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To not warn DH it is my birthday this Friday!!

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Gradiva · 01/04/2019 22:05

This is my first ever thread!

Feels like the time to post here as I have a small dilemma and can’t ask friends in real life as they may warn him! I think DH (7 years together) has forgotten it is my Birthday this week. I always usually remind him or organise something because he is “always so busy” and I can usually tell a few days before it has slipped his mind. I remind him because I don’t want to have to see he has forgotten. As I have always reminded him I have never been able to prove if his has actually forgotten. He always claims to have known but I’m not sure. (Presents usually come after the day/as a promise to spend some money on me/ or flowers from Waitrose on way home etc!) I’m considering saying nothing. Becsuse how will he ever learn unless I let him forget? I won’t get angry at him, but I will show him I am disappointed Grin. Because it is just a bit disappointing. I don’t get (or expect) much on the day, unfortunately that’s how I’ve let us become, but I would like him to remember! He is crap at the small things (never bringing me cups or tea even though I always do for him and tell him how much it means to me, mothers’ days cards made at lunchtime after reminding etc) but I think they are important. AIBU to not remind him? He will accuse me of “setting him a trap”. I kind of am... but it might be a good lesson?!

I have friends whose husbands really go to town organising nice surprises. So AI-also-BU and shallow to wish I had a romantic thoughtful husband too or are some men just not that way and never will be?

OP posts:
MachineBee · 04/04/2019 17:59

Happy Birthday for tomorrow OP. Hope you do manage to have some fun Smile

Oysterbabe · 05/04/2019 02:45

🎁🥂🎉🎂

Rottencooking · 05/04/2019 02:47

Happy birthday!

youwouldthink · 05/04/2019 04:19

Happy birthday for today. . Do something lovely for yourself!

cricketmum84 · 05/04/2019 05:32

Happy birthday OP!! 💕

Iputthescrewinthetuna · 05/04/2019 05:40

Happy birthday ☺️

wizzler · 05/04/2019 05:41

Happy birthday op

Alokozay · 05/04/2019 05:59

Happy Cake Birthday

Delegator · 05/04/2019 05:59

Happy birthday 🥳
Have a lovely day

TipseyTorvey · 05/04/2019 06:15

Happy Birthday OP hope you have a lovely day whatever happens. And thanks for reminding me to order those foot peeling booties. Did them last year and they're amazing 😂

AngeloMysterioso · 05/04/2019 06:17

Happy Birthday Gradiva!!

Here’s some virtual BrewCakeFlowers from me, seeing as you’ll not get any from your rubbish DH!

Nquartz · 05/04/2019 06:20

Happy birthday CakeFlowers

AuntMarch · 05/04/2019 06:21

Happy birthday OP

Middlrm · 05/04/2019 06:23

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear op! Happy birthday to you 🥳🥳🥳

FlopsyMopsyRabbit · 05/04/2019 06:23

@Gradiva happy birthday! CakeThanksWine

whitesoxx · 05/04/2019 06:29

Happy birthday Cake

neveradullmoment99 · 05/04/2019 06:29

Happy birthday🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎈🎈🎈🎈

GertrudeCB · 05/04/2019 06:31

Happy Birthday Cake

SnowsInWater · 05/04/2019 06:38

Happy Birthday Gradiva x

DreamInDreamer · 05/04/2019 06:39

What is your real motivation? If you genuinely want to 'teach' him to remember, there are much better ways than this. e.g. teach him to put it in his phone calendar with reminders 2 weeks before. Tell him what kinds of things you'd like to do - and he could make notes on his phone.
Sounds like you want to set him up to fail so you can then use it as a metaphorical stick to beat him with. You'll probably teach him something: - to associate annoyance/ resentment/ slight humiliation/ etc with your birthday.

CostanzaG · 05/04/2019 06:42

Happy birthday op.
Hope you have s lovely day x

ScafellPoke · 05/04/2019 06:46

Happy birthday!

DreamInDreamer · 05/04/2019 06:46

And...... Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Powerbunting · 05/04/2019 06:46

Happy birthday. I hope you get what you want in the end

Iamthecaptainnow · 05/04/2019 06:47

Happy birthday! 🎂

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