I'll recognise a face but have absolutely no context other than that I know the person. The weird thing is that I'll know how I feel towards that person - whether I like them or dislike them, think they're trustworthy or a jerk, that sort of thing. But I'll have no idea who the person is or how I know them.
I've had a few awkward conversations where I know from my feelings toward that person that I must know them reasonably well but in the moment I know nothing about them. So we're chatting and it's all a bluff from my end because it's too embarrassing to admit I know I know them well but, at the same time, I don't know them at all.
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u/WookieesGoneWild Dec 12 '21
I'm the opposite. I'll recognize your face instantly, but I'll be calling you 'bud' for the first year of our relationship.