Would you recognise someone you shagged a decade ago?

[Holenewme]

I was seeing someone very casually for a few months about a decade ago. We probably saw shagged each other a dozen or so times.

I was at an event today with my friend and this man was there signing some stuff as he’s written a book. I thought it would be amusing to buy his book and ask him to address it to the pet name he used to call me. Not a sex name or anything, he misheard my name when we first met, thought I was called Umbobo when I actually have a very boring English name.

I queue up, he says hello, I ask him to address it to Umbobo, he asks how to spell it, I spell it, he tells me to have a lovely day and off I go. There was absolutely no recognition at all! My friend thought it was fucking hilarious and I sort of laughed it off but am a little bit gutted.

He was the only really casual relationship I’ve ever had and I do did remember it fondly. I guess if you’ve been shagging a different person every couple of months for the last decade though you can’t be expected to remember them all. I like to think I was one of the memorable ones though. Or at least the nickname would have jogged his memory. Pfft.

He was pretending

Do you think? I was trying to convince myself that’s what he was doing but he had absolutely no reason to. There was no one else really in ear shot, we parted on good terms and had always had a laugh. He certainly didn’t look embarrassed or anything to see me, just no reaction at all other than being polite to someone who has just bought his book. Which I’m not going to read now even though it looks quite good.

It's a bit weird to ask him to sign it a pet name for some one he shagged a few times ten years back. He was probably a bit wtf! Or maybe he just didn't remember you, I ave forgotten many people over the years.

Which I’m not going to read now even though it looks quite good.

Why not? Because he didn't recognise you?

I remember back in my wild days walking down the street and mentioning to a friend that a guy we knew was looking at me strangely. She told me I'd shagged him the night before. Ooops.

I wouldn’t want to recognise them.

What’s the book? Just wondering if I’ve shagged him too.

It probably was a bit weird belvi but I just thought it was amusing. I won’t read it because he didn’t recognise me which stings a bit.

fertility I’m too embarrassed to say now. If you’ve also shagged him but he remembers you I’ll be even more pissed off.

What colour’s the cover?

The book might be about you.

It’s a picture of some musical notation. If you know which one it is though please don’t say or I will quite possibly die or embarrassment.

pasit it doesn’t look like there’s much shagging or anyone called Umbobo so it’s unlikely.

It’s cool. It’s not who I thought. I know a fair few author/ serial shaggers.

He totally remembered you. He just didn't know how to react in the situation where he was centre of attention, seeing you after all this time.

Spill fertility. There was a famous author there today who was very clearly trying to get laid. In his mid 60’s and chatting up anyone under the age of 40. Which was only about 1% of the people there.

I'd recognise him but he's sitting next to me on the sofa.

Was it the Laureate event?

No, smaller than that

He’ll sit bolt upright in the night and say ‘Umbobo’.

One night stand yes. Someone I'd had lots of dates with though I think I would remember. It was very out of context in the book signing though. He was probably in a mind zone of meeting strangers and just didn't look at you properly.

Hmm. I think maybe he knew but was so nervous about appearing professional at the signing that he didn’t let on.

Fertility give us some clues about serial shagger authors. I never thought author were a particularly shaggable breed. All pale and sedentary.

growling That’s not too far off the mark but the egos and sense of entitlement are pretty vast in that circle.

If you think your experience is bad OP it's not as bad as my friend who didn't recognize her first husband when she bumped into him in the Mall. He was pleased to see her and started chatting and she was genuinely bewildered at this seemingly random bloke chatting to her.
Both of their faces was a picture when she realized who it was and he was stunned that she didn't remember. It was rather awkward so I made an excuse to make a phone call! To be fair it was a short lived marriage a long time ago!!