Apologetic belated birthday wish for your girlfriend
Sorry I missed your birthday. You deserved to hear from me first thing, and you did not. I love you.
Apologetic · for your girlfriend
Belated birthday · Short · 20 words · email, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack
Written by the Peoplewisher team
Original and free to use, personal or business
Fills in their name
{firstname} becomes their first name when Peoplewisher sends it.
Works on every channel
Short enough for a text, warm enough for a card.
Can repeat every year
Save their date and it goes out on the day, automatically.
The message
Sorry I missed your birthday. You deserved to hear from me first thing, and you did not. I love you.
Make it personal
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Say sorry like you mean it. A short, direct apology lands better than a story about your week. Then stop explaining.
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Tell her why she matters. Name something specific, like her laugh, the way she listens or the date you still think about. That turns an apology into a love note.
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Plan the do-over date. Pick the day and the place in the message itself. A booked plan says far more than "let me make it up to you sometime."
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I messed up the date, not the feelings. Sorry I am late, beautiful. Happy birthday.
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No excuses
to Sam
No excuses. I should have been the first message on your phone, and I was not. I am sorry, babe.
Apologetic · Girlfriend
No excuses. I should have been the first message on your phone, and I was not. I am sorry, babe.
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S Sam
Happy belated birthday to the girl I think about constantly. Clearly not constantly enough on the right day. Sorry.
Apologetic · Girlfriend
Happy belated birthday to the girl I think about constantly. Clearly not constantly enough on the right day. Sorry.
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🎉 You are the best thing in my life, and I missed your day. Let me make it up to you, starting tonight.
Apologetic · Girlfriend
You are the best thing in my life, and I missed your day. Let me make it up to you, starting tonight.
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S Sam
You have been on my mind every day this week. Your birthday just snuck past me. Happy birthday, gorgeous. 💕
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You have been on my mind every day this week. Your birthday just snuck past me. Happy birthday, gorgeous. 💕
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One day late on the wish, completely on time w
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One day late on the wish, completely on time with falling for you. Happy belated birthday.
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One day late on the wish, completely on time with falling for you. Happy belated birthday.
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S Sam
I owe you a birthday kiss. Several, actually. Collecting this weekend.
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I owe you a birthday kiss. Several, actually. Collecting this weekend.
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🎉 Belated or not, today I am celebrating the luckiest thing that ever happened to me: you.
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Belated or not, today I am celebrating the luckiest thing that ever happened to me: you.
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I wanted to be the first person to wish you a happy birthday, and instead I am one of the last. But I promise no one means it more. You make ordinary Tuesdays feel like the best day of the week. Happy belated birthday, babe.
Romantic · Girlfriend
I wanted to be the first person to wish you a happy birthday, and instead I am one of the last. But I promise no one means it more. You make ordinary Tuesdays feel like the best day of the week. Happy belated birthday, babe.
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S Sam
Every time you laugh at something silly I said, I fall a little harder. I hate that your birthday came and went without me making a fuss over you. Consider this the start of the fuss. Happy belated birthday.
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Romantic · Girlfriend
Every time you laugh at something silly I said, I fall a little harder. I hate that your birthday came and went without me making a fuss over you. Consider this the start of the fuss. Happy belated birthday.
Belated birthday · Medium · 39 words
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I keep thinking about our first date, how nerv
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I keep thinking about our first date, how nervous I was and how easy you made it. You still make everything easier, including forgiving me for being late. Happy belated birthday to my favorite person to sit across from.
Romantic · Girlfriend
I keep thinking about our first date, how nervous I was and how easy you made it. You still make everything easier, including forgiving me for being late. Happy belated birthday to my favorite person to sit across from.
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S Sam
If I could go back, I would wake you up with flowers, your favorite iced coffee and a ridiculous birthday song. Since I cannot, you are getting all three this weekend, with a much better song. I adore you.
Romantic · Girlfriend
If I could go back, I would wake you up with flowers, your favorite iced coffee and a ridiculous birthday song. Since I cannot, you are getting all three this weekend, with a much better song. I adore you.
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