Do you remember names?

I often hear people say they are terrible at remembering names. This isn't true for me. I have a decent memory. And it makes me feel awkward when people I have met multiple times introduce themselves to me. I can't pretend that I forgot too. But then they feel bad for not remembering. And then I feel bad because it doesn't mean as much as they think it means.

So I was wondering how many people think they are bad with names.

I'm good with names. 15
I'm terrible with names. 36
I give nicknames to avoid the issue. 3
Somewhere in the middle. 34
I'm good with names but lie and say I'm bad when I forget. 10
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Comments ( 21 )
  • nobleserpent

    Yes, except for the ones I forget.

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  • bleach_baby

    I don't normally forget peoples names, but I often forget to listen when people tell me their name (when I meet someone new I'm often thinking of what I'm gunna say next when they tell me).

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  • I think I would be better with names if they were numbers.

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  • ucipher8

    terrible with names, nicknames makes it easier, and cooler (obviously)

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  • Francophile22

    I'm terrible with names but never forget a face.

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  • davesumba

    i'm good at remembering the names of people i actually care to talk to further, or who makes a big impression on me. but just being introduced to random peoples friends and such, i really don't care what their name is and i forget it right after they say it.

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  • jondoerandom

    if I'd even care to remember names there might be hope. I already know the names of my family, the rest can have nicknames.

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  • ccjigsaw

    I'm bad with names and faces :S

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  • Chillpill

    I'm quite good with names. The more unusual the name the better I tend to remember it. Probably because I repeat it in my mind a few times. That way it gets "anchored" in my memory. Plain and very common names on the other hand are a lot more forgettable to me.

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  • DaemonWolf

    I think I'm more of a visual person. I usually forget names, but never a face. It's the most annoying thing when I know I've seen their face before or I'm sure I've met that person but I can't remember their name.

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  • Aleks85

    I forget it as soon as they give it to me to be honest. It's unintentional, I don't know why it happens, I guess my short term memory just sucks.

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  • lc1988

    I'm not terrible but I do need to have seen the person and heard the name a few times before its committed to memory

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  • wickedwizardking

    I can see how this would bother you. I'm actually terrible with names, unless i talked to the person individually or i have a memory to tie with their name. I have been this way since I was a child and have tried to make efforts to remember names, but I have only succeeded in frustrating myself.

    I make the effort to say something to the person from our last encounter to let them know I remember who they are, just not their names.

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  • sassafrassi

    I have a hard time. I have to say their name over and over again in my head to remember it and even then I have to think hard when trying to remember. Depends on how often I see them too. I never forget a face though.

    I always find it odd when the same person reintroduces themselves to me. Sometimes I'll pretend that we never met. Then we have the EXACT same conversation. ;P

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  • Sillygoose

    Last option, very much so.

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  • Avant-Garde

    I'm usually terrible with names, especially with female names.

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  • spectroscopi

    I'm liable to forget someones name 10 seconds after hearing it.

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  • BlackDays

    I have to meet someone a few tine usually to remember their name. I'm a dingbat. I do remember birthdays like nobody's business though

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  • Subfinmatic

    I'm around the middle, I'd have to meet them a few times, if I think I'll see them again I'll even go so far as to make a note in my phone of the person's name just so they won't feel upset(has happened once).

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  • nightmare28

    I'm terrible both at remembering faces and names, takes me a long time to remember them, unless the person is ugly in a very special way, then I remember them right away.

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  • Anime7

    If we've talked before, then yes I can remember your name.

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