I never notice when my friends get haircuts...

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The thing is, I notice a lot of random details that others miss - reflections in puddles, weird colors in the sky, cloud shapes, funny shoelaces, whatever.

But I couldn't tell you some of my friends' eye colors, or what they wear. ("Do you remember that shirt I have...?" My answer is no, haha.) And when somebody gets a haircut, forget it. Unless it's an extreme change, I just don't notice. I always dread that phrase, "So, do you notice anything different about me?" When I say no, it always offends people...

Is anyone else like this?

Be creative. When someone says to you, "Do you see anything different about me"...instead of saying "no," why not say
something like, "Yes, your radiant personality is shining brighter today." Anything said in a positive spirit is better than "no."

If someone says to me..."Do you notice anything different about me?", I will scan them and if I can't see anything different will just reply..."No, but are you going to tell me?".

I never get asked if I notice something different in someone else. I would probably notice haircuts unless it's a girl who only changes it slightly. I never notice clothing at all, eye color, watches.

I don't know the eye color of many people that I talk to, because of my lack of eye contact.

Interesting.
I would probably notice if people got their hair cut but i do fail to be able to tell the color of many of my friends and even families eyes. I think it might be to do with my lack of eye contact although it has got a bit better than it used to be.
I agree with the other people. dont say No as i have before. say it in a positive way.
xx

Yeah I never notice stuff, and I get comments that I never notice stuff

I really don't know how others do it - on the odd occasion when I do notice something, I'm afraid of saying anything in case I'm wrong and nothing has changed (which has happened in the past).

I'm a little different. When people change their appearance, I often don't remember who they are.

so did my mom
i have cut my hair four day ago since her find my haircut

Actually, I'm one of those weird people who notice haircuts. Then again, I also notice people's shoes. I used to be the only one who could tell if our college band director had gotten a haircut (he was nearly bald and had what little hair left cut extremely short).

Now eye color on the other hand, nopers. Huh uh. No way.

i dont have friends to notice they have haircuts

I don't notice this with anyone including my husband. He once shaved off his moustache and I didn't notice for months.

Do you also not recognize faces? I have to really concentrate on these things to notice. It isn't at all natural to me.

I'm very good with faces, and am very good at noticing changes.

I can adapt to changes, because of my spontaneous temperament.

Don't worry, this is normal. I've lost count of the number of times my girlfriend has come home and asked "how do you like it?", and I'm just sitting there with a dumb look on my face thinking 'how do I like what?'.

Ed Almos

In general I tend not to notice, especially minor things like a trim. And I have gotten in trouble for not noticing and remarking on a female who has had a trim.

I might notice more dramatic changes, but my reaction might be a bit out of the ordinary. There is a female I work with who had shoulder-length hair. One day she crossed my path in the halls at work; she looked at me, smiled, and waved; I looked at her with a blank, semi-confused look and really didn't acknowledge her, and she went around a corner. Just after she did that, I realized who she was, and that she'd had her hair bobbed down to about a third of its previous length.

What do I do? I stop, poke my head around the corner, and say, "Wait a minute." She stops and turns around, so I can see her face, and confirm it was who I thought it was. And then I say/ask, "You're missing some hair?" (duh), to which she laughs and responds "Yes." And I say, "Ah, OK." and duck back around the corner... Only then realized that I never actually acknowledged her greeting, poke my head back around the corner, and say, "Oh, hi!"

I have a feeling I did that completely backwards. And I blame it all on haircuts.

Good fortune,

- Icarus finds the placement of hair on humans to be bizarre...