What has he forgotten?
Post It found that the average person forgets at least 4 things per day, but when it is your partner doing the forgetting it can be really frustrating!
The study found that adults generally forget 1460 things in a year! It compiled a list of the most common things we forget, sometimes things we should really not put on the back burner such as important messages and emails.
A spokesman for the Post It Brand from 3M, which commissioned the report, said:
”Our days are so jam packed full of tasks whether at work or at home, it’s no surprise people find it hard to keep track of everything.
”With much longer working hours, financial concerns and just busier lifestyles, even those with the best memory can stumble when it comes to remembering even the most simple of things during a hectic day.”
Women become more frustrated than men when they forget something, however it is likely something small. Men are more likely to forget something big like a birthday or anniversary, or most alarmingly a funeral.
Women admit that they remind their partner often to remember certain things and yet they will still forget, however we are more likely to lie if we have forgotten something rather than suffer the consequences.
Addie said:
‘Me and my partner have cinema pass. I have lost count of how many times he has forgotten it, so I now keep it in my purse so I know we won’t have to turn back home.’
Men are more relaxed about giving over important messages, which might go some way to explaining why women are more likely to remember things than Men. 54% of men admit that they rely on their partners to remember things for them.
A quarter of women say that they would rather go out of their way to do something rather than leave it to their man as they will likely forget.
Laura said:
‘My partner forget my birthday last year. I waited all day to get a text message or phone call and eventually text him asking why I had had contact from all of my family and friends and not my future fiancée. He said that he only remembered at 4 o clock when we were meeting to go to the cinema for my ‘birthday’ night out!’
Most worryingly, one in five dads have forgotten to pick up their children from school.
As a consequence, men are twice as likely to be thought of as a liability when it comes to being organised.
The Post It Brand spokesman added:
”Whether you’re forgetting big meetings at work or smaller things like leaving your lunch in the fridge, writing reminders on Post-it Notes can be key to keeping a hold on daily life.
”Even with smartphones and ever-increasing technological reminders, there’s nothing more effective than a brightly-coloured Post-it Note left on the fridge door or your office computer.
THE FORGOTTEN FIFTY
1. Forget what you went into a room for
2. Misplacing keys
3. Forgetting things on your grocery shop
4. People’s names when you’re introducing them
5. Where you put your pen
6. Taking meat out to defrost
7. Forgetting to respond to an email
8. Forgetting to post something
9. Forgetting what you’re searching for online or on the computer
10. Forgetting where the car was parked
11. Forgetting where a wallet was put down
12. Words to songs
13. Forgetting to get milk/dinner/groceries on your way home
14. Forgetting to respond on social media
15. Forgetting to reply to texts
16. Watering plants
17. Friends’/family’s phone numbers
18. Forgetting to record a good programme on TV
19. Putting washing in the machine and forgetting to switch it on
20. Putting bins out
21. Who has sugar/no sugar in their tea
22. Metric/imperial measurement conversions
23. Looking for glasses/sunglasses when they’re on your head
24. Forgetting your pin numbers
25. Taking library books back
26. Forgetting to bring washing in off the line
27. Anniversaries
28. Forgetting the train or bus times
29. Booking appointments like dentist/opticians
30. Paying bills
31. Pick up the phone and forget who you were about to call
32. Forgetting a meeting
33. Forgetting to clean your teeth
34. Forgetting to put your watch on
35. Forgetting social plans/evening events
36. Dentist/doctor appointment
37. Booking a train ticket in advance
38. Forgetting to pull the flush
39. Forgetting your debit/credit card in the machine
40. Forgetting to put the toilet seat back down
41. Paying somebody back
42. Forgetting to get fuel
43. Forgetting to shave
44. Partner’s birthday
45. Simple recipes like how long you boil an egg
46. Forgetting to renew car/home insurance/MOT
47. Giving kids money for school trip/dinners
48. Feeding animals/getting someone to feed animals
49. Who is a vegetarian when you have friends for dinner
50. Forgetting which fuel you need in the car
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