'I’m sorry what was your name again?': Woman gets petty after acquaintance keeps conveniently 'forgetting' her but remembering woman's husband

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Dec 1, 2023 4:00 PM EST

It's perfectly normal to forget someone's name the second or third time you run into them socially, but this lady seemed to be doing it on purpose. Not only did she always make a point about not remembering the Redditor's name, but she seemed perfectly capable of remembering OP's husband. It's the kind of social interaction that seems fishy. If this lady only saw OP with her husband, why would she always make a point of remembering the husband and treating OP like she was invisible? While I have no intention of motivating any paranoid thinking (and OP, if you're reading this, I apologize for making you even more suspicious), but one has to wonder what this lady's ulterior motives are.

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  • Thankfully, OP gave the lady a piece of her mind and called her out for her convenient so-called forgetfulness. She shared her side of the story via this thread on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit, and many folks in the comments section chimed it with other clever one-liners and verbal forms of payback OP could use the next time they run into each other socially. Of course, considering the overlap in their social circles, there will be a next time. This lady can't keep avoiding OP forever. Keep scrolling below for the full story. When you're done, here's another post about daughter-in-law's amusing petty revenge.

     

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    She knows my name now Not sure if this is considered petty revenge but here goes... So a few years ago my husband and I used to be really active in visiting the downtown area we used to live by. We also had a couple of part time jobs in the service industry there so we knew a lot of people by name.
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    Bartenders, servers, retail workers, owners, etc. We were also all social media friends so there was a lot of networking and just knowing who was who.
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    Anyway-There was this one bartender in particular that my husband and I both had met one night while we were sitting at one of the popular bars. She was really friendly and we all start having a great convo about the downtown scene. We then find out she's dating a friend of ours so my husband and I introduce ourselves formally and she does the same. We chatted a bit more after until we headed out and that was that.
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    About 2 weeks go by and my husband and I are out and about and we see the bartender again. She says hi to my husband and calls him by name and she looks at me and says, "I'm sorry what was your name again?" No biggie. I tell her and the night goes on.
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    Fast forward a couple months and my husband and I were out with a group of friends and we see her and her man in their own friend circle and they eventually come over to us. Her BF is our friend so he says hi to us like usual but she greets my husband by his name then looks over at me and apologizes for not knowing my name.
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    It didn't bother me I went ahead and told her and she just half said, "my bad" without even looking at me. I don't usually take things to heart but she has met my husband and I at the same time and has had the same amount of interaction. We know her BF. He knows my name. I was a little miffed.
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    Time goes on and randomly one day my husband and I were taking an afternoon walk downtown to get some sunshine and window shop and we see the bartender chick walking our way. When she gets closer to us she smiles at my husband and greets him by his name and then looks at me AGAIN to say she's so sorry she doesn't remember me.
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    Before I can even respond to her she just starts Jabout how hungover she is, how she is absolutely beyond miserable, how she had to work until 3 a.m. bartending and then had to sleep in her car because she had to open too. She said she can't even keep food down and it is so hard just trying to walk to the bar to clock in.
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    When she finished talking I started applauding and said 'That story was THE greatest story I have ever heard in my entire life. You should tell it again so I don't ever forget it.'
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    She looked at me with complete shock and locked eyes with me for a few seconds and finally managed to respond, "No it isn't a great story." She didn't say anything else after and just walked away.
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    After that I saw her a couple more times downtown and she made sure to avoid me. Feels good not having to repeat my name again.
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    AcrobaticSource3. 14 hr. ago I would've kept introducing myself using different names to really screw with her 1.4k Reply Share
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    usmc_mermaid OP. 14 hr. ago it!! That's brilliant 667 B Reply Share
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    EdgeMiserable4381. 14 hr. ago Next time you see her, look confused and ask your bf... "Is this the chick who got at work and had to sleep in her car?" Also good on you. 509 Reply Share
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    PsychologicalBit5422. 14 hr. ago A friend of mine years ago from Church youth group got a new very jealous possessive girlfriend. She couldn't handle us being friends as I wasn't in a relationship. She always used the line on on me, "oh sorry, I've forgotten your name " in dismissive tone. I have a very unusual name, it's not forgettable. After the third time or so, I said "that's ok I've forgotten yours as well ". That shut her up. 342 Reply Share
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    usmc_mermaid OP. 14 hr. ago Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!!!!! If I ever do see that chick again even though it's been a few years I'm using that one too. That's pure gold. 155 Reply Share
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    thesleepjunkie. 12 hr. ago My mother and her best friend from high school stayed good friends for years, they decided to have their boyfriends meet. Apparently They had met at a job site before at some point, they all hung out for about a year, before my dad finally looked at his new friend and asked, "what the is your name? "
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    They hung out almost every weekend, working on house renovations, going to concerts and having house parties. They just called each other derogatory or abusive names for a year, finally learned each other's names, and still just called each other ridiculous names instead. 100 Reply Share
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    Song_Spiritual. 13 hr. ago "I don't know why you would, I don't think we've ever met. How is it that you know my husband?" 92 Reply Share Reply
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    futurefirestorm 13 hr. ago Or always mispronounce her name, that drive people crazy 4 73 Reply Share
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