Why do men not remember dates when something special happens in their lives?

[msmoneybags48]

I notice that, when a man is asked how long they have been with their significant other, they can't answer.  My hubby called me up because he was adding me to his auto insurance policy but didn't know my birthdate.  I answered him at that time, but I think it is a downright shame men don't remember anything.  My daughter is in the midst of getting a divorce; her husband filed for it, but he was so bad in memory that he forgot the date when they married (they got married April 10, 2012 on their way to Marietta, GA, but he told the attorneys they were married in March 2012.  He moved back to Mississippi, and have her living in Mississippi too; she is still in Marietta.  She called up his attorney and told them the information on the paper is wrong.  She has now discovered that her soon to be ex-husband has a baby on the way.  The baby is due in September, and he cheated on my daughter when they came home to visit for Christmas.   He remained here in Mississippi, while my daughter had to go back because she had to work the day after Christmas.  He is telling people my daughter is holding up the divorce because she still wants him, and she told him if he had everything on the papers right, she would have signed the papers and he would have the papers now.  I told her to read those papers to make sure everything was correct, and she is glad he did.  They are supposed to send her a new set of papers.  This is not the first time I noticed this.  My ex-husband couldn't tell you the date we were married either, and I caught him in a lie because he told me he was 25 when we began dating.  He erased 3 years off his birth year (he was born in 1944 but told me he was born in 1947).  That mistake was caught when I had to go get his birth certificate and I was called to the front by an employee, who told me he didn't exist.  I called his mother up and she gave me this information.  But, if you let a man tell it, he remembers everything.  Your take on this?

[oldbuddy]

I was born in 1938, married the last time on July 16, 1971 and it was 43 years ago this summer. I bet there are just as many women that can't remember.

[Kfickes]

This topic should be posted in the off topic section of the forum. There are just as many women that can't remember how long they have been with their significant other.

[msmoneybags48]

I changed it to Debate and Discuss and it went back to Support.  I am sure more women remember their anniversaries before men do.  I have found that out from experience.  I have been a number person for years, and I remember my anniversary before they do.