As a general rule, I think it’s fair to say that women have a knack for remembering dates, such as anniversaries, special occasions and birthdays. Men… well I think we all know the answer to that one! There may be some men out there with super human memory like abilities, but rest assured they will still admit to forgetting the wife’s birthday at some point. However if you have a comfortable sofa, all is not lost… As pretty soon you will be sleeping on it if you forget or ruin her birthday. So ruin her birthday you say – now how do I do that? Well read on my friends, read on. As these are the quickest ways you can do that:
Just forget – a sure fire way for how to ruin her birthday
Although sometimes a genuine reason, this is no doubt the quickest and and most certain way to ruin her birthday – to just forget about it. You don’t buy her a gift, you don’t make reference to it and you can guarantee that as well as having to potentially defend yourself from one heck of an argument, it will certainly ruin her day.
On a more practical level, it is in your better interests to ensure that her birthday is marked clearly on your calendar or in your diary to avoid such a catastrophic birthday disaster!
Buy a pointless present
I’ve heard this one often, and more often than not it tends to come from one of my family members. We’ve heard all kinds of stories over the years about the horrid gifts others have received. Take for example the husband that chooses to buy his wife the sparkplugs for her car that she’s always wanted… I think you get the gist here; not only a pointless present, but a present that carries a hidden agenda, an approach that will ruin her day and leave her seething for the remainder of the day, week, month. That sofa is looking more and more comfortable, so I suggest you go warm it up now!
Invite a person to her party that she doesn’t like
A definite bugbear for us all and we’ve certainly all been here at one stage or another. The party you’ve been waiting to attend all year, and your boss shows up. Wonderful – no drinking for me tonight!
This applies to her also, as women love to compete with other women. What better way to annoy her than to invite the neighbour who has always taken a shine to you, and that you know annoys her somewhat. Having someone she feels uncomfortable around will do the trick, and if all else fails, invite her boss! Does anyone ever really loosen up around their boss?
Still, if you want to avoid ruining her day, it would most likely be best to listen to the angel on your shoulder and invite people that she does like.
Treat her to a takeaway
This is incredibly common, for men to think that the key to success with their better half on their birthday is to buy them a takeaway. No! Step away from the McDonalds counter, and step out of the KFC store, what are you doing? You know that she wants to feel special right? Why not spend the same amount of time she spends on doing your washing up by cooking her a meal.
Remember when you were a kid and you would bring the crappy little models home from school for your parents and they loved them? Well they only loved them because you made them and spent a lot of effort in doing so and ultimately achieved something. It’s the same principle with your other half, now get your butt into the kitchen and cook a well thought out meal supplemented with a 1970 bottle of French Red.
Although the title and some of the content in this article may be light hearted, your partners birthday is not to be messed around with. A woman’s birthday is an important event to them, and they definitely expect you to remember. Think about it, if you forget then what does that say to them about how much they mean to you?
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