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AITA for not making my girlfriend feel included at my birthday dinner
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I wonder if our protagonist let her know before he gave her his car keys that there was some kind of celebration for her planned after the dinner.
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This couple are a little young; it seems to me like there are some cultural differences at play. I know a few families that basically just don’t do individua birthdays; they sort of celebrate everyone who has a birthday that months, all at once. Still, this girl needs to communicate her wants, needs, and expectations… Especially after two years, she’s had time to realize that’s simply not how our narrator’s family operates.
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23-year-old girlfriend feels excluded at boyfriend's 24th birthday dinner when his extended family don't sing to her, she leaves early before they can give her a gift: ‘Your birthdays aren’t even the same day'
Your birthday is supposed to be the one day of the year where all everyone's attention is on you as they celebrate your success in completing another revolution around the sun. However, no matter what stage you are in life, there are people that can't seem to handle another person have the spotlight for any reason or amount of time. I've seen this happen before with my niece and nephew; their parents got into the habit of giving him gifts on her birthday. They claimed that he got jealous and that they'd rather avoid any drama resulting from the tantrum. You know, instead of teaching them that sometimes it's someone else's turn to be celebrated.
Some people never grow out of this sort of thing. One guy's girlfriend threw the adult equivalent to a temper tantrum when she felt that she wasn't being celebrated at her boyfriend's birthday dinner. In truth, her birthday had just passed a few days before, but they hadn't discussed making it a joint celebration, either.