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I rarely use people's names.
If there’s less than a 100% chance that I’m certain what their name is in the second there was an opportunity to use it, I don’t use it; then I immediately beat myself up internally for not using it.
I actively avoid it XD
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.
Names are overrated. I prefer being called good boy.
I use them all the time on purpose. People like to hear their own names. It quickly recognizes them as an associate of yours and makes them feel special.
That's why I don't like it. I feel being manipulated if someone says my name all the time.
Well, around other NDs I skip the pleasantries and get down to business.