Have you ever bumped into someone and forget who they are ?

yes, i have bumped into someone whom i can't recall up to now. Me and my sister went to a barbecue restaurant then the girl was also there with her boyfriend. She called "Marvin!" but when i saw her, i couldn't recall knowing her. It was a bit dark and she's wearing eyeglasses so i really couldn't figure out who she was. My sister told me that she could be my classmate or something. I really can't remember anyone. I feel guilty for it until now because i may have disappointed or upset her. I hope she understands because if only i could recall then maybe i'll talk to her.

Yes and I felt terrible I looked like constipated or something. It's awful when you can't remember the name or when it's at the tip of the tongue, Argh! I feel very embarrassed. But I know some people have a cool way of saying they've forgotten your name. But for me I feel awful asking the name again when I bumped into them. Argh wretch!

Hahahaha! Reminds me of an incident a year or two ago. My grandmother was in the hospital and we were visiting. I was walking with my Dad when a guy taps my Dad on the shoulder saying 'Hoy!' in greeting and acknowledgment that he saw him. Its kinda like seeing one of your old classmates and greeting them. I saw my Dad look at the guy and after about 3 seconds responded 'Oi!' and nodded. Then we went on our way. When I asked my Dad who that guy was, he said... he had no idea...!LOL! I was laughing so hard that time until we got to my GrandMa's room. I was even surprised that the nurses didnt warn me of laughing out loud in the halls. As for me, I dont easily forget people. Their names might slip me after a few years but I still remember faces. Whenever that happens and they greet me, I dont ask for their names again. I just ask them 'What subject were we classmates again?'^-^ Its a bit of playing it safe, by asking that Id be showing that I at least remember them to be my classmate.

I happens to me most of the time. I actually meet so many people in my day to day work and activities and most of time I can't even remember their face. So there had been so man times when someone smiled at me then I smiled back. But actually I did not really know who was that person. Most of the time, I'd pretend I know because I think it is quite embarrassing to ask "who are you?". But there are times also that I'd be compel to ask in a very polite way who is that person smiling at me.

Hey torch! That has happened to me more times than I care to admit! For one thing, I have very bad vision so I can't always see to clearly! If I am wearing my glasses to see close up and the person is far I can't see them clearly so I might not be able to make out their face (well that's a good excuse!). And then it could just be that I have no idea who they are! lol I never have the nerve to ask who they are and where I know them from! And if they are close enough to talk to me I just try to play along and hope that they don't figure out that I have no idea who they are! That is so embarrassing isn't it?

Yes, there's once or twice I bumped into someone and they smiled at me. I just couldn't remember the name of the person. There's was even once that the person come up to me and say hi. I did find her familiar, and talk to her a while. However, my brain was twisting and turning, trying to search for the person's name... I wouldn't dare to tell people that I did not remember his/her name, or ask the name again. I just thought it may be quite embarrassing to ask his/her name...

I usually remembers people's faces pretty good and unless they gained or lost weight it probably be easy for me to recognize them, but with names I am not so good.. It's like having a big drum of them in your head and your trying to sift through them trying to remember before they realize that you have forgotten it. And you ask how the family or job is doing as a stall tactic. If someone waved at me and I didn't know them I would probably wave back just out of politeness but it would have me puzzled the rest of the time trying to figure out who it was.

I have done that. I just say hi and figure I will remember it later. Usually it is someone I have not seen for a long time and since I remember faces rather then names it is usually that I do not know their name but seen them somewhere. If they start talking then it comes to me. I do not like embarrassing questions, so I sort of wing it. That helps.

Had this happen to me just a few weeks ago - ran in a convience store I seldom go in and the lady at the counter almost yelled, "Faith, how are you doing, I haven't seen you in ages." I had no idea on earth who she was :( I got lucky though after a short pause and maybe the blank look on my face she said, "You don't know who I am do you?" I smiled and admitted I didn't and she told me - I worked with her about 5 or 6 years ago. One thing in my favor was she had lost almost 100 pounds.

I am terrible about doing this...I see someone and I know that I know them, I just can't place their name or how I know them. I always try to coach the greeting along until it kicks in. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

hasn't happened with me till now that a person smiled at me and I couldn't figure him out. But one day, I found a person in a movie theatre, who I thought I have met but couldn't remember where. He was trying to hide from myself and thus I did'nt ask him about him. Two years later I found out that he was the same person I used to go with game parlors to play video games. His family didn't know that and that is why he was trying to hide from myself.

yes and it is pretty embarrassing...its usually my classmates from grade school and even high school whom i could not remember! and it is pretty embarrassing because they still know me and i forgot their names and only could remember their faces..so i usually look them up in the yearbook..

Ya, i've been in this kind of situation before, and it's not only once,haha. That'll be really quite a funny situation, and i won't dare to ask who he or she is. Normally i'll know the person with just a sight but for those who i not really close i might forget their names. So, if they're the one who can be make jokes around, perhaps i'd try to ask "Errm..sorry, i forgot your name, you are..?" I must admit that i'm quite a forgetful person, but after that case, i'll surely remember who he or she is, since i'll have a deep impression on what has happened that day.I won't allow this to happen once again, and to the same person,lol.

haha.. that's happened to me a lot of times..usually it turns out that the person was my senior in school.. when someone waves at me its a pretty automatic response to wave back at them smiling like we were bosom buddies..worse is when they actually start talking with you.. outwardly i'll be talking to them normally while in my head i'm a total mess running through my memories trying to figure out the person's name.. thankfully i manage to remember the name before we part ways.. :P

Hoo boy! Do I ever torchablazed!!! If the person I bumped into is alone, I would apologize first then, tell him/her that I actually forgot his/her name!!! Two cases like that before, the person is not offended, and offered his/her information for me to remember!!! My face is way too transparent, there is one case a guy friend and his wife bumped into me, he noticed that my eyes are a bit panicked so he made a keyword to look him up at facebook.... lo and behold, I identified him, and just emailed him that we had a nice bumpchat!!! LOL!!! Maybe because I am not getting any younger, (Oh geez!!!) I do get this situation often than usual. But usually I do remember the person within 24 hours!!! hahaha Need to take in memory vitamins!!! Cheers!

It happens to me all the time. I can remember people's faces so well but names slip my mind. Sometimes I can't even say my own kid's names! The good thing is that I smile and wait carry on a conversation, then most of the time I can place them by their face or what they say. If it's just a wave or a quick hello, I can usually remember them when I try too hard not to think about it for a while. I'm good at placing people's voices too. I can tell who does voiceovers on cartoons. And I know famous people's faces, but forget their names too. I'll see them in a movie and remember them from another movie or tv show.

Hello torchablazed, It happens most of the time. I have a very bad memory. When I look at someone, I feel like I know that person somewhere in the past but I just can't recall where did I know or meet him/her. I always make a mistake too and because of that, I won't dare to come forward and guess the name of that person if I can't remember clearly.

Hi torch, often I have bumped into someone whom I have met before or waved at them but forgotten who they are..it is quite embarassing especially when speaking to them..but always if I have forgotten their name I always ask 'i am sorry but have forgotten your name', they just laugh and tell me it..it happens very often to me...LoLo

i have not encountered that kind of thing and when i usually don't forget any one that easily. though i may forget the name but i do remember every thing about him where i met him. as long as the person is some one i get to talk to enough time and not some short talk or any thing from long time ago.

I will return the smile to him/her and think of what is his/her name later after the person had gone away. I failed to remember their name most of the time though, and well, I will just let it be and forget about the incident in a few hours time =)