Do you ever wish a Happy Birthday to your exboyfriend or ex-spouse?

United States
October 8, 2008 5:21pm CST
I'm a sentimental person, so it's hard for me to let people go. I just keep hanging on, even after the bad times have set in. So, I guess if I had a recent ex, then I might call them up on their birthday to wish them a Happy Birthday. Have you ever called up an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend and wished them a Happy Birthday? Have you ever gotten a call from your ex on your birthday?
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
15 Oct 08
Yes, I do that... And I just did this morning... My ex-girlfriend (more than 20 years ago) had just celebrated her birthday yesterday and I forgot to greet her, so I did this morning. I am also a kind of person that would not just forgot dear relationships. And I keep communicating with them even after the relationship ended.
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9 Oct 08
I have never had a card or a call from an ex. If I had just spilt with them and their birthday was looming then I may wish them a happy birthday and give them a card. If we remained friends after the spilt then I would send them a card or maybe text them a birthday message. It woud depend on how bad the spilt was. If I had had children with this person then I would send a card from the children but not from me.
• United States
9 Oct 08
I like that idea. It would be very amicable.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
8 Oct 08
I tend to put the past in the past, once I cut a relationship then that is usually the end of it, I haven't stayed friends with any ex's at all perhaps because they have been nasty breakups..I admire people who can stay friends with their ex's.
• United States
9 Oct 08
Guess that's for the best.
• Canada
30 Jan 09
I don't have an ex to wish a happy birtthday to, so this really doesn't apply to me. If my husband happens to deal with one of his exes on her birthday, if something came up with one of the kids or something, he'd wish her a happy birthday, but otherwise he woudln't make any great effort to contact her on that day.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
8 Oct 08
I have wished Happy Birthday to an ex before and he also wished me a Happy Birthday on mine. We still get along fairly well, so it is not too weird.
• United States
9 Oct 08
OK! That's cool!
@X3NN379 (40)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
hi beautyqueen26. i've had three ex-girlfriends and i'm still in touch with two of them. i could still be in contact with the third one but for some reason she never returns my messages. those two always greet me on my birthdays and i do the same thing. both of them even came to my last birthday to celebrate. i make it a point to keep in touch with them because, even though our relationships are through, we're still friends. although there are some things that we don't do anymore.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
9 Oct 08
H[i]i beauty, I have no other serious relationship except my husband but few ex fling are still sending their greetings before through my phone or workplace address but now I stopped working and we have no more contacts! It's nice also to hear from people who were close to us before![/i]
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
9 Oct 08
The first guy I dated (many moons ago) has recently been in touch with me. He found me on a social networking site last year. We keep in touch and are just friends, and since our birthdays are in February, we both wished each other a happy birthday this year. As for the others, I couldn't care less LOL
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
9 Oct 08
Yes, I still call my ex-husband and tell him Happy Birthday. Or if I am around I will just tell him in person. We have children together so we keep in pretty constant contact and we still get along. He also calls me on my birthday.
@jesbellaine (4139)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
No, not really. To be honest, I even forgot it's their birthday since I moved on with my life. hehehe.. No reason really! Or if there is one instance that I remember my ex birthday, I really don't mind at all unlike before when I was having a hard time letting go. Happy mylotting!!!!
@samijo719 (1052)
• United States
9 Oct 08
The only ex I have ever wished Happy Birthday is an ex that we are still VERY good friends. We were about 15-18 when dated, young and stupid. We were always meant to be just friends and never broke up cause of anything bad. There was just distance and we realized friends was best. So we call each other on birthday and Christmas. But any of my other exes NOT A CHANCE! lol
@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
9 Oct 08
No, the past is the past for me. And it was too much of a bad past to want to bring it to memory on a birthday. Now if I could send him a few scorpions in a box for a birthday gift maybe.... Hmmm what a wonderful idea. :P
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 08
hey beautyqueen! it seems like we are getting lots of exchanged info today LOL well, i'm still having my guy and he is my first love though...but to be honest with you, i didn't wish him a happy birthday few months ago! because he played a game over my feelings... he created a profile and pretended it to be a a girl who is having crush on him, so, that girl which was himself in fact started to send him sexy messages and it really pissed me off... so, i got a huge fight with him, and i didn't talk with him for 4 solid months! i didn't answer his calls or replied his e-mails or even his texted messages... till, once he decided to come over here to as i'm living overseas with my parents, and he met my parents and all that.. although, these days we never talk that much though...but i would gift him by this year if he is still a good guy as i expect LOL Smiley,
@shertrix (52)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
His birthday is upcoming...and I don't know if I should be wishing him a happy birthday because he didnt even care greeting me on my birthday... and why would I even care,or dare to try? I might just ruin that happy day of his life. His kids might want to see him.. but I think he'd be more happy staying with his beermates..
@1grnthmb (2055)
• United States
9 Oct 08
I had one girlfriend that after we broke up and got over the "I never want to see you phase' we became really good friends and would always call each other up on birthdays and holidays. It felt like family.
@eneria (118)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
I greet my ex-boyfriend if it is his birthday, is it not right? we separated in a good way and we're still friends right now, he already has a gf and i do have a bf but we're still friends. i guess we just know and accept the fact that we're not meant for each other. :)
@ganda8831 (816)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
For me once a relationship is over, it's really over. I no longer communicate with my ex boyfriends. I dont have an ex who became a friend after our relationship. This is how i want it. So even if there are special occassions like his birthday or christmas, i still dont greet them. I remember one ex boyfriend who greeted me on my birthday and new years day. I simply said thank you and hang up.
• United States
8 Oct 08
i do call my ex and tell him happy birthday considering its a bit hard to forget when his birthday is in the same month as mine. As he dose on mine. He calls me and tell me happy birthday every year. Which we havnt split up that long only for about 5 months maybe if that lol. but he still does it and so do i.
@mapi26 (549)
• Philippines
8 Oct 08
i can't recall calling or greeting my past relationships on their birthday. i guess i just tend to forget some of them & these special occasions. and i guess on their part too as i have never received a birthday call from them. although there's this ex-boyfriend that had 2 years ago to which i will never forget his birthday and i believe he won't forget me as well... why? i left him on his birthday. as in a wrecked birthday present for him. and because of this i guess i will never be able to greet him ever! lol.
8 Oct 08
I have never wished my ex a happy birthday.why should i? He walked out on me and three of my kids. I would never wish him a happy Birthday.