Lilmisus Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'm just curious if anyone has dated someone with the same birthday as them? Not necessarily the same age, just the same day. I wouldn't consider it a deal breaker, but I know some people who would (have to have their special day to themselves!), would any of you? The reason I ask, is because I just found out the guy I like shares my birthday, and I'm pretty stunned and laughing right now, as I've never met anyone else who has. Apparently there aren't many July babies where I live. Link to post Share on other sites
Confusedalways Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I never usually argue with people's deal breakers- as everyone can have whomever they want-- but it seems ridiculous to not see someone because they have the same birthday. It's FAR more easy to share a birthday with someone than people think. In a room of only 23 people, there's a 50% chance that someone has the same birthday as someone else. Link to post Share on other sites
Cee Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I think it would be romantic to share the same birthday. At least, until you broke up. Link to post Share on other sites
mogul Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Its a non issue. Link to post Share on other sites
SmileFace Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 It will be weird. Not a big deal. Link to post Share on other sites
Anxiety Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'd like it, then it would be easy to remember. Link to post Share on other sites
Star Gazer Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I can't imagine that ever being a dealbreaker. Wow. Link to post Share on other sites
zengirl Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I can see it being a bit odd, maybe even annoying if you don't find a way to workaround it after a few years, but a dealbreaker? That's just silly. Personally, I'd love it. It'd be like a Birthday Christmas, where you're both giving each other gifts at the same time. Even better if it were in the summer! That's like a Couple Christmas in the Summer and a real Christmas in the Winter. I'd make a big deal of the double birthday if I married a guy with my same birthday. Sounds like fun! Link to post Share on other sites
Author Lilmisus Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 I can see it being a bit odd, maybe even annoying if you don't find a way to workaround it after a few years, but a dealbreaker? That's just silly. Personally, I'd love it. It'd be like a Birthday Christmas, where you're both giving each other gifts at the same time. Even better if it were in the summer! That's like a Couple Christmas in the Summer and a real Christmas in the Winter. I'd make a big deal of the double birthday if I married a guy with my same birthday. Sounds like fun! Your response makes me want to date the guy for that reason alone now . Especially since my birthday is in July..five months till Christmas. That'd be fun! Luckily though, he's a pretty cool guy, so our birthday has nothing to do with it (sounds weird to say "our"). See, I find it silly too that anyone would consider it a deal breaker, but surprisingly enough, I do know a few people who consider it one. Just like they hate to have a sibling born on the same day, or to share their birthday with Mother's/Father's day. Some, just like to party it up and have all the attention for the day. Link to post Share on other sites
Disillusioned Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hey, I'm all for it. Birthdays are a big deal when you're a kid... but when I reached my teens, my birthdays became a drag. At least if I had a partner with the same birthday, I could foist all the cards and gifts off onto her. My mother and father had the same birthday, albeit my old man's was 5 years before my mother's. There's this cute Jewish girl at the bank where I deposit my paychecks, she has the same birthday as me and practically tries to drop-tackle me every time I show up on her shift... but she's too hyper for me and isn't my type. She also LOVES the euphonious sound of my first name... and I happen to hate it. Anyhow, back when I was younger and dumber and I used to fantasize about the woman I'd marry, I thought it would be pretty cool to nab one who was only a couple of days younger than me... Those were the days... Link to post Share on other sites
kiss_andmakeup Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 If someone really considered having the same birthday as me a dealbreaker, that would be a dealbreaker for me anyways. It's a dealbreaker within a dealbreaker. Am I getting too deep here? Link to post Share on other sites
thatdog Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Really depends on the people involved.. I can see i being a potential problem. I used to date a girl whose bday was December 31st. Every year I would have to put up with her either getting depressed or throwing a tantrum because none of her friends seemed to care 'enough' about her cos NYE was always sealing her thunder. Link to post Share on other sites
Eclypse Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 It's FAR more easy to share a birthday with someone than people think. In a room of only 23 people, there's a 50% chance that someone has the same birthday as someone else. Wouldn't the chances of them sharing a birthday be more like 23 / 365? Link to post Share on other sites
kiss_andmakeup Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Wouldn't the chances of them sharing a birthday be more like 23 / 365? I was wondering about that math as well. Link to post Share on other sites
mitchell Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Dealbreaker?? That's pretty lame. Life is too short to rule out a relationship because of birthdate. Link to post Share on other sites
BiscuitXOXO Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I was wondering about that math as well. It's the chance of SOMEONE sharing a bday with SOMEONE else. Not necessarily you. Think of it, not as the number of people, but as the number of PAIRS you can make, which is (22+21+20+19.....+3+2+1) = 253. Then do some complicated math....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem OT: I wouldn't care if some1 shared my bday. Johnny Depp does too. Link to post Share on other sites
AmEricanWomann Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Really depends on the people involved.. I can see i being a potential problem. I used to date a girl whose bday was December 31st. Every year I would have to put up with her either getting depressed or throwing a tantrum because none of her friends seemed to care 'enough' about her cos NYE was always sealing her thunder. That's pretty pathetic. Yeah its probably not the greatest to have your birthday on a major party holiday like New Year's Eve or Christmas, but of all the not so great things that can happen to a person, having a "bad" birthday is pretty far down on the list. I probably have the worst date for a birthday ever. 9/11. But what am I going to do? Get depressed and feel sorry for myself every year because the terrorists ruined my birthday? I admit I actually did feel that way for the first year or so, but life goes on and there are alot worse things then having a sucky birthday. Link to post Share on other sites
veggirl Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I can't imagine that ever being a dealbreaker. Wow. Yeah this. I would actually think it was kinda cool. I can understand feeling a little "weird" about it, but not to the point that it is a problem Link to post Share on other sites
Author Lilmisus Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 That's pretty pathetic. Yeah its probably not the greatest to have your birthday on a major party holiday like New Year's Eve or Christmas, but of all the not so great things that can happen to a person, having a "bad" birthday is pretty far down on the list. I probably have the worst date for a birthday ever. 9/11. But what am I going to do? Get depressed and feel sorry for myself every year because the terrorists ruined my birthday? I admit I actually did feel that way for the first year or so, but life goes on and there are alot worse things then having a sucky birthday. That's my ex's birthday, and he didn't seem too upset about having it that day. He did at first, like you seem to have, but now he just doesn't seem to care, and says it's the only way he can remember it. Anytime someone would ask him his birthday and he told them, they'd be like "Oh! That sucks.." and I had the same reaction at first too, but after we celebrated it together last year, I realized that it was just another day to him and to me. I personally feel that the worst day to have a birthday would be like Christmas or something. I know two people who were born on Christmas and they said they were okay with it since they get a lot of presents, but for me, it'd suck. Link to post Share on other sites
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