I'm really bad at names and faces and I'm constantly running into people who start talking to me and I have to play along, lest I hurt their feelings. It's nothing personal, I forget nearly everyone.
To diminish this lameness, I developed a line for girls if they ask if I remember who they are: "I'm pretty sure that we haven't slept together." This usually gets a laugh and life goes on.
Well, I was at a concert and this girl is looking at me (most of you already can see the train coming, can't you?) and we start chatting. I'm don't recognize her, but that means nothing. Eventually she asks the question and I give the stock answer and...
...that's right. Oh, man...
Hey! It was dark, it had been about five years and she looked a lot different (different hair style and she'd lost weight) and I hadn't seen her since that night, cuz, well...my
girlfriend had staked out my house that night and when I showed up late, she had demanded to know where I was. "Uh, well...OW!!! Stop hitting me and screaming or the neighbors will call the cops!"
Needless to say, the relationship had some problems after that. She got me back - she f*cked some other guy, broke my heart and then rushed to marry the first guy she dated after we broke up. I met my current g/f of 9 years and life went on.
Epilogue: The ex called me about 2-3 years ago, "just to chat". Apparantly she wanted to call six months earlier when she discovered her husband was having an affair with a chick he met online. I guess I was supposed to provide the grudgef*ck action or something. Haven't heard from her since.
Tried to call the other girl a few times, but she never seemed to interested. You think it's because I forgot her? Jeez, women are so touchy about that sort of stuff.
