would it upset anyone if youre best friend didnt txt or ring on your birthday?
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my best friend and i had no contact on my birthday. 
i had went out with her twice at the weekend (she paid one night, for my birthday), on my birthday (wednesday) i didnt even expect a card or anything on the actual day, but she didnt ring me (and she rings/txts me everyday virtually), and she didnt even txt me to wish me a happy birthday, and it really brought me down, cause everyone else was txting apart from her. she didnt contact me at all for 2 days...
then today shes txt me as if everythings normal in a completely unrelated txt about if im still going to visit her at home, and then she rang me a couple of times, but i didnt answer. cause i still feel upset...like it made me feel really down that she knew it was my birthday and didnt think it was necessary to txt me.
i dont know if im over-reacting though, i do tend to get over-sensitive sometimes around her, so i dont wanna kick off if people think it isnt a big deal...
but it felt like a big deal to me. shes my best mate and im always there for her, and she, me, but it really hurt she didnt think to contact me and acknowledge the day...am i right to feel upset?
i had went out with her twice at the weekend (she paid one night, for my birthday), on my birthday (wednesday) i didnt even expect a card or anything on the actual day, but she didnt ring me (and she rings/txts me everyday virtually), and she didnt even txt me to wish me a happy birthday, and it really brought me down, cause everyone else was txting apart from her. she didnt contact me at all for 2 days...
then today shes txt me as if everythings normal in a completely unrelated txt about if im still going to visit her at home, and then she rang me a couple of times, but i didnt answer. cause i still feel upset...like it made me feel really down that she knew it was my birthday and didnt think it was necessary to txt me.
i dont know if im over-reacting though, i do tend to get over-sensitive sometimes around her, so i dont wanna kick off if people think it isnt a big deal...
but it felt like a big deal to me. shes my best mate and im always there for her, and she, me, but it really hurt she didnt think to contact me and acknowledge the day...am i right to feel upset?
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We all went to a gig together 3 days before mine this year, only 1 of the 6 people I went out with that night phoned on the "big day". Didnt bother me at all, the fact that they made the effort was enough for me.
Like the 2nd poster said it must be an age thing. My birthdays just another day to me.
i know that, im grateful for that of course.
i just expected my best friend to care enough to txt me on the day thats all...
It's not worth dwelling on - this is your best friend you're talking about and you shouldn't let something as small as this ruin the good friendship you have.
Hope you had a good birthday other than that though!
that's true, youre right i guess.
its just she normally txts me all the time, and then the one day she doesnt contact me, its my birthday. then she didnt contact me the next day either. it just made me feel down. but i'll just let it go like you said and try not to dwell on it.
Please don't - friendships are ended because of much pettier things than this and it's not worth it! I can understand the logic behind what you're saying if she is texting you all the time normally, but don't fall out with her because of it.
nah, i wouldnt ever end it cause of that, i value her friendship way too much to do that.
i was gonna tell her how it made me feel, but i think i'll just keep quiet and forget it and not turn it into a big deal
yeah i realise that, but i dont think its unreasonable to want her to contact me on my birthday...
anyway, im not gonna dwell on it, i realise its not worth getting down over anymore
As she took you out for your birthday and paid you obviously mean a lot to her, so I would forget about it this time. She may have just completely forgot to text you as I doubt she did it purposely
She may have just been a bit lapsydazicle & forgotten when it actually came to the day, maybe she had other more trivial problems.. perhaps that's why she called you when you ignored it, she might have been phoning to apologise..!
I understand why you're a little bit miffed but I don't think it's worth ignoring her calls, she made the effort when she took you out, it's not like she didn't bother at all.:)
I wouldn't worry about it, these things happen, don't take it to heart.
I forgot my Boyfriends birthday and only remembered it late in the evening, luckily he didn't care.
A couple friends do text though and girlfriend if I have one. Saying that though I don't really care about my birthday that much so why should I expect others to?
OP she took you out, so that sounds like she cares
Its like Valentines day - if a partner does something for you just because they love you (dinner, flowers, chocolate) its more meaningful and special than when they do it because the calendar date demands it.
You have a good friend who took you out for a special night because they care about you - treasure that and and don't forget the actual day means nothing, its the sentiment behind the day thats important and she didn't forget that.
I never call my friends on their birthdays, and they rarely call me. We just don't care or have any real interest in celebrating birthdays - and we're in our twenties, so it's not a case of being afraid of our old age!
I agree with the comment someone else made about Valentines day... things should happen because people really mean them, not because they feel obligated to on a particular date.