# Disappointed in my friends regarding my birthday

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**Created:** [May 16, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointed-in-my-friends-regarding-my-birthday/658543 "2013-05-16T19:27:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointed-in-my-friends-regarding-my-birthday/658543/66 "2013-05-17T17:02:39Z")

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> And I suspect it’s [the OP’s being SO-less](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=683590) that explains, in a large part, why he’s feeling the way he is.

After seeing that thread I’m going to take back and apologize for what I said re sucking it up and getting on with your adult man’s life. The OP is a gay man and in this specific context that _does_ make a difference in this particular circumstance. I’m not going to delve into the whys or wherefores, but I have observed over time that birthdays are often very important occasions to gay men and are a big deal in gay social circles, and feeling you got left out by your friends is understandable.

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