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Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by DeReloaded: 10:19pm On Mar 28, 2009
topup, I dont get your comment

I said frakly for your sake I hope he stops at just "Thanks" so you wont be tempted to get into long convos and such which will only make things worse
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by topup: 11:57pm On Mar 28, 2009
DeReloaded:

topup, I dont get your comment

I said frakly for your sake I hope he stops at just "Thanks" so you wont be tempted to get into long convos and such which will only make things worse

I'm not in love with him, though I understand what you're trying to say. I'm not trying to lure him into a relationship through conversation.

Yeah, I guess I agree, if he says; 'thanks' I won't have to deal with anything.

I'm still sticking with the Facebook message.

By the way, what do you do on the birthdays of your ex(s)?
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Nobody: 11:58pm On Mar 28, 2009
what is it with topup and this her bf? Wont she ever quit and leave the guy in peace? grin
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by topup: 12:03am On Mar 29, 2009
davidylan:

what is it with topup and this her bf? Wont she ever quit and leave the guy in peace? grin

That's quite rude. I wrote this topic, but due to the lack of replies, I'm trying to speak about it using examples that I know of , throughout the whole topic, I'm asking others to come out and just a reply, their outlook.

I can't help but talk about him, but he's not my only ex, he's just my most recent. I don't see what's wrong with that. I make other posts too, but these are the ones you decide to hi-jack!!

Tsk tsk!!
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by bluespice(f): 12:09am On Mar 29, 2009
gurl ive followed ur topics albeit silently most times
n this just proves ur head might be over him but ur heart is definitely not
dont get me wrong i know ur no longer in love with him neither do u want him back
but ur not over ur feelings for him

u have him as a friend on facebook
a simple 'happy birthday' will suffice
it will most definitely be lost among the throngs of messages he'll recieve that day
u'lld have satisfied ur conscience that way
a text will only seem to make ur message more personal - u dont want to do that just now



that said, its not obligatory in any of the books to wish an ex a happy birthday
worse if the ex treated u like crap before attaining that title - 'ex'
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Pataki: 12:11am On Mar 29, 2009
If you have the facebook option, then make use of it.

But really, all this remembering your ex's birthday is a matter of sentimental emotions. Which in most times, is directed from our heart, and not from using our head to reason.
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Hauwa1: 12:15am On Mar 29, 2009
Pataki, what are you doing today wink
oh, na wa o so that's how you missed her reach eh? see talking from experience Ogbologbo grin
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Hauwa1: 12:18am On Mar 29, 2009
ex is ex! they should be forgotten. no birthday nothing none!
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Pataki: 12:21am On Mar 29, 2009
*Hauwa*:

Pataki, what are you doing today wink
oh, na wa o so that's how you missed her reach eh? see talking from experience Ogbologbo grin
grin grin grin grin grin grin

You are so not serious.  I am just chilling at home. I should be sleeping right now, but sleep is not coming. And my yankee babe is not online on facebook for me to chat with. cheesy So I would make do with nairaland in the time being.

So you still going on remembering your ex's birthday right? Na wa o! Love wantintin. cheesy cheesy How you doing though?
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Hauwa1: 12:25am On Mar 29, 2009
yep that's a good way to kill the boredom grin. honestly if i break up with you (God forbid) it's good raddiance, grin
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Hauwa1: 12:26am On Mar 29, 2009
doing good, thanks. the day is still young in South Africa so am in the cafe that fashola left behind typing away grin
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Pataki: 12:30am On Mar 29, 2009
*Hauwa*:

doing good, thanks. the day is still young in South Africa so am in the cafe that fashola left behind typing away grin
*Hauwa*:

yep that's a good way to kill the boredom grin. honestly if i break up with you (God forbid) it's good raddiance, grin
Break-up with me? That's mission impossible my dear. tongue I am too sweet to be deserted, you know that. Where are you right now? SA or Yankee? When is your birthday, before you think you are now my ex. grin
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by topup: 12:35am On Mar 29, 2009
bluespice:

gurl ive followed ur topics albeit silently most times
n this just proves ur head might be over him but ur heart is definitely not
dont get me wrong i know ur no longer in love with him neither do u want him back
but ur not over ur feelings for him

u have him as a friend on facebook
a simple 'happy birthday' will suffice
it will most definitely be lost among the throngs of messages he'll recieve that day
u'lld have satisfied ur conscience that way
a text will only seem to make ur message more personal - u dont want to do that just now



that said, its not obligatory in any of the books to wish an ex a happy birthday
worse if the ex treated u like crap before attaining that title - 'ex'


Thanks for the advice, but do we really need technicalities lol. My head, my heart, am I over or am I not. (Lol, I appreciate every word - I'm just being difficult),

I think that we need to know the type of person I am before we can judge whether I'm over anybody (dang this topic is turning to be about me AGAIN!! grr).

