names - do you remember when your introduced ?

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   i dont often , from another site - we discussed that - one person responded to it saying they seldom recall moments after introductions this was my responce to his post ................
me too , ive had difficulty with names all my life - as i get to know you i will remember but if its a once and done , donbt count on me remembering - ill recall your face but not the name , its been a detriment to me all my life , but then ive never been a person that trys to impress with who i know even tho ive known a lot of influential people [it no longer matters so ill say it] i had dinner with both the general of the army and the surgeon general of the army at their brothers wedding - i was his room mate at college , having said that they were not that yet as they were serving in VN at the time and their father was a colonel in Stuttgart Germany then , we had a pleasant dinner and i liked them a lot , but it was the only time i ever spent with them , 
life has a way of dealing out moments , sometimes we see them sometimes we just experience them , my wife and i experienced this one without realizing what might happen in the future , 

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A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 16998	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: names - do you remember when your introduced ? Posted: February 17 2026 at 9:45pm
	i dont often , from another site - we discussed that - one person responded to it saying they seldom recall moments after introductions this was my responce to his post ................ me too , ive had difficulty with names all my life - as i get to know you i will remember but if its a once and done , donbt count on me remembering - ill recall your face but not the name , its been a detriment to me all my life , but then ive never been a person that trys to impress with who i know even tho ive known a lot of influential people [it no longer matters so ill say it] i had dinner with both the general of the army and the surgeon general of the army at their brothers wedding - i was his room mate at college , having said that they were not that yet as they were serving in VN at the time and their father was a colonel in Stuttgart Germany then , we had a pleasant dinner and i liked them a lot , but it was the only time i ever spent with them , life has a way of dealing out moments , sometimes we see them sometimes we just experience them , my wife and i experienced this one without realizing what might happen in the future ,

Bear43 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: August 11 2010 Location: Doland, SD Status: Offline Points: 3500	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bear43 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 18 2026 at 6:15am
	I have always been awful with names. It takes several interactions with someone before I can remember their name. I don't know why but it has always been an issue for me. Like you said, Mike, I can remember a face and know I have met them but will not remember their name if I only met them once or twice.

Shamu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Logo Designer / Donating Member Joined: April 25 2007 Location: MD, USA. Status: Offline Points: 20510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shamu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 18 2026 at 10:23am
	I've always had a poor memory for names. Oddly though, I never forget a face.
	Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

paddyofurniture Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December 26 2011 Location: NC Status: Online Points: 7942	Post Options Post Reply Quote paddyofurniture Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 18 2026 at 11:08am
	If you have problems remembering things do this. Think about your favorite color. Think about your favorite attribute you like in women. Once you cleared your mind your mind will work better. If not you will be still smiling. My Father told me this. Maybe that why I am the sixth of ten children.

Bear43 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: August 11 2010 Location: Doland, SD Status: Offline Points: 3500	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bear43 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 18 2026 at 1:02pm
	Bluebutt.... Oh, I said that out loud

paddyofurniture Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December 26 2011 Location: NC Status: Online Points: 7942	Post Options Post Reply Quote paddyofurniture Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 18 2026 at 1:37pm
	And where is your call out for the women type you like?

Zed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: May 01 2012 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6460	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 19 2026 at 4:10am
	I am useless at remembering names. It can be embarrassing sometimes, especially when all of our clients know my name. It's probably because I am always thinking about stuff, that I don't concentrate on the introduction. I doubt that it can get better with age!
	It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!

britrifles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: February 03 2018 Location: Georgia, USA Status: Offline Points: 8404	Post Options Post Reply Quote britrifles Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 19 2026 at 4:37am
	It doesn’t Shaun, I’m the same way. The only thing you can do is try and repeat the persons name several times. It’s occasionally worked for me. It’s not just names for me, my memory is terrible!

Shamu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Logo Designer / Donating Member Joined: April 25 2007 Location: MD, USA. Status: Offline Points: 20510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shamu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 19 2026 at 11:16am
	Val,Mrs Chaz, & I both have this odd quirk (not) remembering names. If we meet people with a dog we think of them a "Fluffy's People", but can never remember their names.
	Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

paddyofurniture Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December 26 2011 Location: NC Status: Online Points: 7942	Post Options Post Reply Quote paddyofurniture Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 19 2026 at 11:56am
	Thank God they did not have a cat!

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 16998	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 19 2026 at 3:57pm
	im not getting this one up front and all the hind sight thoughts are not pleasant ones , i have a small dog , friends have cats , i still cant recall names very wekk till i met you a couple times

Zed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: May 01 2012 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6460	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 20 2026 at 4:19am
	Name badges should be compulsory!
	It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 16998	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 20 2026 at 8:28pm
	ZED - that would help but we all would feel like engineers with those pocket protectofs full of pens .....geeks ....etc

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	I have this same issue, I put it down to age, but I have always been poor at remembering names. But I have recently found a trick that works much of the time - when introduced to someone and I'm told their name, I repeat it in a sentence straight away. Just some platitude like "Welcome to the range, Barry." Since I have tried it, I have become a bit better at the remembering names thing.

paddyofurniture Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December 26 2011 Location: NC Status: Online Points: 7942	Post Options Post Reply Quote paddyofurniture Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 21 2026 at 5:00am
	That only works with women for me.

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	Good morning Miss Greentits!