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To go out on my husband's birthday

109 replies

Thatsnotmynamee · 13/07/2026 20:26

I made arrangements with a friend to go to the cinema - there was a bit of back and forth about a date, but we settled on one. I double checked with my husband just now and his face just fell. He said 'don't you remember what that day is'. I felt irritated honestly, like just tell me what it is, why are we guessing...then the penny dropped, it's his birthday. I was planning on going out at 8pm. And a bit of me is like, well...why can't I? We have small children so wouldn't be going out ourselves. We're having his mum round for dinner, it would all be wrapped up before 8. So AIBU to feel like he's being a bit out?? We have fundamentally different ideas on birthdays I think 😬 Would you be pissed off in his shoes? (I have already bought some presents btw, it's not as though I had literally no idea. Am a muppet)

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Martymcfly24 · 13/07/2026 20:31

Did you really not think of the date until you said it to him. I can't imagine not recalling an immediate family members birthday date.

LittleBearPad · 13/07/2026 20:30

Thats not ok. You forgot in the first place and now still want to go. The cinema will still be there another day.

FinallyMovingHouse · 13/07/2026 20:30

YABU - it's just plain inconsiderate and I'm not surprised his 'face fell'.

Ponderingwindow · 13/07/2026 20:29

This is the kind of crap my EX husband used to pull. Thankfully he became my EX before we had children.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 13/07/2026 20:29

That would be so mean I’d be heartbroken if my imaginary DH did that to me. Isn’t evening on his bday for sex?

CinderellaGotOld · 13/07/2026 20:29

I would be fuming if I was him! That you hadn’t even registered it was his birthday and then that you are quite happy to go out anyway. Especially if it’s just a cinema trip that could be done any time. But then I think birthdays are something you should make a special effort for or at least spend the time together

Harrietsaunt · 13/07/2026 20:29

I call reverse.

TheJoyousHiker · 13/07/2026 20:28

I wouldn’t go out on my DH’s birthday and wouldn’t like if he went out on mine. No matter how we celebrated earlier in the day.

JoyfulSpring · 13/07/2026 20:28

Yes I'd be pissed off. Just shows a lack of giving a shit really, both not remembering the date or caring enough to plan something with him. Why cant his mum babysit?