how to react?

how about this..

A gift doesn't matter to me as long as he greets me on that day. A gift can be forgotten especially if I don't like it but the love, care and respect that he shows and gives is more that enough to treasure. What matters is the Almighty God has given me more years to enjoy and go through life with the love one's and friends whose always there for me. If in case the significant person does not remember my birthday or any special day, then I can say that he's not deeply attached to me because if he is he will always remember my special day.

How to react to a thing like this is pretty easy. She needs to stand her ground and say did you forget my birthday or you really just dont care its my birthday? Its a birthday and a milestone in your life every year and if someone important in her life doesnt remember about it then that paerson doesnt care about her and needs to find someone who does care about her in her life. Sorry to say this but sometimes in life people dont care about who they are in a relationship with at all but first she needs to ask him if he forgot?

honestly i will feel the same way too because it is my special day and the person i should expect to greet me first is him. but first i'll check what is his reason. maybe he is having hard day that time and he forgot it. or maybe he is up into something that will surprise her. we never know unless she talk to him.

well that is sad to hear but it could be that he forgot her birthday. this year my husband forgot my birthday he felt so bad when i told him that my birthday past. but anyways if your friend man knew that it was her birthday and he didn't bother to say happy birthday or buy her a gift or even a card then i would be sad to. i know that your friend must of felt bad.

I think that she let her boyfriend know that she was sad because, he had not mentioned her birthday to her. Maybe he forgot about it or maybe something is on his mind and he upset about something and didnt mean to forget that it was her birthday.....sometimes there is just a miss communications

Wow. If I were here, I would also be heartbroken if my boyfriend did not greet me on my birthday. How insensitive her boyfriend is! Is he that busy enough to forget her birthday? For me, it seems that her boyfriend is taking her for granted. I would definitely be hurt and I will probably be angry at my boyfriend. He will have to make amends to me so that I can forgive him.

Wow. What an unfortunate thing to happen. Though I'm used on not receiving gifts during my birthday (since I don't really require people to give me one or even hope to receive one) I still feel good if people greets me. For me, just by simply greeting me is already a big thing since they remember me and my birthday and took the time to greet me. If I were to experience what your bestfriend had, I would surely feel sad and feel as if I don't exist. Maybe I would feel that the people around me doesn't really mind me at all. I would feel like I'm just nobody to them since they didn't even bother to know when my birthday is or if they do, they just forget about it. I've read in previous answers that your bestfriend and her bf are in a relationship for quite some time already. He should've remember it since it's the birthday of his most beloved girl. If that happened to me and my gf, I'll feel like she doesn't really love me and doesn't really care for me at all. She didn't bother knowing small details such as my birthday what more on bigger things? I hope your bestfriend is okay now. It's good that she have someone like you who still remembers her birthday and appreciates who she is. Belated Happy Birthday to your bestfriend! :))

If this will happen to me, I'll wait for him to explain first. If there's no valid reason, I might be thinking of breaking up with him.

Should this happen to me, I will really feel sad and even cried maybe. Though I have to wait for his explanation, if he knows it's my birthday. He might forget or something happened that prevented him to even greet her on her special day. Should he would not dare to explain, I would be thinking of something negative about our relationship already.

I will be very emotional if my partner never greeted me on my birthday especially if we have no irregularities, argues or problems before my special day. The least part I can do is to face the visitors with an open smile to give credit because of their presence on my special day. HOwever, if in case before that day, we had an argues, and he never greeted me, I will still be not that too emotional or shocked but will get a thinking that he really do not care for me even in that important time in my life. If my partner is Not aware or reminded of the important day or thing in my life is a sign that he is not that really serious of me. Unless, I knew him well that much to conclude that he has a poor memory problems. On a simple thought, even we did had irregularities, still not an excuse for him not to greet me even the distance of our home not that far as compared to other couples who are in long distant relationship who manage to exert an effort to greet their loved one's at that point in time. My reactions will be based on what is the real status of our relationship and open myself to many advises from other people who truly cares for me as a person and my feelings. This happening in my life with a bitter partner will be an alarming sign for me to have many realizations and unexpected situations that may possibly intentional or not will give me emotional pain and once given that opportunity, I will discuss this matter with him, not an issue why he forgotten to greet me, but I will ask him if he has a problem regarding me, at least in that way, I can freely speak what I have in mind and let him know how his actions do affect a loved one..and if these actions of him will be reversed to him? what would he feel? will he be proud, or will his ego come far or have that emotional sad part feeling? either ways, I will ask for his true explanations so that both of us will not be blinded by false hopes.. I hope your best friend is relieved or doing fine after what happened, She is lucky to have you as a friend who really truthfully knows how she feels even she is focused to her boyfriend, you role as a true friend really remains even in times she has to move on.. still you are there and remains for her.. Happy lotting

Actually i also experience the same thing and i really feel hurt about in what happened. I tell him that he is really annoying because hen did not greet me on my birthday and he answer that he forgot my birthday so i told him that it really hurt me because it's like showing that he is not giving me importance because i think if someone give me importance he will not forget the occasions in my life specially my birthday.

I think that your best friends needs to talk with her boyfriend and find out why he didn't wish her on her birthday? Is it because he forgot or it is that he remembered but didn't bother to wish her? She needs to find out the reason. I understand it can be very painful when one of your loved ones don't share with you your happiness. I can understand your friend was really hurt with her boyfriend's behavior but she should talk to him about it...

I'd be mad but first off, how long have they been dating? If longer than a few months he should have remembered or cared. If its the first year give him some slack, maybe he forgot. But if he knew and just didn't say anything then she should have a talk with him and ask what happened. She needs to tell him how she felt/feels and then needs to hear him out and decide for herself what she wants to do after that.

Hello canetech, Maybe the Boyfriend has work? and so stressed that he accidentally forgot her birthday. It's a possibility that he kinda lost interested in the girl that he even forgot the most important date of her birth. but what ever reason is i hope he can apologize for his neglect not to remember her birthday

I would not be affected. Love is shown by actions and not words even if it was a birthday greeting. Learn to accept and be accepted. What is the point in planting grudges over a simple matter? I would wait for other ways the significant person show love for me and be thankful for what is present.

If it was on purpose than he is just being mean. If he knew about it and didn't greet I would really think twice before seeing him again, or at least have a serious talk to find out his reason. Or it might just be the fact he forgot. I will never be mad at someone because they forgot my birthday or any important date. It's only human to forget. Maybe when he finds out and realizes he'll apologize for it. I wouldn't make a big deal out of it really. Some people just can't remember things like dates, phone numbers.. It's just a brain matter it's not on purpose. So I'd say she should have a serious talk to find out if he knew or just forgot, if he knew, he's just being mean, if he forgot, he should apologize, maybe surprise her with a late gift, if he won't even apologize it just means he doesn't care, and she shouldn't care either.

that was sad.., I think her boyfriend have a problem about their relationship. If this will happen to me I will also feel sad and perhaps I will get mad because it's my day and she don't even greet me!?., but as a "kind and understanding person" I better talk to her first and ask a reasonable answer, why I didn't feel I'm special to her in my birthday?.