Let me give you a little piece of insight. I am the girl, that once used to hang around with a bitchy set of girls in highschool, who used to bully a friend of mine. I would beg the friend to have patience and understand that I couldn't stop them, but eventually she turned on me and stopped speaking to me and I didn't understand why, I left it.

3 years later, I would see her name on myspace and my guilty conscience would dig at me, can we explain why I would feel guilty, despite not once making a dig at her? Why should I let her feelings affect me?? Just because she took the fact that she was bullied out on me why did I feel bad??
Well if you knew topup, and her background, you'd know about her weak heart.

I spent a good few months stalking her- YES!!, trying to find out the chances of re-conciliation, trying to understand the girl she had become over the years and how to approach her, at which I found a blog, where she poured her heart and soul out, she told of how her mother beat her (lol, yeah she wasn't raised in Nigeria).

Anyways, I finally plucked the courage and wrote a private message.
"I don't know if you remember this, but , I'm, so sorry for anything I could have done or not being there for you."

The girl replied, "AND? Am I supposed to care? I got over it pretty quickly."

The ordinary person might have felt their ego crushed, being the bigger person, contacting and apologising and being rejected in a way, but not me, I felt happier, RELIEFED. I could live my life knowing that I had done NOTHING wrong. If anyone had to analyse our crisis, the finger would not be pointed at me. I explained this to people, and they didn't understand. (Truth is that when I realised that she hadn't really let go of the grudge and we weren't friends again, I tried to figure out how to force something, how to re-concile. It was through confiding with my sister that I realised that I can't always make people like me. Some people will hate you even when there is no reason to, because their reasons are personal to them.)

I thought I left this complex behind but it is obviously still very much alive.

I rarely argue with my friends, and if I do, I always apologise. I just can't stand people hating me - I'm a lovely person LOL!!

That is why I often try and do all the right things, should I message him/her or not, should I call, send gifts? I can't take the guilt that is associated with being the one to blame for any failed relationships.

There you go Nairalanders, I let you into a little part of my life.
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by bluespice(f): 12:44am On Mar 29, 2009
i used to be like u
okay deep deeeeeeep down maybe i still am - i highly doubt this tho
but u see knowing that not everyone can like me (and i absolutely love this as i really couldnt care less about those that hate me),
opened a new horizon in the relating with people field
u can't like everyone thats a fact
neither can every one like u
u cant please everyone neither can everyone please u

i know this is off topic but if u have the time get the book Fountain Head by Ayn Rand
she' very popular on her beliefs of selfishness
dont be scared lol its one of the books that's left an indelible mark in my very short life smiley

okay back to the topic
since we've accepted that u cant please everyone, u should give urself the lee-way to act semi-human for some time
try to forget things
ur ex's birthday for one grin seriously forgetting the name of a back stabbing friend after a period of time is perfectly normal
hell i even forget names of people i see on a daily basis thats intentional tho grin

but u need to cut urself some slack
i think we need to work on that conscience of urs thats always in over-drive wink
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by tope2000(f): 12:48am On Mar 29, 2009
Chai . . . . . see notes shocked shocked shocked
blue u dont turn to topup the second grin tongue

@topic
Why shud i buy a bday pressie for my ex?
He is in my past n let him remain so cool
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by agabaI23(m): 12:48am On Mar 29, 2009
you asked a similar question last year.

Topup what did you do last year?
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Pataki: 12:49am On Mar 29, 2009
@ bluespice,
Thundering typhoons!  shocked shocked shocked shocked

Is that you in your profile? lipsrsealed

Damn! You got in loads. kiss
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by agabaI23(m): 12:49am On Mar 29, 2009
tope2000:

Chai . . . . . see notes shocked shocked shocked
blue u dont turn to topup the second grin tongue

Yea topup needs some topup
Someone has to do it!
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Nobody: 12:50am On Mar 29, 2009
topup:

That's quite rude. I wrote this topic, but due to the lack of replies, I'm trying to speak about it using examples that I know of , throughout the whole topic, I'm asking others to come out and just a reply, their outlook.

