Having a goldfish memory

I wonder whether the term goldfish memory is true. They say that goldfish have a memory span of like 3 minutes or 3 seconds? I think it describes me very well, as my short term memory seems to be eluding me lately.
Or is it the people that I’m communicating with, that makes understanding things difficult? I thought that I’d grasped what the other is saying but after a few minutes I had to squeeze my brain, trying very hard to recall what the other has just said while trying to keep with the flow of conversation.

I think I remember roughly what the gist of the conversation was, but trying to recall those minute details was hopeless!

Imagine that I can’t remember when my boyfriend tells me that he loves me (luckily he does that often though ). Or I can’t remember important meeting details. Or I can’t remember that I’ve turned on the stove in the kitchen (it happened before!). Or I can’t remember saying things that I couldn’t recall blurting out before.

Jeez..it’s scary.