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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou make a mental note not to ever send them a Happy Birthday message on Facebook ever again. An eye for an eye, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. \u201cIt\u2019s not like they have that much going on.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"when](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-downsized-1.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou scroll through their social media looking to see how much time they\u2019ve spent doing other non-important things like visiting family, working, and raising their children. Surely they had time to wish you a happy birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. \u201cI spent hours choosing their present!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"when](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-3.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou thought about their interests, hobbies, favorite scent, favorite food, future plans, preferred style, the interior design of their home\u2026 Although you don\u2019t give to receive, you can\u2019t help but feel somewhat shortchanged here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. \u201cWell, they bought [shared close friend] a birthday present\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"blog](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-4.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe ultimate betrayal, but you still have to smile and act interested whenever your friend mentions or uses their (unfairly bought) birthday present. It\u2019s a true test of your facial expression abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. \u201cOkay, that\u2019s fine, I\u2019ll just conveniently forget theirs too.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"madonna](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-5.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou don\u2019t even care about the seriously high levels of pettiness going on, this is totally justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking for 10 minutes and they still haven\u2019t said Happy Birthday.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"forced](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-8.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt must be a prank, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. \u201cMaybe I should have reminded them?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"silly](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-9.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut then you laugh at yourself for having such a ridiculous thought. People have Facebook and online calendars now \u2013 they could have even studied the astrological star constellations to work it out! There\u2019s no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. \u201cMaybe they\u2019re doing it on purpose as a joke?!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"quit](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-downsized.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"waiting](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-11.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"going](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-downsized-2.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"kate](\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-13.gif\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou scroll through their social media looking to see how much time they\u2019ve spent doing other non-important things like visiting family, working, and raising their children. Surely they had time to wish you a happy birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. \u201cI spent hours choosing their present!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou thought about their interests, hobbies, favorite scent, favorite food, future plans, preferred style, the interior design of their home\u2026 Although you don\u2019t give to receive, you can\u2019t help but feel somewhat shortchanged here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. \u201cWell, they bought [shared close friend] a birthday present\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe ultimate betrayal, but you still have to smile and act interested whenever your friend mentions or uses their (unfairly bought) birthday present. It\u2019s a true test of your facial expression abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. \u201cOkay, that\u2019s fine, I\u2019ll just conveniently forget theirs too.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou don\u2019t even care about the seriously high levels of pettiness going on, this is totally justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking for 10 minutes and they still haven\u2019t said Happy Birthday.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt must be a prank, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. \u201cMaybe I should have reminded them?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut then you laugh at yourself for having such a ridiculous thought. People have Facebook and online calendars now \u2013 they could have even studied the astrological star constellations to work it out! There\u2019s no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. \u201cMaybe they\u2019re doing it on purpose as a joke?!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou thought about their interests, hobbies, favorite scent, favorite food, future plans, preferred style, the interior design of their home\u2026 Although you don\u2019t give to receive, you can\u2019t help but feel somewhat shortchanged here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. \u201cWell, they bought [shared close friend] a birthday present\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe ultimate betrayal, but you still have to smile and act interested whenever your friend mentions or uses their (unfairly bought) birthday present. It\u2019s a true test of your facial expression abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. \u201cOkay, that\u2019s fine, I\u2019ll just conveniently forget theirs too.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou don\u2019t even care about the seriously high levels of pettiness going on, this is totally justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking for 10 minutes and they still haven\u2019t said Happy Birthday.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt must be a prank, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. \u201cMaybe I should have reminded them?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut then you laugh at yourself for having such a ridiculous thought. People have Facebook and online calendars now \u2013 they could have even studied the astrological star constellations to work it out! There\u2019s no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. \u201cMaybe they\u2019re doing it on purpose as a joke?!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe ultimate betrayal, but you still have to smile and act interested whenever your friend mentions or uses their (unfairly bought) birthday present. It\u2019s a true test of your facial expression abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. \u201cOkay, that\u2019s fine, I\u2019ll just conveniently forget theirs too.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou don\u2019t even care about the seriously high levels of pettiness going on, this is totally justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking for 10 minutes and they still haven\u2019t said Happy Birthday.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt must be a prank, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. \u201cMaybe I should have reminded them?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut then you laugh at yourself for having such a ridiculous thought. People have Facebook and online calendars now \u2013 they could have even studied the astrological star constellations to work it out! There\u2019s no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. \u201cMaybe they\u2019re doing it on purpose as a joke?!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou don\u2019t even care about the seriously high levels of pettiness going on, this is totally justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking for 10 minutes and they still haven\u2019t said Happy Birthday.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt must be a prank, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. \u201cMaybe I should have reminded them?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut then you laugh at yourself for having such a ridiculous thought. People have Facebook and online calendars now \u2013 they could have even studied the astrological star constellations to work it out! There\u2019s no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. \u201cMaybe they\u2019re doing it on purpose as a joke?!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt must be a prank, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. \u201cMaybe I should have reminded them?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut then you laugh at yourself for having such a ridiculous thought. People have Facebook and online calendars now \u2013 they could have even studied the astrological star constellations to work it out! There\u2019s no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. \u201cMaybe they\u2019re doing it on purpose as a joke?!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBut then you laugh at yourself for having such a ridiculous thought. People have Facebook and online calendars now \u2013 they could have even studied the astrological star constellations to work it out! There\u2019s no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. \u201cMaybe they\u2019re doing it on purpose as a joke?!\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYour inner diva leads you to think all of this \u2018forgotten your birthday\u2019 nonsense is just part of the build-up towards a big, surprise birthday spectacular. It probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. \u201cI\u2019ll give it another hour and then I\u2019ll definitely say something\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n An hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAn hour goes by, so obviously you postpone the big confrontation for another hour. Unintentionally, it\u2019s now turned into a standoff, but it\u2019s more a standoff with yourself as the other person doesn\u2019t know or care what\u2019s going on in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. \u201cWait, is it actually my birthday?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt some stage in this emotional breakdown when someone forgets your birthday, you\u2019ll even question whether you\u2019ve got the right day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. \u201cYou know what, they\u2019ve probably got bigger fish to fry\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaybe raising their kids is actually hard work after all… But that’s fine, your birthday will come around again next year and they definitely (probably) won’t forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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