To ask if you text friends to say happy birthday??

[sherbetlemonD]

Just that, really.

[TestingTestingWonTooFree]

Sometimes. Sometimes I intend to and forget. My hierarchy of birthdays would be:

Meeting up
Card
Phone call
Text
Facebook message
Nothing

[Tequilashotfor1]

Yes. Sometimes I copy a YouTube link of a sweary happy birthday song too

[iwantgin]

Yes, in addition to posting a card, and perhaps congratulating them on fb.

That covers all corners

Why ?

[MagicalHamSandwich]

Close friends I usually see on their birthdays. Depends on your circle, I suppose, we're all quite drinks-friendly types.

I do text acquaintances, my co-workers and even my boss.

[SoozeyHoozey]

No I haven't bothered for a few years. I don't mind if people forget mine either! Not really that arsed about birthday celebrations for adults. I only expect partners and my close family to remember, and only bother to remember theirs.

[BarneyTheDog]

Yes, always.

[redcaryellowcar]

I send cards and try to send a text or possibly Facebook message, tbh good friends I'm less bothered about Facebook, maybe I should be more Facebook diligent?

[dangerrabbit]

I'm not on FB but will text and meet up. Occasionally I will also send a card.

[whatsagoodusername]

I usually don't. If I realise the date (I usually only know today is "Monday" not "Monday the 22nd"), then I make an effort to do FB or phone particularly good friends.

I don't expect texts or anyone to remember mine.

[sherbetlemonD]

Birthday tomorrow and thought a friend would of text. Maybe I'm being an idiot about it. Thanks all.

[clearsommespace]

It's not your birthday yet !?

[clearsommespace]

To answer your question, no.
I would phone for a chat or email.

[LadyMaryofDownton]

But your birthdays tomorrow, so wait & see?

I always txt my friends happy birthday.

[sherbetlemonD]

She went on holiday over the weekend and I know she doesn't take her phone with her. I'm being a sensitive noob, I know

damn time of the month

[HoldYerWhist]

Er...it's your birthday tomorrow??

[HoldYerWhist]

Ah, sorry x post.

I don't think that would bother me tbh!

[NerrSnerr]

I'll send a card and try to remember to text. I wouldn't do it until their actual birthday though.

[prorsum]

Yes and they do me as well. It's kinda sad really as cards are nice to give and receive.

[LifeIsBetterInFlipFlops]

But it's not even your birthday yet? What a strange post.

[NRomanoff]

If she was on holiday, it wouldn't bother me at all. My closest friends live all across the country and we text constantly, so we text birthdays. I know my two best friends have very colas families and if I call them I will be interrupting and we will end up talking for ages.

Depends on your circle I suppose. But I know that when I go on holiday my brain is so full of all the stuff I need to do, I could possibly forget. I don't judge friends for forgetting my birthday though, in general.

[coffeetasteslikeshit]

Sometimes, if I remember. Hardly know what day it is normally though, let alone the date.

[Ragwort]

Probably not, I send (and receive) cards from my friends and tend to use texting just for quick messages about confirming a meet up or something. I wouldn't text 'for fun' and certainly don't use Facebook .

[BackforGood]

So have I got this right ?

Your birthday isn't until tomorrow, but today you are getting upset because your friend hasn't sent you a text ?

Also, you know your friend is on holiday without her phone, so couldn't, even if she thought about it.

When you are on holiday, it's easy to forget what day it is even if you had the phone and wanted to send a text.

Am I missing something ?

[TestingTestingWonTooFree]

Friend on holiday, I'd let them off.

[Collaborate]

Never.

Facebook happy birthdays are even worse. Good god I can't stand them. I set my FB to not tell people when it's my birthday. It all sounds like a hell of a lot of "look at me - it's my birthday!!" Then you have to put up with notifications that so and so has been wished a happy birthday by countless others who have posted on their timeline.

Apologies for being a grumpy bastard.