My friends irked me.
The last few years my friends have been rubbish about making an effort to do something on my birthday so this year I gave loads of advance warning.
I emailed a month ago and half of them didn't even bother to reply until yesterday when I emailed again (it's Saturday night we're going out) and tell me they can't make it. Rubbish excuses from 2 and 1 hasn't even bothered to reply yet so I know she's flaking. The only other one who probably would make the effort is on holiday.
So it's just my BFF, her partner, 2 of their friends and my brother and fiancé. Yay, a night out as the only single with 3 couples. Again. On the plus side, everyone coming is fun.
I ALWAYS make the effort for their birthdays (including paying over £100 later this year for a weekend away for one friend's birthday), but apparently it's too much to ask that they make the effort once to come for a night out once a year for me. I give up on birthdays.
Sorry for ranting, but it makes me sad because my friendships mean a lot to me and obviously they don't mean that much to them anymore.