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[โ€“] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I actively avoid it XD

[โ€“] toynbee@piefed.social 1 points 17 hours ago

I've been married for almost a decade and still sometimes have to put thought into it before I address my wife by name.

I once referred to my oldest friend - whom I've known since I was eight - as "what's-his-name." The woman who is now the aforementioned wife responded "you mean your oldest and dearest friend?"

Pretty much the only person whose name I can remember without trying is my kid, whose name I had a part in choosing.