What the heck is her name?

I've had this happen so many times. It's definitely NOT a sign of getting older lol. I am so much better at remembering faces so I agree that it was clever for you to ask how to spell her name. As previously said, I'll usually refer to them as "man" or "bro" and hopefully sometime during the conversation I'll pick up on their name. It's too bad I can't think of clever ways to remember someone's name. Sometimes I have just got the guts to admit the fact to them and explain it's been so long, but I know that's not the best thing to do in that situation. What else can I do to try and get their name so there isn't any embarrassment???

This has happened many a times for me and man is it embarassing.We start beating around the bush to somehow get their name. lol. There are at times wherein even after completing the conversation we would remain completely blank not remembering the names.

Haha. Thats funny and I think something which happens to a lot of people. You were in one way very clever in asking how to spell her name but I cant help but wonder if you would have been more embarrased if her name had been Sarah or Lisa ega nd you had aksed how to spell it :)

I'm sure this has happened to most people at one time or another. I would just say, "I'm sorry but I forgot your name" if someone said that to me I wouldn't be upset. I usually recognize a face before a name myself. Instead of standing there feeling uneasy and trying to remember her name I would have just came out and asked.

Me too..I'm quite bad remembering people's names..I really do...I guess it's easier for me to remember them by associating them with something..something that I can remember easily..

I forget people's names from long ago all the stinking time...I usually just refer to them as some anonymous non name like "bro" or something like that...its stupid, but what can ya do?

I have had this same problem before and it frustrates me so much. The thing that is even worse for me is when someone says hi to me and I cannot for the life of me figure out where I know them from. I know that I have met them somewhere but, cannot place where it is. It will bug me and I will keep thinking about it and trying to figure out where I know them from. I do not want to ask the person where I know them from because they obviously remember me and are talking to me. I either eventually figure it out after I keep thinking about it or it will continue to bother me for awhile. It is so frustrating. The same is the case with someone whose name I cannot remember for the life of me. It continues to bother me until I figure it out or a great deal of time has passed.

I've totally forgotten people's names before. I saw someone two days ago who I recognized, but honestly couldn't remember her name or where I saw her. I remember talking to her quite a bit, though... I think she was in one of my classes. Anyway, it seems to happen quite a bit to me...

Yes,that's really funny. I had same experience like this. She's our neighbor,actually,she becomes close to me,until they moved out to other place. Then,one day,we've met at one popular fast food chains,and she approaches me. Gosh,we've been talking for a while,asking updates of our lives,and i can't remember her name. I also asks her number for another possible met-up or visit at home,then,when she left,i asked my son in whispers...can you remember her name?,and my son rapidly replied me with "she's Sonia mom "

It happens to me a lot but I ask for the person to remind me his/her name. My usual excuse, I am not good with names, which by the way is true

Only just about all the time. The most recent was when I went to the grocery store and ran into someone that I went to high school with. I looked at her and knew that I knew the girl from somewhere. And she said hi to me and spoke to me by name. I had to ask her who she was. Now, in my defense, I did graduate from high school 12 years ago, and this was the first time that I've seen her since we graduated.

Yeah, happened a lot a few years ago when I was loads more sociable than these days. Thank god for the words 'dude','bro' and 'man' lol ;)

i think so it did happen to me before....couldn't remember well. Anyway if that happen to me it's gonna be really awkward.

i hate when that happens to me

It has happened to me too, but not only the name, I even had forgotten the face! This dude came to me and started talking so casually, like "hey, it's been a while!" and I tried to hide that I couldn't remember who the heck was he . After he left I had to ask one of my friends to know