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[quote=Anonymous]Well, I'm going to go a bit further than PPs in my comments. (Let me also preface them by saying that I generally think it's silly for adults to make a big deal about birthdays.) I think you have a right to be upset and concerned, not because of the way he celebrated your birthday but because he didn't follow through on promises. 1)Weeks in advance he told you he was going to plan the whole day, so save the day for him; and 2) on your birthday he said he'd shop for a gift for you at the mall. Instead, he lounged on the computer, etc., then brought you along on an errand to buy stuff for him. He didn't make an effort to get you anything at the mall and didn't plan anything special for most of the day. Absent his promises, what he did (dinner with your friends) was perfectly nice and adequate recognition of your birthday. (Although, really, he should have paid for taxi and tip, too.) But he promised more and so let you down. I'd just be leery that this is a guy who will not follow through on what he says and will let you down routinely in the future. You won't be able to trust him when he tells you something. Fine for a not-so-significant boyfriend; perhaps manageable for a long-term boyfriend; deadly for a marital and parenting partner. It really bugs me, too, that he hasn't even acknowledged that he didn't do what he said he'd do. Does he not take his own statements seriously?[/quote]
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