They say its your Birthday....

[+ purplekow]

Are you going to have a good time? I usually do nothing special on my birthday, though during the week of my birthday, I usually give myself the gift of three or four hires.

So men, how do you celebrate.

Happy Birthday to Dane Scott, whose birthday prompted this thought. When I read it was his birthday I could not help but thinking who the lucky man is to be spending time with him on that day.

[+ Funguy]

unfortunately, it's not me. I have to wait......

[+ honcho]

though during the week of my birthday, I usually give myself the gift of three or four hires.

 

Like Purplekow, I don't feel moved to do anything special on the day itself. Maybe buy something *small* during the week . . My current boyfriend takes me out to dinner.

 

Now when I (ostensibly) retired from day gig, I did award myself one hire - couldn't really afford it but hadn't hired

for a dozen or so years. A review was submitted

 

On my 30th birthday, I got to play the english horn solo in the new world symphony with a sight reading group,

but that was the first time I had ever gotten to play it with a group instead of by myself - so that was a treasured

birthday present from the universe. (lo these 33 1/2) years ago.

[+ quoththeraven]

I don't do much myself anymore now that I live alone. But I always get myself a present. In 2014, the present was the first time I'd had sex in probably three years.

[geminibear]

I don't do much myself anymore now that I live alone. But I always get myself a present. In 2014, the present was the first time I'd had sex in probably three years.

Hell yeah, Atta girl

[+ azdr0710]

last time my birthday rolled around, didn't even realize it until about 11am that day....yay!

[Rudynate]

last time my birthday rolled around, didn't even realize it until about 11am that day....yay!

 

 

No one would accuse you of being self-absorbed.

[Rudynate]

I usually take the day off and relax. My partner always gets me something nice. We go to dinner. We do the same on his birthday.

 

We have a group of friends that we get together with twice a year for a group birthday celebration. The first is around Memorial Day to celebrate spring/summer birthdays and the second is in the fall to celebrate fall/winter birthdays.

 

For my 60th, we went to LA for several days, stayed in a posh place in Beverly Hills and spent impossible amounts of money on great restaurant meals and shopping.

[LADoug1]

Group birthday parties. What a great idea!!

[liubit]

Since my partner's birthday and my own are just a few days apart (oh, and a few years apart too...), we celebrate them together. We normally go out for dinner and have mind-blowing sex afterwards (yes, it is still mind-blowing after 14 years together!!). I am happy.

[+ Charlie]

Unless it's a milestone birthday (one ending in 0 or 5), the only thing we do to celebrate is go out to a decent restaurant for dinner. The best one, however, was my 35th, on a Saturday. We were just going to a couple of friends' home to play Bridge that afternoon, but I was depressed about growing old, and decided I wanted to cancel. My spouse talked me into going anyway, and when I walked into their living room, it was filled with two dozen friends from all over the East Coast, whom my spouse had organized to come for a surprise party. I hadn't even bothered to shower or shave, much less dress up. It was much more emotionally satisfying than sex.

[+ purplekow]

Unless it's a milestone birthday (one ending in 0 or 5), the only thing we do to celebrate is go out to a decent restaurant for dinner. The best one, however, was my 35th, on a Saturday. We were just going to a couple of friends' home to play Bridge that afternoon, but I was depressed about growing old, and decided I wanted to cancel. My spouse talked me into going anyway, and when I walked into their living room, it was filled with two dozen friends from all over the East Coast, whom my spouse had organized to come for a surprise party. I hadn't even bothered to shower or shave, much less dress up. It was much more emotionally satisfying than sex.

Two dozen gay men and no sex.....I do not think so.

[+ Charlie]

Two dozen gay men and no sex.....I do not think so.

What an outlandish stereotype!

[+ stevenkesslar]

What an outlandish stereotype!

 

Don't worry, Charlie. I know PK and his sinister ways. What you described sounds like the Palm Springs pool party, actually. PK is just trying to convince people that if a couple dozen gay men get together for fun, it naturally has to involve sex.

 

Nice try, PK. But at least speaking for myself, I'm not that kind of girl.

[Rudynate]

Don't worry, Charlie. I know PK and his sinister ways. What you described sounds like the Palm Springs pool party, actually. PK is just trying to convince people that if a couple dozen gay men get together for fun, it naturally has to involve sex.

 

Nice try, PK. But at least speaking for myself, I'm not that kind of girl.

 

 

My partner and I have a circle of friends who have known each other literally for decades. I wouldn't want to fool around with any of them because they are all old and out of shape. But even if I did and I tried to put a move on one of them, it would be so shocking and it would so threaten the customary dynamic that I'm sure I would banished.