Why do people say "I'll never forget you"? Would someone actually FORGET a person?

Question

Are the people that come in and out of someone's life so meaningless that that person could actually forget them?
I think I would feel somewhat insulted if someone said to me "I'll never forget you".
I'd be thinking "Gee thanks for making the effort to NOT forget me". :)

Answer 1

I've thought about this myself, and this how I think about it. There are many people you meet in life that are acquaintances that you may meet at a party perhaps or know for a week because there visiting, or meet at work and you eat lunch with them but don't keep in touch after you leave, etc. These are the kind of relationships that you might not remember after many many years. I think that when someone comes into your life and makes a mark on your heart for whatever reason, it may be hard to express in words the how important they are to you. You may not be able to fully express what your feeling even if you had all the time in the world to say goodbye. As flimsy as "I'll never forget you" may sound, I think it, like the phrase "You'll always be in my heart" It's the best you've got in words but, at the very least you want to let them know you care. It's more about reaching out over time and space than telling someone "yeah I put you on my list of thing to remember." Hope this helps.

Answer 2

There are some peopel who I forget easily. I can make myself forget people if I want to punish them eternally for being pieces of **** to me.



First thing I do is destroy everything that reminds me of the person. Second thing that I do is replace the person with someone who is better or equal to the person. Third thing I do is just ignore the person until they creep out of my life. Fourth thing I do is never give the person a chance to ever contact me or talk to me despite their cries of begging for help.

Answer 3

You're reading something negative in a very positive statement. It simply means that you're unforgettable by some aspect of the relationship that makes you stand out among the others whom this person has encountered. Take it as a sincere compliment, and not as an insult.

Answer 4

I don't know why people would say this. I certainly wouldn't. If anything I'd be more likely to say I'd never remember them. And, yes, most of the people who come in and out of my life are meaningless to me, and I make no effort to remember them.

Answer 5

Some people don't matter enough to remember, maybe people are referring to the fact that they will never forget the impact that person has made on their life.

Answer 6

Sure. Wait until you have more years not in school than in school. The people who were not very important to you, you can and will forget. I can look at a list of names of people in my class and not recognize a good third of them.

Answer 7

I've been on a date with a guy, and ran into him 3 years later and totally forget he existed...I think we remember important people, but we meet so many ppl, it is impossible to remember everyone!

Answer 8

Sure -- I've forgotten about 20,000 people that were introduced to me years ago, but who I never saw again. And who I never thought I'd see again. Well, maybe I did see them but simply did not remember. I'm not an elephant.

Answer 9

Is it because. . . . . i just forgot the point i was trying to make?



you are welcome anyway.