I can't help but talk about him, but he's not my only ex, he's just my most recent. I don't see what's wrong with that. I make other posts too, but these are the ones you decide to hi-jack!!

Tsk tsk!!


errr sorry if that sounded rude but hijack your thread? Certainly not. Merely passing by and wondering why you seem to obsess the same guy every waking minute u're on this board.

Sorry, seems you want mushy responses rather than hard cold facts. Yeah he's ur most recent and ur ex, the way you say it one would think no one else had every been in a relationship before. We've all been there several times over, i get the feeling this is ur first EVER so it sounds like such a huge deal to you. If he's ur ex either ignore his birthday or say hi to him, frankly i think more than half the threads on the romance boards are totally unecessary.

perhaps replies arent forthcoming on ur threads because its just the same thing over and over and over again with slight differences in words used. Get over urself.
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Nobody: 12:51am On Mar 29, 2009
agabaI23:

you asked a similar question last year.

Topup what did you do last year?

i thot i was the only one to notice. Next yr she'll ask what to do about the anniversary of their break-up.
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by topup: 12:52am On Mar 29, 2009
bluespice:

i used to be like u
okay deep deeeeeeep down maybe i still am - i highly doubt this tho
but u see knowing that not everyone can like me (and i absolutely love this as i really couldnt care less about those that hate me),
opened a new horizon in the relating with people field
u can't like everyone thats a fact
neither can every one like u
u cant please everyone neither can everyone please u

i know this is off topic but if u have the time get the book Fountain Head by Ayn Rand
she' very popular on her beliefs of selfishness
dont be scared lol its one of the books that's left an indelible mark in my very short life smiley

okay back to the topic
since we've accepted that u cant please everyone, u should give urself the lee-way to act semi-human for some time
try to forget things
ur ex's birthday for one grin seriously forgetting the name of a back stabbing friend after a period of time is perfectly normal
hell i even forget names of people i see on a daily basis thats intentional tho grin

but u need to cut urself some slack
i think we need to work on that conscience of urs thats always in over-drive wink

Haha, then you would be un-doing all my mother's hard work. Thanks for the advice.

I went through the whole toughen up phase, but you know what? A lot of people come up to me now that I'm back to softie, that I am one of the nicest people they've ever met, leaving a good impression is a great thing to me.

I think it wasn't just the fact that people disliked me, it's one thing to dislike me because I did something to you that was mean, or for the fact that you're envious of me (both I am okay with accepting) - but when there's really no reason.
I've learnt to find out that the latter usually boils down to jealousy.

I went through rubbish in highschool like many people, and I had to constantly justify why I wasn't what the media portrayed as the hoe, or the criminal, or dumb- black porn-star-ghetto-looking-ghetto-talking-b****-down-the-street-with-7-baby-daddys.

It wasn't easy, one step out of line and I felt like I did 'my people' a diservice.
I think I have to stop letting the world's generalization get to me.

Being overly nice, won't stop anybody who's going to hate me, stop hating, they may even hate me more, which hurts more.

Nonetheless, I'll try and search for the book, but I'm scared I'll turn into something I hate. I am naturally really nice, but being overly conscious of appearing nice, is another issue.
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by tope2000(f): 12:54am On Mar 29, 2009
agabaI23:

Yea topup needs some topup
Someone has to do it!

Noooooooo . . . . . bluespice shudn take her place cheesy
else she knows she is in trouble with me tongue
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by agabaI23(m): 12:55am On Mar 29, 2009
davidylan:

i thot i was the only one to notice. Next yr she'll ask what to do about the anniversary of their break-up.
I thought I was alone too grin

lol at breakup anniversary. Now David please get serious lipsrsealed
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by agabaI23(m): 12:56am On Mar 29, 2009
tope2000:

Noooooooo . . . . . bluespice shudn take her place cheesy
else she knows she is in trouble with me tongue
Are you her boyfriend? Last time i checked you liked thrid leg. angry
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by topup: 12:59am On Mar 29, 2009
agabaI23:

you asked a similar question last year.

Topup what did you do last year?
davidylan:

i thot i was the only one to notice. Next yr she'll ask what to do about the anniversary of their break-up.

Lol, you guys obviously didn't do enough work to cover your tracks, because that research has F-L-A-W-E-D written all over it.

1. I was going out with him this time last year & on his birthday.
2. I haven't been on Nairaland for a full year yet.


davidylan:

errr sorry if that sounded rude but hijack your thread? Certainly not. Merely passing by and wondering why you seem to obsess the same guy every waking minute u're on this board.That's not true, I have over 1400 responses, and I doubt that all 1400 let alone even 1000 of  them are about him. You're just being unfair. Obviously you don't remember the months in between I said nothing, nor do you remember me not being on Nairaland for a whole 2 months or so.


