Today, it’s my birthday. Not only did my boyfriend of 5 years forget, when I reminded him, he said very unenthusiastically, “Oh, Happy Birthday.” When I said, “That’s it?” he got annoyed and said,“Well, what else do you want me to tell you?” FML
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Today, it’s my birthday. My boyfriend of almost 4 years completely forgot. FML
Today, it’s my birthday. My boyfriend didn’t get me a present, or do anything special for me, because, “The rent’s paid, you have a fridge full of groceries… What more do you want?” Later on, he asked me why did I, “look so sad?” FML
Today, it's my birthday. I woke up to a text message from my boyfriend, breaking up with me. When I commented on his impeccably bad timing, he admitted he'd forgotten it was my birthday. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My boyfriend’s birthday is a month before mine. I'd spent my birthday savings on his, but he told me that we couldn’t do anything for mine because, “I didn’t plan or organize better.” FML
Today, it was my birthday. My boyfriend had promised that the day would belong to me. But no, I had to drive 80km forth and back to pick him up from work, then he took pictures with his new camera lens, then he decided what to eat, demanded a massage, and then he just fell asleep. Happy birthday to me. FML
Today, my boyfriend forgot our anniversary. But it's okay; I wasn't expecting anything after he forgot my birthday, Valentine's Day, and my name. FML
Today, it's my 25th birthday. I closed at work, not one person wished me happy birthday, no calls or letters from my family. Even my boyfriend of 3 years didn’t remember. FML
Today, I realized that my boyfriend‘s birthday was two weeks ago, so I immediately sent him a message as if it was today. He didn’t believe my excuses. FML
Today, rather than get me a birthday present, my boyfriend just got angry that I got gifts from other people. Apparently, it "made him feel guilty." FML
Today, it's the day after my birthday. My boyfriend got me nothing. Nor did he do anything for me for Valentine's Day. Whereas I got him an $85 game for his birthday, planned a surprise visit to his family so he could see them and his pets, and spent all day Valentine's Day making the house spotless, as well as cakes. FML
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Chazzster 32
While we all want to be remembered and loved, not everyone is good at remembering dates. Personally I have such dates on my computer calendar with them set to remind me a week ahead of time. And my wife also reminds me of her birthday and our anniversary a week or more ahead of time. If your boyfriend has a problem remembering dates like this, remind him a week in advance so he has the opportunity to get a card and present. By the way, “hints” don’t count, you have to say something like my birthday is coming up on XXX. If it’s just YOUR birthday that he forgets and especially if you did remind him of that beforehand, then that’s a different situation. Like Dear Abby used to frequently say once upon a time ask yourself if you are better off with or without him. No one can make that judgement but you. But I personally wouldn’t throw out a relationship just because my partner forgot my birthday or wasn’t sufficiently excited enough in wishing me happy birthday. Birthdays are once a year, how are things the other 364 days?
core01 30
My ex husband ignored my bday one year, so when his came around i did the same (i assumed bdays weren't a big deal anymore). I've never seen a full-grown adult throw such a tantrum. There's no reason, in today's calendar reminders in your pocket, to forget an important date
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RichardPencil 32
"Where the hell is my expensive and thoughtful gift and where are you taking me to dinner?"
Michael Sawyer 11
you know birthdays become irrelevant after 21 right.
Hangryko 32
Dump him.
Chazzster 32
While we all want to be remembered and loved, not everyone is good at remembering dates. Personally I have such dates on my computer calendar with them set to remind me a week ahead of time. And my wife also reminds me of her birthday and our anniversary a week or more ahead of time. If your boyfriend has a problem remembering dates like this, remind him a week in advance so he has the opportunity to get a card and present. By the way, “hints” don’t count, you have to say something like my birthday is coming up on XXX. If it’s just YOUR birthday that he forgets and especially if you did remind him of that beforehand, then that’s a different situation. Like Dear Abby used to frequently say once upon a time ask yourself if you are better off with or without him. No one can make that judgement but you. But I personally wouldn’t throw out a relationship just because my partner forgot my birthday or wasn’t sufficiently excited enough in wishing me happy birthday. Birthdays are once a year, how are things the other 364 days?
core01 30
My ex husband ignored my bday one year, so when his came around i did the same (i assumed bdays weren't a big deal anymore). I've never seen a full-grown adult throw such a tantrum. There's no reason, in today's calendar reminders in your pocket, to forget an important date
majestic09 13
Break up with him.