I remember birthdays and such for people who were my family and friends before we got married. Mr. Neville remembers them for his family and friends. Neither of us is any damn good at it. Buying holiday gifts is divided the same way.
Most women seem to, but I don’t.
I have offended countless women by not giving a crap about their birthdays. Sorry, making a big deal about your birthday is for kids only, and it’s pointless to expect other people to treat you like a princess or whatever.
I came in here specifically to say that my 27th birthday is in two days and I am so excited about it I can’t even stand it. There is a part of me that will always be ten years old and this is one reason why. I get worked up about all holidays, not just birthdays.
This is how awesome my birthday is this year:
- We’re getting a Nintendo Wii
- Dinner at a nice restauraunt - I get to dress up, which I love doing
- Alice in Wonderland, the movie, which I’ve been dying to see since I learned it was in pre-production
- SPRING BREAK!
God, what’s not to love? I’m almost jumping up and down in my seat thinking about it.
And yeah, I’m a woman.
I don’t know if it’s a girl thing, but one of my classmates insisted on baking me a cake on my birthday, and even though we don’t have class together on that day, coming into campus and dropping it off to me (which I managed to convince her was really not necessary.) So I will say that some people are just really birthday enthusiasts, and anecdotally they tend to be women.
I’m a woman.
I hate office birthdays. I dont know whyexactly. I think its the whole obligation thing. Everyone in my department is obligated to go to lunch together. Which means going to a place youre not really into so they can take a large crowd and then dealing with the bill after. But if you dont go… youre a dick. I hate that.
My bday last year I wanted to have a quiet lunch with a few of my work buddies when all of the sudden a meeting request comes in inviting EVERYONE (including people I cant stand!) to my birthday luncheon.
Uhh, heh. Thanks.
Do you work with mostly men?
I’m terrible at remembering birthdays, but I am generally the person to think of things like hand towels for guests and other doodabs around the house. I remember my boyfriend being impressed when I bought a holder thingy for the dishwashing sponges and such, the kind you stick onto the wall with suction cups, so the sponges weren’t just sitting in the sink with the dirty dishes all the time. Or the time I bought hooks to stick around the house so our towels weren’t always draped over all our chairs.
I’m glad he’s easily impressed. 
Wait, are you being serious? Like the Party Planning Committee in The Office? Am I being wooshed?
Yeah, I’ve worked in offices with those before.