Would you be pissed off in this situation?

[Bubble Gum Jr.]

So I bought a birthday gift for my best friend's girlfriend. Along with this gift I included a very nice card, it was actually a really nice birthday card (it costed me $5) along with a good message for her since it was her 21st birthday. It wasn't a lame happy bday, I actually wrote well thought out text.

I come home from work, take out the trash and I see she had opened my gift but didn't even bother to open the birthday card I left for her. Should I be pissed off? The way I was raised was if someone gave you a gift and included a card you should at least read it if someone spent the time to give you a card.

She invited me to her belated birthday party but after this crap I honestly don't want to go, am I over reacting? For added insult to injury I also canceled out on going to an upcoming concert so I could make it to her birthday party. The show has been sold out for a couple months now and tickets are selling for double what I originally paid.

[TampaSi07]

She's just a bitch, nothing you can do about that. I certainly would never give any future gifts.

[Izzy]

I'd be rather mad too. I grew up by learning to read the card first, so I can appreciate the present before opening it up. I would still go to the party to be polite, but I don't know if I'd be tempered down enough to stay too long.

[8thgenuser]

I think you're looking too deeply into it. She's not your own girlfriend, so let it go.

[samx109]

just ask her to read it.. well that might be weird but haha just tell her that

[NewbTuner]

I wouldn't worry about it, she might have forgot about the card or it got covered in the wrapping paper or something.. if she was that greedy of a person she would have surely opened the card..if for nothing else to make sure you didn't put money in it :)

[Bubble Gum Jr.]

Originally Posted by NewbTuner

I wouldn't worry about it, she might have forgot about the card or it got covered in the wrapping paper or something.. if she was that greedy of a person she would have surely opened the card..if for nothing else to make sure you didn't put money in it :)

Yeah maybe you're right. I probably am over reacting, reading too much into it but for some odd reason I find it very hard to believe that she missed the card since it was right next to the present, in order to have even gotten to the present she would have had to go through the card.

But whatever I learned my lesson. $5 birthday cards are pointless and don't give cards to people unless you know they'll actually read them. Also don't spend a lot of money on gifts for people who won't read your cards.

[Civic4u]

Wow! I'm worry about a cheap $.35 birthday card at work..

[pockings]

Forget it brah. These days, some people just don't know what proper etiquette is.

[I Vtec, do you?]

You aren't over-reacting at all.

I always learned that the little things people do show their true selves. If you can't even be bothered to read a car someone wrote specially for you.. then all I can is you're a bitch. So no, I don't think you're over-reacting. I think she showed how she really is by not even reading something a friend wrote to her.

[iknowmysh1t]

sounds like someone got a crush!

[Bubble Gum Jr.]

Originally Posted by iknowmysh1t

sounds like someone got a crush!

I'm not even attracted to her, I just wanted to get her something nice for her 21st bday cause I remember how terrible my 21st bday was and her bday was in the middle of the work week so she couldn't really party at all. I have a crush on her friend though.

[07BlakBlak]

OK dont kill me, but I dont think this is about her at all.

I think you have a little crush, gettin all mad at a hoe who doesnt read your well thought out card....? Sounds like deep down you want her to know that your thoughtfullness and efforts are for her and you were offended that she did not give you the opportunity.

Either way there are only a few possibilities to why she did not open the card:

1. Shes a Bitch and doesnt care about now nice you were being.
2. She was uncomfortable with how thoughful it was.....and chose not to open it.
3. She completely forgot the card was given.
4. She figured it was a 35cent card with nothing in it and figured you diddnt care or wouldnt pay attention to her not opening it.

Edit: shit, someone posted before me =(

[JMAC303]

Not over reacting at all man. That's VERY rude for someone not to even open the card...either rude, or that person's just a straight up idiot and was never taught good manners.

[1chin3s3_b0i]

no need to over react..if shes not your own girl..dont bother!

[Bambamsd]

I was brought up to read the card first, then start ripping open the gift. Some of the best gifts are cards! I would be offended if she didn't read the card that I probably spent an hour trying to find. You have to find the right card for what you want to say. My $.02

[ouija]

Dude, give her a server paper cut with the card, right to the uterus.

Lok, kiddin.

Seriously, I would be a little mad. It's rude not to read the card first, especially not read it at all and then throw it away.

I wouldn't call her out on it, but I'd never do anything formally nice to her again.

[seans-fbp-si]

was it a hallmark lol

[Bubble Gum Jr.]

Originally Posted by seans-fbp-si

was it a hallmark lol

It was a card from some store called Papyrus that was in the mall. There used to be a Hallmark store but it closed down... apparently Hallmark wasn't baller enough for this mall so they replaced it with some store that charges 3X as much for the same quality stuff.

[Skylinegtr06]

lol man, dude admit it you like her, why would you get so ruffled then its just a card