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Forgetfulness -- Is it because you are unimportant or is this a case of absentmindedness?

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Question - (16 April 2010) 1 Answers - (Newest, 17 April 2010)
A male Barbados age 30-35, *e_Professeur writes:

Hey guys, first post so here goes(apologize if I am a bit long-winded)

This has to do with a "friend" I had a few months ago(friend in commas cuz I am not sure I was their friend). One of the problems we encountered was that I would tell them something and it seems that it would go through one ear and pass through the next. I raised it to them and they said that they are usually good at remembering stuff, so I inevitably asked if it was me and they said no...however we planned things and gathered a subtle reluctance to agreeing with them on their part and when we made our plans, they would "forget" and if I didn't bring it to their attention they wouldn't even apologize. Now when I confronted them on the issue I was told I should have reminded them as it is easy to forget "little things" but I believe:

a) If it was important and they wanted to do it they would have remembered as we are both at school and from talking to them they don't have that many responsibilities

b) I was the only one making the effort to make our plans reality, I asked them why does it seem that way and they said they hardly see me to ask me to do things with them...this is the same person who has my cell number, Facebook AND MSN!- as a result of that I deduced that they didn't really want to do anything

Well I confronted them on my feelings and after the blatant lie above I pressed them until they told me that they were sorry our plans didn't work out and they couldn't change the way they were feeling...

Well after that I had very little to do with them but doing a bit of research I am actually wondering if they may have been suffering from "Absent mindedness" in that their short term memory is not the best and the reason I wasn't told is because they were unaware of it.

Anyway I think I talked enough...what do you say?

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A female reader, Laura1318 Malaysia +, writes (17 April 2010):

Laura1318 agony auntIt is more like you are unimportant to them and they could not be bothered with your plan.Sorry friend!Looks to me that way.

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