How do you celebrate your and your loved ones' birthdays?

I like to be alone. I don’t accept calls [my phones are turned off anyway].

I don’t do anything specific.

Usually, birthdays and gift-giving holidays are not a big deal. For Christmas, we often opt not to give each other gifts.

For birthdays, we give gifts (not that large) and go out for or make a special dinner for the one whose birthday it is.

After awhile, I think rational people don’t expect a huge blow out every single year. As long as you do something, that’s what matters. And if comfortable enough, it’s ok to simply ask “So what we should we do for your birthday?” The correct response would be something like “Oh, I’ve always wanted to…..” or “I would kind of like to….”

We used to just throw a kegger, and ignore the gift thing. It’s easy and always fun. Worst part is the cleanup, but there’s always someone crashed on the couch to help after recovering from the hangover.

But we don’t have our own property anymore… so I’m not sure how we’re going to handle it now. My birthday’s in a couple of months. We’ll see.

Well, personally, I’d do something home-made that your boyfriend would like. A dinner or even a card you made yourself is always close to the heart and remembered forever. I hope this helps& good luck!

Most of the civilized world is out celebrating on my birthday but they are celebrating New Year’s Eve. After my early twenties, I stopped feeling it was important.

Traditionally, I like to plan a dinner out to treat my birthday person that will include a card and a gift, champagne at home with a cake and usually flowers. I very much like the same done for my birthday.

My wife and I have a birthday one day apart. We usually take a weekend trip. Everyone else in my life gets a funny t-shirt.

I don’t celebrate my birthday, unless I am with one of my siblings.
On my kids b-days, I take everyone out to dinner to whereever they want.

Do what you can within your affordability. Either cook or treat to a meal, you can get a couple of cupcakes instead of a whole cake. And one or two presents.

You should make it just a bit more than what you would expect on your birthday.

I take my girlfriend out for a nice dinner, I always give three cards, and I give her something she has been wanting. I try to keep it between $50 and $100. (For point of reference, I am older and paid a decent wage.)

What is “judgement day”? Never heard that term outside of the end of the world.

@zenvelo, it is indeed a reference to the end of the world.

Why three cards?

@nikipedia I give her a nice but funny card, another more funny card, and then I give her a more serious romantic card.

Well there are no ‘girlfriend obligations’ textbooks or rules, it’s all stupid. Just do the bare minimum, plan a dinner, get a gift, and the rest is up to you..how you feel..what you’d like to do for him. Presumably, you at least like him so consider what would make him happy and do that.