Is turning 30 important?

[Neoflex]

Is it important to celebrate your 30th birthday?
I am turning 30 this year but I cannot celebrate on the day because it coincides with something else much more important.
So I was thinking of ignoring my birthday completely.
DH thinks I should plan a big party 6 months later for 30.5 years old. He says it is important to celebrate these big milestones and I will regret it later if I don't.
I don't know if I can be bothered or if I really care. AIBU if I ignore it and just go into my 30s quietly?

It's such a personal thing, there is no 'right or wrong' - I had a low key dinner out with my then boyfriend for my 30th (think we were celebrating our engagement as well - so long ago I can't remember ), I did organise a big 40th birthday party for myself, which was great. DH insisted I did something for my 50th - I had a small drinks party that I really wasn;t that bothred about, but it turned out to be a lovely sunny evening and quite pleasant, next year I am 60 and I am honestly not bothered about celebrating - not because I don't want to be 60 (age is just a number ) but I don't really like the focus of 'celebrating myself' - if that makes sense.

The only thing that makes me want to organise something is that it would be even worse if someone else organised a 'surprise' for me - I really wouldn't enjoy that.

But different people like different things - my friend is currently celebrating her 60th - it involves two separate weekends away, dinners out and a huge party which will cost £1000s .

I watched the sun rise over Angkor Wat on my 30th birthday, on my 40th I went out for dinner with my dp, he proposed, and it transpire a few weeks later that I also conceived our dd that weekend. I think I am going to have a big party for my 50th, I've always loathed giving parties, but I figure that making it to 50 is a pretty cool achievement so I should celebrate it.

I had a party. It was very much a "BananaCakeRocks" party with all of the things that I like, which is exactly how I wanted it. It wasn't to my mum's taste at all and she wasn't very impressed with it, but she shut up after a bottle of wine.

I'm looking forward to planning a party for my 40th - but that's another 9 years away yet!

I've never heard of 30 being a milestone birthday before....

Didn't celebrate my 30th or 40th. On both occasions I tried to arrange dinner at a restaurant with close family and on both occasions something happened to stop it on the day.

When I turned 30 I was 36 weeks pg with twins, I felt horrendous. We went to our local with DD, had a burger and may in the sofa all afternoon

Speaking as somebody who did literally nothing to mark my 21st, I would definitely do something to mark landmark birthdays. I was going through an 'Age is just a number stage' at the time and refused to really acknowledge it. I regret it.

That being said, how you mark your 30th is up to you and, if you don't want a party, don't have one. For mine, I booked the day off at work, had cake and bubbles for breakfast, binged watched a TV show I'd really wanted to see, took a long bath and had fish and chips for tea. Best day ever. No party required.

No big deal turning 30, Birthdays are no big deal, unless you want them to be, I was quite excited to turn 60, was looking forward to cards saying 60, (my 1st DS had a card made with my face superimposed onto the queen, which I loved, everyone else said they didnt think I would want to be reminded, WHY!!!

DH took me to London, great hotel, a show and cocktails. I'd hate a big party.

It's a number. Every number is worth having a bit of cake for.

Haven't read whole thread, so don't know if anyone has already said this but I always thought 40 was the big one to be celebrated. I don't know anyone who made a fuss about 30.

hi ladies whats all this about DH and DD sorry I m new to this