HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
If you don't tell people your expectations, they can't be met.
I know what you mean though, when I did not tell my husband what I expected for my birthday - i was totally disappointed. For my husband, birthday's are just another day - for me? It's a national holiday!! LOL!!! I expected to be treated special...sleep in, breakfast, special dinner, etc. I would go to bed depressed because it was just another day...
So now 14years later - yes, 14 years of marriage - my husband FINALLY got it right! I got to sleep in, Edible Arrangements, a present, a beautiful card and a dinner made special for me by my men - I felt loved, cherished and valued!!! bottom line - special....
So please go to him and tell him - today was ABOUT ME!!! I want X Y AND Z...tell him so that he KNOWS!! next year - about a week before your birthday - tell him - My birthday is next week. I have these expectations. Most men will listen!!
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!