Not that people having already heard them has ever stopped me from re-telling them anyway.

my gf is forgetful as hell so i can just recycle the same jokes/fun facts every 2 weeks

Oh my no, I tell the same jokes over and over no matter how much my family complains, because I have the will to enjoy their pained responses no matter how much it annoys them.

Yes. And just like a standup comic, you get to refine them with every iteration.

Every relationship partner gets to hear a more polished, expanded repertoire, so the more the merrier. :D

Of course the flipside is when your stories have fallen out of vogue, or you're cognitively at the level of Grandpa Simpson. Nobody wants to hear that shizzle, man.

I told mine that I'm forgetful, so now i can just repeat the same jokes/fun facts every two weeks

I am forgetful and my wife has brain damage, so to an outside observer, our conversations probably look like we're stuck in a time loop

As I tell my wife: Jokes get funnier with repetition.

I had an ex once tell me my own story back to me as if it happened to her first hand. I didn't tell her and just went uh huh. But I think she was confused why I didn't find the story funny. Which she thought was hilarious when she had heard the story from me.

I don’t like that though, being on the receiving end. Thinking about how you’ve done this with other girls. Not a good feeling…

I wonder why that happened?

You're right about that but I don't think that's what the post was about. It's not "so this what happened when my ex and I went to this store". It's more "what do you call a fake potato? An imitator!" that joke may be funny once, but not funny on the 32nd telling. Don't try to relive experiences with an ex with your new partner, telling a store of how you were held at gun point by police for committing a bank robbery while leaving work one day may be fun to explain on the drive to a theater to watch a heist film...

Yhhhh but it’s sorta the same. Like, how many other girls have you used that on? What were their reactions? It just makes me think like that but I have issues…

Are you my ex?

When we split and then got back together, she retold me all the stories she'd already told me the first time we were together

Ask her details about the experience you didn't include in your original telling

Fun fact, I had used that joke before on an actual fda auditor who was not my preferred gender and about 20 years older than me, during an audit of a medical device manufacturer facility. (it got a small chuckle but that's it).

Yes I have history. Everyone does. I'm sure you have stories. Maybe about siblings? Friends? It's not all about romance. What was your 15 year old birthday like? Did you have a party? Did you get any presents? Which was your favorite?

Not trying to hit on you or anything(I'm probably way too old for you and barely know you) . But emphasizing that you have a history and a story. So does everyone on the street. Expressing these stories are a major way of having a connection with other people.

Do you want to make friends? Romantic partners? Not with me but in general. These apply to all people. Listen to their stories. Tell your stories. Share your experiences. Listen to their experiences. Sharing experiences is how we connect with eachother on an emotional level.

my gf is forgetful as hell so i can just recycle the same jokes/fun facts every 2 weeks

I am forgetful and my wife has brain damage, so to an outside observer, our conversations probably look like we're stuck in a time loop

what if you were basically an otaku for your formative years?

You still have a story. What movies did you watch? What games did you play? What made you act like that? What made you stop that lifestyle?

Everyone has a story and everyone's story should be treasured. You might not of hunted treasure buried by nazis but it probably still a cool story to hear.

Maybe if you were in a literal comma for 20 years, you might not have a story about those years but... Holy shit how did you end up in coma? Tell me about how that happened.

Relationship goals: brain damage

Meanwhile, I'm coming home to my wife like "You won't believe this! Just heard a podcast about washing machines in Nicaragua that I need to tell you about!"

My wife is forgetful, and I retell her jokes all the time. I read her this post and made a joke about it at her expense. She got grumpy about it, but I won't have to worry about that for too long.

Reminds me of that big famous movie where they use the time loop mechanic as a metaphor for dementia. Can't think of the name of it right now, but it'll come to me...

Edit: To clarify, I'm insensitively implying I have dementia. It's how I deal with my parents' having it now.

Reminds meh of that retirement home orderly who abused dementia patients. And he thought it was the perfect crime too.

That is, until he took an ethics class and chose to write his final paper on whether there's any real difference between abusing someone with no memory and abusing a simulated character in a video game.

He still does it but now he's racked by the guilt. Philosophy: Not even once!

I didn’t think you were talking about you as a partner for me at all lol. So funny how you had to clarify that twice.

And I get all, but my position still stands. But reading the post again, I guess my initial comment doesn’t really have much to do with it.
In the back of my mind I’ll be feeling not-so-special. Best if I stay single until I work on that insecurity properly.

That's sinister

That's why you should never get back together with an ex.

The Father?

Thanks for the tip, I'll make sure to avoid any philosophy education.