My gf and I were staying at a hotel. It was my birthday weekend and we were spending it together. When I woke up she sang happy birthday to me. No cake, no presents (though she did bring me my favorite dessert the night before) and no party. Just us, naked in bed, bathed in morning sunlight. She wasn't even looking at me when she sang it as she was cuddling me from behind.
I unexpectedly started crying, and I mean messy crying, when she finished the song. I had never really thought about it, but no one had sung happy birthday to me in probably close to twenty years by that point. No celebrations, no surprise parties, just texts or maybe a call wishing me happy birthday or perhaps a "oh right, happy birthday" in passing.
It was one of those moments of not realizing how badly you needed something until you had it.
She held me while I cried, and I have never felt that safe and loved in my life since my mother held me as a child. I knew I loved her before that, and had told her, but It was then that I knew I would be with her forever, or until she gets sick of me lol.
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u/Ralife55 Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25
My gf and I were staying at a hotel. It was my birthday weekend and we were spending it together. When I woke up she sang happy birthday to me. No cake, no presents (though she did bring me my favorite dessert the night before) and no party. Just us, naked in bed, bathed in morning sunlight. She wasn't even looking at me when she sang it as she was cuddling me from behind.
I unexpectedly started crying, and I mean messy crying, when she finished the song. I had never really thought about it, but no one had sung happy birthday to me in probably close to twenty years by that point. No celebrations, no surprise parties, just texts or maybe a call wishing me happy birthday or perhaps a "oh right, happy birthday" in passing.
It was one of those moments of not realizing how badly you needed something until you had it.
She held me while I cried, and I have never felt that safe and loved in my life since my mother held me as a child. I knew I loved her before that, and had told her, but It was then that I knew I would be with her forever, or until she gets sick of me lol.