Feeling obligated to comment "Happy Birthday" because FaceBook notifies everyones birthdays...
By Michelle
@infatuatedbby (95001)
United States
November 20, 2016 12:25pm CST
The thing about FaceBook.. is that they will notify you if its someones birthday so that gives you no reason to forget... 
I always feel obligated to comment to say "Happy Birthday" because if I don't - I feel weird because I was given a notification.
Yeah, it's just another comment but I always do.
How about you? And I must say.. when it comes to my birthday - that's the most comments I'd get to from people I hardly keep in touch with too.
I always feel obligated to comment to say "Happy Birthday" because if I don't - I feel weird because I was given a notification.
Yeah, it's just another comment but I always do.
How about you? And I must say.. when it comes to my birthday - that's the most comments I'd get to from people I hardly keep in touch with too. 25 people like this
31 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Nov 16
Since supposedly all you are friends with on FB are people you like, then why not say Happy Birthday....if you don't want to wish someone happy b-day why be friends in the first place LOL.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
20 Nov 16
Haha yeah but we don't speak anymore! =) Lol..
There are some people I'd like to unfriend (like ex- co workers). I can't really NOT BE friends with them when at work because they see me on social media & was like OH I FOUND YOU! ACCEPT ME...
And it'd be awkward if I ignore them.
THOUGH I did ignore my ex bosses request =)
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby I have no problem ignoring people I do it all the time. Some I stayed friends with to see what stupid things they do next.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
20 Nov 16
Yeah ! Especially since Facebook alerted me too so I do wish them a Happy Birthday 
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby I dio it almost like a knee jerk thing lol
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
20 Nov 16
Haha yeah, I just have to wish them a Happy Birthday No denying I didn't get the notification from Facebook 
No denying I didn't get the notification from Facebook 1 person likes this
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
28 Nov 16
I usually don't but it does pop up and you wonder if you should.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
28 Nov 16
Yeah same with me =) I sometimes do/sometimes don't depending on my mood!
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
28 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby I do if we are close but not the ones that arn't
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
20 Nov 16
The part where FaceBook notifies us?
Or the part where we comment to say Happy Birthday?
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@vaishu0106 (968)
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20 Nov 16
I dont wish the one who is not in contact..Anyways,Its not going to make any difference to them then why should I waste my 10 sec in wishing then
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
20 Nov 16
Lol=)
But they're on your friend list still. Once WERE friends now we drifted to our own lives =)
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
21 Nov 16
@vaishu0106 Yeah I sometimes just let it be =)
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@vaishu0106 (968)
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21 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby lolz you have a point.I dont know , I feel Itsso fake to wish suddenly on bday every year
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby Since I am not active in Facebook. So I don't have many friends there.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Nov 16
Hehe that is good to hear
All my Facebook friends are people I know its just that some we drifted apart
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Nov 16
I don't send all of the people I get notifications for. We can't let the internet run our lives that much.
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby ........It is nice to have the reminder for those I do send them too though.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
21 Nov 16
@celticeagle Yes the reminders are useful =)
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@yugocean (9965)
• India
25 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby I found it better to greet them, and also I reply to their greetings.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
22 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby Yes though when you have a lot if FB friends it is hard to keep up
@sabtraversa (12952)
• Italy
20 Nov 16
I need to be notified because I always remember birthdays, but not on the right days. 
Someone's birthday is on the 10th December.
Me on 10th November: Oh, that person's birthday is on the 12/10.
Me on 9th December: Tomorrow is that person's birthday.
Me on BirthDay: 
Me on 11th December: Oh no, yesterday it was that person's birthday. I forgot!
I feel awkward at wishing a happy birthday, so I avoid whenever I can. I keep in mind those who sent me wishes first, so I can repay them somehow. 
Someone's birthday is on the 10th December.
Me on 10th November: Oh, that person's birthday is on the 12/10.
Me on 9th December: Tomorrow is that person's birthday.
Me on BirthDay:
Me on 11th December: Oh no, yesterday it was that person's birthday. I forgot!
I feel awkward at wishing a happy birthday, so I avoid whenever I can. I keep in mind those who sent me wishes first, so I can repay them somehow. 1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
20 Nov 16
Hahaha ! You do get notifications on Facebook? Or at least I do! It pops up every morning around 9AM PST for me. Lol. I do most of the time write Happy Birthday =) But its awkward for people I don't talk to much or at all for years (though at once point WE were friends) ..
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
21 Nov 16
@sabtraversa Oh I see =) Yeah the time zone can be an issue!
Yeah, it is strange! It's only strange for me to say happy birthday to those I don't speak to in awhile. And my thoughts are like they're going to be like OH she only wants to talk to me when its my birthday type of deal when actually we've just all drifted in ou own ways. But I still do want to greet them a good day but don't want to think wrong =)
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@sabtraversa (12952)
• Italy
20 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby Yeah, I do get the notifications and I'm glad of that.
I sometimes get notified at midnight but it can happen before or later, it depends on the timezone of the facebook friend perhaps. I avoid doing the effort most of the time though.
It is also funny to see people I've never talked to wishing me a happy birthday. Then instead, those I had some little interaction with might not write anything.
I sometimes get notified at midnight but it can happen before or later, it depends on the timezone of the facebook friend perhaps. I avoid doing the effort most of the time though.
It is also funny to see people I've never talked to wishing me a happy birthday. Then instead, those I had some little interaction with might not write anything. 1 person likes this
@rina110383 (24495)
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21 Nov 16
No, because I don't have an account on that site.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
21 Nov 16
That is good! Are you on any social media?
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
21 Nov 16
@rina110383 I see =) That is pretty good!
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
21 Nov 16
i only wish those i want to wish even though i am notified that its their birthdays... i am so bad.................
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
22 Nov 16
HEHEHE. I am guilty of that too
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@GardenGerty (157562)
• United States
21 Nov 16
I know what you mean. I have some distant connections, but Facebook acts like everyone on the list is in my personal social group and needs a greeting from me. Some I connected with on other social sites,but we have now moved away, but will still tell them Happy Birthday.
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@snowy22315 (170039)
• United States
21 Nov 16
hmm just had my birthday...didn't get any Happy Birthday's, nor do I see notifications. Oh Well,!
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
21 Nov 16
That's good =) I should hide my birthday too
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@kevinakash (2084)
• Sri Lanka
21 Nov 16
yes if i see a birthday notification i wish him somehow. but i've removed my birthday from public unless i'd have to give them parties every year. so only those that i know well wish me every year.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
22 Nov 16
Hehe I should remove my birth date too then!
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
21 Nov 16
On one hand I think its nice. You do get a pleasant surprise from knowing there are nice people still out there. I think if you didn't want to send the birthday wishes then, you really wouldn't have. On the other hand, you do wonder who are these stranger that seems to have so much time on their hand. But a birthday IS special...so I'll prefer it if you err on the side of being nice!
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
22 Nov 16
Most of the time I will comment and wish the person a Happy Birthday =) After all, all my Facebook 'friends' are people I know & have met. But sometimes we do not share the same friendship connection.
@r_reitsema (17)
• Canada
22 Nov 16
I don't believe in commenting happy birthday on facebook. If I want want to tell someone I will contact them on the phone or in person.
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