I wonder how awkward it would be if you would have proposed to her on her birthday and she said "no". Hmm. As to the original poster, give him a good talking too indicating how you don't exactly feel appreciated on your birthday. It's supposed to be your day. You rip that card up in front of him. If he's going out of town, then he should have pre-arranged something in advance to facilitate your b-day experience. "Here is your card and I'm heading out" doesn't quite cut it. Now, you start wondering bad things on your b-day. That's your day!
Dfin FTW!!!!!1!1!! seriously, well said...especially the first part. It does truly sadden me to see the attitudes some of our younger males have towards women. I just hope for their sake they manage to find real good women, and that they aren't so damaged from their lifetime of misogyny that they can manage to hang on to her. WHAT? I know for a fact you are damn near as dingy as I am, so one would think you would prefer having the anniversary on your birthday. That way you NEVER forget which day it is, and get in deep doodoo for that. at least that is why *I* requested my wedding on my bday
why do you think I chose her bday to propose...so I wouldn't forget. The girl simply outsmarted me. as I said before We just can't win.
Our first date was the day before my wife's birthday. Our wedding was the day before my birthday. It's a nice symmetry. What I get from a lot of Clutchfans threads that involve women, or relationships is that a lot of guys don't have women as friends and they see women as some kind of complete OTHER who exist solely to tempt, or ruin them. I don't think women are any more of a puzzle then men are. In any relationship you just have to communicate, be honest and have a little faith in other people.
but then.. women tend to gravitate more towards those same crude and deprived males.. there is the other extreme.. that when presented to women.. don't know what do.. but want more.. until it is inevitably ruined.. so it all balances out..
I think the OP is right, but quite frankly the fact that she mentioned the missed birthday three years ago hints that she may be the kind of person who doesn't let go of things easily. For all we know, the last two birthdays were in Paris and Rome, which should count for something. Basically, we don't know the OP and we don't know her husband so it's tough to say how bad this really is.
Well -- Happy Birthday! Your husband may not care for birthdays anymore. You may relay to him (in plan english as we can be kinda slow) that even though he doesn't care to celebrate birthdays anymore, you do and a card won't cut it. I think he'll get the message. And you may want to drop hints like circling things in the paper you'd want when it's getting close to your bday so as to help him out to know what to get you. We start running out of ideas the longer we've been married - plus most wifes just buy what they want through the year so that makes it harder.
this thread identifies the number of people who have never been in a serious relationship before... its quite a phenonmanum before you have a serious relationship its "bi**ch this ho that" afterwards its "mutual understanding and loving"
Don't worry, it's still Sunday morning. Her husband still has time to redeem himself with a surprise maybe later this evening. However I don't wanna overhype the situation.. as it might turn out to be a let down.
