I can remember old Win32 C APIs and details like DDX that I haven't used in 20 years, but I frequently make gaffes with my wife, not remembering things that are important to her.
I can remember the paper, pages and formatting of old Sam's and Wrox technical manuals, I can visually recall the exact shade of blue of the old DOS Borland C compiler, and the look and feeling of the pages in favorite books I read as a teenager.
But my wedding is just a series of fragmented images all mixed up with outher things.
I remember the night my wife and I met only in "narrative form".
She, on the other hand, can remember events like that in crystal detail, she can describe everyone that was there, what they were wearing, etc...
I read this study with a sense of comfort, nice to know it's not just me.
Based on some of the comments here, I think it would be interesting to see if this sort of thing is a trend with different sexes.
I can remember old Win32 C APIs and details like DDX that I haven't used in 20 years, but I frequently make gaffes with my wife, not remembering things that are important to her.
I can remember the paper, pages and formatting of old Sam's and Wrox technical manuals, I can visually recall the exact shade of blue of the old DOS Borland C compiler, and the look and feeling of the pages in favorite books I read as a teenager.
But my wedding is just a series of fragmented images all mixed up with outher things.
I remember the night my wife and I met only in "narrative form".
She, on the other hand, can remember events like that in crystal detail, she can describe everyone that was there, what they were wearing, etc...
I read this study with a sense of comfort, nice to know it's not just me.
Based on some of the comments here, I think it would be interesting to see if this sort of thing is a trend with different sexes.