We all love it when someone remembers the little things about us, it shows that they care in some way or form. It’s nice to be remembered and thought about.
We’re all different in how we manage our relationships, how much effort we put in and how we meet the expectations of the other person. I’m not the best at it, but I guess I’m still learning and improving as time passes.
Also, my memory isn’t amazing (so people tell me! lol). I prefer to think of it as, the reprioritising of information. Hahaha, you’re still important to me even if I’ve temporarily forgotten that thing you told me 2 months ago!
One method I have learnt over time though is, a new connection can be built with someone from remembering one detail.
What I mean by that is, if we make the effort to remember one important detail about someone, you can build a connection on that.
At one of my local cafe’s, one of the baristas is studying marketing. I learnt that from a quick convo one day when I wandered in 5 mins before closing and ordered a coffee (yes I’m that annoying kinda customer, soz!), there were no other customers so we got chatting.
Today when I visited for coffee, I asked about her marketing study.
The smile 😄 said it all 🧡 ✨
It doesn’t take much effort. We’ve all got busy lives. But small gestures like that I know for me, make my day. With one small detail shared, conversation flows and chatting next time is easy.
So remember one small detail, pick one that’s important to that person. It’ll make their day next time you ask about it and it might help you build that new connection and friend.