EPTgf forgot my birthday - Page 2
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h3r1n6
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
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Bill307
Canada9103 Posts
So "man-up". | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
Men are so honest, so thoroughly square; Eternally noble, historic'ly fair; Who, when you win, will always give your back a pat. Well, why can't a woman be like that? Why does ev'ryone do what the others do? Can't a woman learn to use her head? Why do they do ev'rything their mothers do? Why don't they grow up- well, like their father instead? Why can't a woman take after a man? Men are so pleasant, so easy to please; Whenever you are with them, you're always at ease. Would you be slighted if I didn't speak for hours? PICKERING Of course not! HIGGINS Would you be livid if I had a drink or two? PICKERING Nonsense. HIGGINS Would you be wounded if I never sent you flowers? PICKERING Never. HIGGINS Well, why can't a woman be like you? One man in a million may shout a bit. Now and then there's one with slight defects; One, perhaps, whose truthfulness you doubt a bit. But by and large we are a marvelous sex! Why can't a woman take after like a man? Cause men are so friendly, good natured and kind. A better companion you never will find. If I were hours late for dinner, would you bellow? PICKERING Of course not! HIGGINS If I forgot your silly birthday, would you fuss? PICKERING Nonsense. etc etc | ||
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GoSu
Korea (South)1773 Posts
On August 11 2009 13:06 n.DieJokes wrote: Why didn't you remind her that your birthday is coming up, if it's special to you it would make sense for you to eagerly, and actively, anticipate it. My family never remembers each others birthdays and that's okay; checking to see if loved ones can remember your birthday on their own isn't a fair or accurate test of dedication. Still it is nice when they do and it blows that they didn't Man, normally you dont have to remind your gf that your bday is coming.... I mean it's natural to remind that without asking "hey when is your bday?". It can hurt. If my gf tells me "PJ when is your bday?" I will really feel bad. | ||
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Kurosaki
United States158 Posts
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ChaseR
Norway1004 Posts
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Bill307
Canada9103 Posts
On August 11 2009 13:15 Oxygen wrote: What seems more discomforting is the lack of honesty between you two, as she won't even say that she forgot when it's obvious she did. Just how many people will immediately admit when they've screwed up? The normal reaction is to feel embarassed and to try to deny it, especially if they know the other person will be upset by their mistake (which she probably does, if the OP was angered by it a year ago). Even after some time has passed, most people will be afraid of looking bad in the eyes of the other, so they still won't readily admit it. Very, very few people would have admitted that mistake. | ||
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icystorage
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KP_CollectoR
United States744 Posts
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BreaK
Canada890 Posts
Don't get me wrong, sure, it sucks, and you would expect better, but in my opinion its more likely that it doesn't mean anything rather than othewise. | ||
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ZeeTemplar
United States557 Posts
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
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Bill307
Canada9103 Posts
On August 11 2009 13:22 GoSu wrote: Man, normally you dont have to remind your gf that your bday is coming.... I mean it's natural to remind that without asking "hey when is your bday?". It can hurt. If my gf tells me "PJ when is your bday?" I will really feel bad. You have a pretty selfish approach. Try putting yourself in the shoes of someone who realizes they've forgotten their partner's birthday. Mistakes happen. She's probably feeling bad enough that it happened, already. No need to make her feel worse by getting all upset over it. | ||
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Bill307
Canada9103 Posts
On August 11 2009 13:38 icystorage wrote: dude, happy birthday and that totally sucks, i mean, who would forget their love one's birthday? especially when your going out for 5 YEARS. that is totally immature and tactless, dont let her take you for granted man I would. It must be one of the most useless pieces of information you could remember about them. It affects a single day in the entire year. Knowing about their personality, their interests, their experiences, and even which foods they like is much more important and useful. So I would try to remember it, but it would be a low priority. I'd probably just write it down somewhere. | ||
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
On August 11 2009 13:12 Manifesto7 wrote: Meh, my wife struck out on my birthday two years running while I never forget a thing. Not the end of the world really. Yup. Sounds like everything else works (5 years together). Forgive her.. tell her you'd like it to be different and move on. being the bigger man here and allowing her some relief is a bigger lesson learned than guilt tripping her or punishing her in anyway. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
If she didn't give a shit about you; then you wouldn't last 5 years. | ||
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rredtooth
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RandomAbuse
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So it's probably just that she is not self centered or etc, its just that sometimes there are many more important stuff on peoples mind not to mention worries and schedules to attend to. Oh, Happy Birthday by the way.  | ||
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BanZu
United States3329 Posts
On August 11 2009 13:22 GoSu wrote: Man, normally you dont have to remind your gf that your bday is coming.... I mean it's natural to remind that without asking "hey when is your bday?". It can hurt. If my gf tells me "PJ when is your bday?" I will really feel bad. I've never celebrated a single birthday (in the sense of the word "party") and same with my entire family. It's just that my family has never taken after the tradition of celebrating it and it's not really that big of a deal. And because of that, I don't care to remember anyone's birthday (although I do feel somewhat ashamed if I forget or if I have to ask an old friend). I also feel weird wishing someone happy birthday, only because I wouldn't mean it sincerely as it never meant much to me. Some people, including the OP's girlfriend, might be in the same boat as me. I guess only the OP would know about that. Kinda odd that a GF/BF wouldn't remember their GF/BF's birthday though, considering they're going out. But then again, who knows, I can't say because I haven't got a girlfriend so I'm sure how much I would care about it. | ||
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