forget
them as soon as they meet them! lol I used to be alot more
outgoing than I am now. I just don't really enjoy meeting
and talking to people like I used to. I think I was friendlier
than I am now. I tend to be more quiet than I used to be. I
would always talk to just about anyone and now I am am not
like that so much. Maybe that's a good thing, maybe it isn't!
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@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
20 Jan 09
well i didn't say that people remember loud and annoying people in a GOOD way lol, its just like you said thay are hard to forget them! I wouldnt want to be remembered like that.. I would like to be remembered as the nice shy polite girl. . with the two cute kids LOL.
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
21 Jan 09
I seem to be one of the memorable ones. Sometimes a person would even look up to me while I'm passing by and I'll only remember that we were in a class together a couple of years ago - it's really flattering to think that they remember me even though we never even spoke! I think it's because I usually assert myself and end up being really participative in any group activity that's why I leave a certain impression.
Thanks for the response on my discussion!
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@crimsonladybug (3112)
• United States
20 Jan 09
I guess invisible. I tend to have to be introduced, or introduce myself, to people several times before it finally sticks. And sometimes it never really sticks. Which really sucks when the person who isn't getting it is the guy you have a huge crush on (which has happened to me more than once).
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@KatieDidit (989)
• United States
20 Jan 09
I tend to be invisible. Probably because that's the way I prefer it as I'm an introvert. I'm not shy, just quiet. I prefer listening, and watching most of the time, but I do speak up when I have something to say.
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@mansha (6298)
• India
20 Jan 09
I used to think of myself as invisible but suddenly in last two gatherings I noticed, people seeking me out, calling out to me to sit next to me and chat with me. I was surprised by so much attention as I usually sit in a corner. May eb I was invisible till yesterday and suddenly have found myself a shining tiara and am getting noticed in the new year. Why or what who knows?
@vicki2876 (5636)
• Canada
20 Jan 09
I seem to be remembered most of the time. I seem to forget people more often than they remember me and I am pretty good with remembering stuff. But I think there are a few reasons. Firstly I am very tall for a woman here (5'10) so I get noticed even of I don't talk. LOL Secondly I am usually with my three children so our crew is hard to miss in this small community with small family sizes. Also if I do talk I tend to speak freely. I also am a joker so that also makes people remember me.
I know people remember me but I don't know if it is in a positive or negative way. LOL Sometimes I would like to have been forgotten. Have to learn to duck, get a babysitter, and shut my mouth. LOL
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@littleone3 (2063)
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20 Jan 09
I am a quiet and shy person but i still seem to leave a lasting impression on some people.
That is to do with the fact that i have red hair. People remember me as the short one with the red hair.
Sometimes i can be invisible and sometime i can be memorable depends on who i want to make an impression on.
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@70nyh0Ax (177)
• India
20 Jan 09
Wow you seems to be lucky man. Sometimes i think my life is ruined as people never forget me as take eg of my teachers I try my best to be invisible and even i have read so many tips on how to be invisible but no matter how hard i try my all efforts go in vein. Teachers all remember me by my NAME. Almost all people remember me that also by my name and i don't know a $hit about them i try to be friendly coz i don't wanna tell them that i don't remember you.
Well what i wanna say above here is that i am not happy with worthless people remembering me people who i want to remember me that's i need. Its good if good people remember you who have some value in your dairy. Just useless people remembering you is nothing but a sure waste of time everytime you see them. Woof its really horrible.