In the zone

If, after 8 months, you’re still just “talking,” you were never anything more than friends to begin with.

Even if you were dating, it's not right to expect them to make plans for your birthday. You're not their responsibility. If they want to do something like that it should be their decision alone and not brought on by you insinuating you expect it.

I'm also with the other comments though.. you've been "talking" for 8 months. If anything was going to get more serious between you two it would have happened already.