Do you get annoyed when people don't wish you a happy birthday?

[mooneus]

So it was my birthday yesterday and although I received a lot of well wishes there were a few who didn't who I thought would have. One close friend who I speak to almost everyday and my brother who I'm not that close with.

Perhaps they just forgot? But even that is a bit upsetting. Am I overthinking this?

It depends. If you always remember them and its not reciprocated, then YANBU.

Happy Birthday for yesterday btw

Maybe they don't have reminders set.
Maybe they struggle with birthdays and prefer to ignore them. Mine is always just as SAD hits so I'm in no mood to celebrate, and is now the anniversary of a family member's suicide. A few years back I gave myself permission to ignore birthdays all round and felt much better for it. I manage the odd Like button but that's about it.

It’s happened to me. I don’t really mind. As long as my parents & my kids remember I’m happy.
One year 3 friends (who I’ve known over 30 years) asked if they could visit. They picked the day of my birthday but didn’t realise it was my birthday hahaha. When they arrived they saw cards on the mantel & were mortified. I thought it was hilarious. One of them tried to give me a cereal bar from her handbag as a present. and I took it lol.

I honestly couldn’t give a sh*t personally, generally rarely even acknowledge it myself as I’ve never seen birthdays as a big deal (mine I mean, obvs my kids’ are massive events etc). BUT if you are someone who does consider them important then you’ve every right to feel sad/hurt, but I think it’s important to remember not everyone feels the same way. So, if these are people who KNOW birthdays matter to you, YANBU. If they’re people who probably don’t, then it’s just one of those things YWBU to feel really cross about, but I get that for you it’s been upsetting.

Big hugs and hope you had a fabulous day!! Xx

No, in fact, after a few people have, I start running out of responses! Especially if it's say a group chat or something and one or two people have already said it and then twenty others pile on, I start to feel a bit "Yes I know, so-and-so already said" but that is my issue and of course I say thank you.

Plus my own memory is really terrible so I am always pleasantly surprised when people remember, because I tend to assume it's normal to forget things like birthdays.

If I do those love languages quiz things gifts always comes out as my lowest one.

No. I'm not that needy.

Not that bothered tbf

I don't but then it was never a big thing for me or my family.

No. I don't like to tell people and I dont have it on my fb profile. Just another day to me. But i can understand people getting upset. Happy Birthday for yest

Doesn't generally bother me although this year I did get annoyed by a friend who text me on my birthday wanting to discuss a big night for her birthday the following week without mentioning mine at all

Ahhh happy birthday

YANBU.
I actually got upset last year as, despite messaging me several times about the lovely hot weather, sunbathing etc not one of my 5 friends wished me a happy b.day.
By 10pm I was really down and DH posted on FB happy birthday to my beautiful wife blah blah, suddenly a flurry of happy b day posts from them.
All their birthdays are on my calendar but clearly I mean not very much at all to any of them.
I expect it will be the same next month too. We have got an event to go to and I mentioned it was the week after my birthday, not one of them acknowledged what I said!