Forgetting Names

Ohhh God our habit is same and the first time I got a person like me. I always forget the name and ask the person what is your name. My family is big so some time forget family members(relatives) name also.

I have the same problem as well, although I remember how I met that person, I forget their names, makes me feel quite guilty as well, since they remembered my name, and I forget theirs, so I try not to say their names by replacing them with words like "bro" and "classmate from biology", and other words.

Yes, I have had moments like that. I believe it happens to many people. It was sort of having memory gap. You know the person but you can't remember the name and where and when did you meet him. It was kind of embarrassing to ask him /her however what his/her name is especially if he/she was acting like you've been closely associated. What to do in this case? Well, even if it is quite embarrassing I would be very honest with the person. I'll tell him/her that I know her but can't remember her name. I can always do that in a manner that will not embarrass the other person. Actually I am not forgetful to the point of even forgetting the face or the fact that I really met that person in the past. If my memory can't really trace my association with that person in whatever way then I would be apprehensive but won't let the person feel so. I would of course just ask the person how he go to know me. If his answer is not sufficient for me to remember anything about him or would not give any hint that he really knows me then I will of course keep my distance from that person for my own safety.

I am not good at remembering names too and this had put me in a not so nice situation several times. It is really embarrassing when you meet someone accidentally and he/she seems to be so glad to have seen you and here you are clueless as what to call him/her. Usually i remember the face but it is the name and where i had known the person that i find difficult to recall.

Yeah it happens with me in recent years, may be age is a factor Memory problem occurs as we age gracefully, however i deal tactfully in such situation, tell the person, are you not, 'xxx'?, it helps lol...

Glad to know that I'm not the only person who forgets names! I've worked at jobs where people would come in and out of my life and some of them I remembered their names, but you can't remember everyone's name I try word association with names sometimes and that helps. When I can't remember someone's name when they know my name, I just act as if I know them and am friendly to them. Then when I get home, I remember their name. I think I must have made some kind of impression for them to remember my name. I remember one time when I thought I knew this person from a past experience. Come to find out I didn't know this person and this person didn't know me, but we became friends. So, I can say I've been on both sides of this scenario.

I have few situations like that but I don't show them that I don't know their names. I just go with the flow of the story, blah, blah, blah, then mention some names that I know then I keep on remembering his name. Then I keep thinking on how to end our conversation. After that, I will review the faces of my past classmates or schoolmates and everyone of them.

I think the only way is to really get that name remembered by your heart. For i've also had this awkward situation before, but i really try my best to make myself remember this and hope it works.While you don't need to know for someone you really do not care.

Yeah, i had expereince it, and i feel really stupid... I easily forgot names as well specially to those i am not close with, but i do remember faces....

Hi friend, i too faced this kind of incidents in my life, i am not bad in memory, but i am doing business and have lot of clients, it is really hard to remember each and every persons name. But my clients remember about my name, as they saved my name in their cell phones and have my id, so it is easy for them to get my service using my contact details, don't worry about your memory power, just take the food which helps you to increase the memory, it will be useful to you

Sad to say I do, but I am more on familiarity of faces. Names? I forgot names easily. lol

I also have the problem. thanks for sharing your feelings

This happens to me oftentimes or say like it did happened to me once or twice a week last when I was graduating student. But I never took it otherwise. There were many people there who know me by my name by my character and by my face and sometimes I get surprised but I do think much about anything that will not going to bring any coins. And there were many people I mean many who throw their hands for me for a handshake. At that time I thought shouldn't we need to introduce ourselves before shaking hands. But I just ignore that as may be the people know me and I just forget them as they were many and I am only ope. That is how I figure out things.

Just want to share mine also.. My boyfriend and I took lunch at the restaurant when suddenly someone smiles at me.His face was familiar and it took hours before I recognize and remember him. He was once my co boarders during our college days. I already forgot his name, I just smile back to him so that he will not be upset.

Hi flapiz! Oh my, I thought I am the only one who have this kind of memory problem. Well, I am still glad I am not the only one. If this thing happens, I would just pretend that I know them and the persons they mention, while trying to recall everything. Most of the times, I failed to recall though. Sometimes I want to take memory plus to enhance my memory.

Oh god I have the same problem. At times people smile at me and I am lost as to who the person is. i feel guilty too that i don't remember them. and you won't believe I sometimes to pretend that I too remember them and talk to them. when they are gone than I ask my husband who was the person. lol yeeah they might think I have some serious problem.. I really don't know How to deal with this. I wish there was a solution here. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

Too funny but yeah, I have my own share of forgetting people's names. I know it would be rude to ask them their name and even to hint that you have forgotten them when it is clear from the way they ask you questions that the person is indeed someone say, you went to school with or a co-member of a certain club. I have learned a trick though. Whenever this situation happens to me, I would say, "Hey, I'm sorry but I forgot what's your surname. What is it again?" And most of the time, they will tell me their full name lol. Sometimes though they will not, but I don't think I ever told them that I have forgotten their names. I'm just too embarrassed to admit it.