I think the hostess could have spared some social awkwardness with one quick sentence privately, like “Joan is John now, deal with it.”
A couple of years ago, an acquaintance of ours hosted a dinner party. I was only acquainted with half the people there. The hostess didn’t make introductions.
At one point I stared across the table because I was trying to determine if this was Jane’s brother, or if Joan was transitioning to male. I admit that I feel bad for staring, but I was trying to figure out if we had met. We spoke briefly afterward, and they made no attempt to reintroduce themselves to me.
I think the hostess could have spared some social awkwardness with one quick sentence privately, like “Joan is John now, deal with it,” which would have been fine with me. I am still angry with the hostess for leaving us floundering as to who was at the party. What do you think?Let us for a moment go back to nursery school. Have you ever noticed that when children don’t know other kids’ names, they don’t talk to them? Names: We have them for a reason.
Now onto you. In the absence of hostess-courtesy, why didn’t you introduce yourself to people? “Hi, I’m Befuddled Guest. But please, you can call me Befuddled. Tell me your name?” If the person answers by saying, “We’ve met before” , you can say – as I always do – “Oh, I’m so sorry, I’ve forgotten that. Remind me of your name?”
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