Her Boyfriend Didn’t Get Her A Single Thing For Her Birthday, And She Just Can’t Get Over It
A 25-year-old woman celebrated her birthday not that long ago, and she fully expected her 29-year-old boyfriend to get her something.
She began dating her boyfriend last year, and he did get her a present for Christmas, so she anticipated that he would get her a present or a card for her birthday.
“…I thought birthdays were kind of a given too, plus we briefly discussed birthday wishes for both of us in the past, which obviously lead me to believe maybe he got me a little something,” she explained.
“I’ve given him very thoughtful, personalized, and elaborate things both for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and had plans for his upcoming birthday as well.”
“But now I just feel silly if I go all out for a third time in a row.”
Although her boyfriend did get her a gift for the holidays, he entirely “forgot” about Valentine’s Day.
She wasn’t exactly surprised that her boyfriend didn’t do anything thoughtful for Valentine’s Day, so she was able to brush it off.
What’s greatly upsetting her though is that her boyfriend knew when her birthday was. He did wish her Happy Birthday, and they spent her birthday together, so she has no idea why he didn’t make any kind of effort to make her feel special.
“It’s not about the money, I don’t care if it’s a $10 small fun thing, I just care about the gesture,” she said.
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“The thoughtfulness. Something that gives me a feeling that he thought about me when I’m not there…even a card would have been nice.”
She did address her feelings with her boyfriend, and he maintained that certain holidays were never important to him growing up, so that’s why he didn’t get her anything for her birthday.
She would completely accept that if that was all there was to this story, but it’s not. The guys she dated before her boyfriend never went out of their way to do anything for her birthday, and her boyfriend has previously ragged on her exes for that.
Why would he do that, then turn around and not get her anything himself?
Additionally, her boyfriend really made her think that he was going to do get her a birthday present, yet he didn’t go through with that.
She absolutely hates that he did tell her one thing, but did something else. It’s concerning that her boyfriend isn’t keeping his word.
“I do love him, and I wish this didn’t bother me still after a month,” she continued. “I don’t feel like it’s fair to him that I can’t just let it go already, but also I feel taken for granted a little bit.”
She’s not sure if she should say something to her boyfriend once more about this problem, or move on.
Do you think she should re-address this with her boyfriend?
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