6 Tips When You Forget A Name

6 Tips When You Forget A Name

I have a lot of trouble remembering people's names. (My husband, on other hand, is freakily good at remembering names and faces - a very handy virtue in a spouse.)

Also, I often have trouble remembering why someone looks familiar. Several years ago, while at crowded birthday party for a three-year-old, I was on the brink of going over to some little kid's father to say, "I think we went to college together." Turns out it was Dylan McDermott!

So I've developed some strategies for coping with the fact that I'm not able to pull up a person's name right away. Of course, you can always just say politely, "I'm sorry, I don't recall your name," but if you'd rather try to disguise your forgetfulness, give these a try...

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