Sorry, seems you want mushy responses rather than hard cold facts. If I wanted that I know how to ask for it, and I wouldn't be arguing against it when you write pitying responses.
Yeah he's ur most recent and ur ex, the way you say it one would think no one else had every been in a relationship before. We've all been there several times over, i get the feeling this is ur first EVER so it sounds like such a huge deal to you. If he's ur ex either ignore his birthday or say hi to him, frankly i think more than half the threads on the romance boards are totally unecessary. I think I can read between the lines on this last sentence. David, wow! Thanks!! - Oh yes, before you take that to be a desperate plea for Nairalanders to gang up on you and support me instead, you better think twice. I think it starts going crazy when people who don't know you act like they do. You obviously don't know what my personality is like. I am in tears right now obviously!! Psh!! Whatever!!


perhaps replies arent forthcoming on ur threads because its just the same thing over and over and over again with slight differences in words used. Get over urself. Someone's feeling bitchy tonight!!


I don't mind if you hijack my thread, nobody likes being pitied and awwed like that - that's all.
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by tope2000(f): 1:00am On Mar 29, 2009
agabaI23:

Are you her boyfriend? Last time i checked you liked thrid leg. angry

Lol . . . . . . she is my lil sis na tongue n i will tell mum if she turns into a writer cuz it is an abomination where we come from grin
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by bluespice(f): 1:01am On Mar 29, 2009
guys quit being hard on her
not many can move on that fast
granted she's lingering a whole lot longer than usual well, thats cos she's still single
n very much aware ( i mean she still seems him maybe not physically but on facebook) of this ex

on those calling me topup naw
not about to start posting in colours tongue
love me some black anyday

just kidding yeah i like talking on relationships
just dont do it often



its more fun to make noise honestly grin


topup look its very very okay to be 'un-nice'
im in my second yr in college n i can tell u the 'nice' girls dont have as much fun as the 'un-nice'
dont get me wrong they r nice just that u have to be worthy of their 'niceness'
the less u spread urself out in the aim to be 'nice'm
the more 'niceness' u have to share with those that actually deserve it


sorry for the many nices tongue

tope ill go soft on u if ur not carefull! angry tongue
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by Nobody: 1:07am On Mar 29, 2009
topup:

Haha, then you would be un-doing all my mother's hard work. Thanks for the advice.

Being overly nice, won't stop anybody who's going to hate me, stop hating, they may even hate me more, which hurts more.

Biggest mistake.
Trying to change your personality (as in trying to be nice to some) just so you can fit into their atmosphere is the cruelest thing you can ever do to yourself.

Being overly nice calls for others to walk over you and trash you. Be nice and know when to be firm, simple.

The reason why it hurts is because as much as you continue to change yourself to please, it does not work.

Topup, someone once mentioned that you still have feelings, even if fading ones, for your exs. Reason being for you excess threads about ex this and ex that.

Babe, I think it's time to let go.

I believe you're still dwelling in the past. wink
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by tope2000(f): 1:08am On Mar 29, 2009
bluespice:

tope ill go soft on u if ur not carefull! angry tongue

Go hard if u like . . . . i have already told mommy cheesy tongue
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by C2H5OH(f): 1:10am On Mar 29, 2009
If you want to hear what I have to say, I think you're putting too much effort into trying to keep a relationship with your boy.  Even though you claim that's how you are.  You need to cut him of completely, in your heart, as a boyfriend and even as a friend or facebook buddy.  For the sake of your sanity you cannot be friends. You can't sit on your computer desk with your arms folded obsessing over his status messages on facebook or watching him upload pictures with new girls, watching him have fun with the boys. You will sit there moping, wanting what you can't have.  It will only serve as fuel to make you look back on your past relationship.  Friendship with him right now is not a good thing because you are not completely over him.  Give your heart time to fully heal.  Please  embarassed
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by chamotex(m): 1:12am On Mar 29, 2009
Sorry but is it like an essay competition going up in here or something??
Re: What Are You Going To Do For The Birthday? by bluespice(f): 1:13am On Mar 29, 2009
tope ur not good cry cry cry
im telling mommy on what i saw on ur laptop in that encrypted file angry angry cool wink
never leave ur laptop or pda near me again
im in IT major breaking codes is my hobby! cool

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