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[richard_moeller]

My boyfriend of two years forgot my sister's name.  He has no idea what it is.  He came to me to confess this, saying he felt bad.

My sister and I haven't talked in a couple of years.  We're basically estranged, and I never talk about her to anyone.  Still, I have mentioned her name to him a few times in our relationship.

How big of a deal is

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[mostuncertain]

Obviously your boyfriend is having an affair with your sister

[straight_outta]

Not a big deal at all. People are forgetful :) I don't think I'd even be offended if he forgot my mother's name in a moment of confusion and was embarrassed about it.

[mustibeoriginal]

Mine forgot when my birthday was, then confused the date with his ex's, even though he'd actually spent the day with me twice by then. Boyfriends are just stupid.

(Agree with the above posters though - not knowing the name of someone he never met and whom you don't mention often is not really the worst thing a guy could do.)

[richard_moeller]

Thank you, this was very helpful. It's nice to check with other people on these things because I was spazzing a bit about the whole incident.