# It's not my anniversary!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 25, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155 "2011-05-25T14:25:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/1 "2011-05-25T14:25:48Z")

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As noted in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564540) thread, I did not get married. Today is the anniversary of me not getting married and I’m still wallowing in my aloneness so I wanted to take this opportunity to wish myself “Happy Non-Anniversary!”

And **descamisado** , there are still no gifts.

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/2 "2011-05-25T14:28:54Z")

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I didn’t get you anything, just like last year.

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**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/3 "2011-05-25T14:38:01Z")

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> [@EvilTOJ](#):
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> I didn’t get you anything, just like last year.

But it’s the thought that counts.

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/4 "2011-05-25T16:21:03Z")

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Happy non-iversary!

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/5 "2011-05-25T16:30:37Z")

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Has it been another year since I didn’t go to your wedding? Wow, time flies.

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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/6 "2011-05-25T16:53:55Z")

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This isn’t my anniversary, either…but I’m married.

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/7 "2011-05-25T16:57:43Z")

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> [@bup](#):
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> Has it been another year since I didn’t go to your wedding? Wow, time flies.

I don’t even remember not getting the invitation.

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**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/8 "2011-05-25T20:18:12Z")

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> [@bup](#):
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> Has it been another year since I didn’t go to your wedding? Wow, time flies.

I know. I thought for sure I wouldn’t still be wallowing in my aloneness but, sadly, that is not the case.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/9 "2011-05-25T22:13:43Z")

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> [@Surly\_Chick](#):
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> I know. I thought for sure I wouldn’t still be wallowing in my aloneness but, sadly, that is not the case.

Stop being so surly, chick! 😃

But, yeah, I feel ya. It sucks when all your friends are pairing off, and you start feeling so lonely.

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/10 "2011-05-26T00:10:29Z")

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I used to be un-married. I still am, but I used to be, too.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-my-anniversary/583155/11 "2011-05-26T02:49:24Z")

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So is this the anniversary of your non-anniversary? And you admit to be still wallowing. May I suggest a celebratory dinner with bison steaks and a nap afterwards. That way you can claim an anniversary of your buffalo wallow.

😃

I’ll be here all week.
