one-sided remembering
noun phraseUK /ˌwʌnˈsaɪdɪd rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
US /ˌwʌnˈsaɪdɪd rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ/
When only one person remembers something that happened between two people.
Her one-sided remembering of their childhood made her brother feel forgotten.
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2. Remembering only the parts of a shared event that favor yourself.
His one-sided remembering turned the argument into a story where he was always right.
3. A memory kept alive by one person after the other has moved on.
She kept the friendship going through one-sided remembering, though he never called.
4. Recalling an event differently from someone else who was there.
Their one-sided remembering of the trip meant they never agreed on what happened.