Anniversary
Anniversary messages when you're not soppy
For people who love each other and do not talk like a card. Why specific beats sweet, teasing as a love language, and the sincere line that is not soppy.
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Real words
for real moments.
Tips, ideas and honest advice to help you find the right words, whatever the occasion.
Birthday
Funny birthday messages that don't sound copied
Why a found joke reads as found, the four shapes that work, and how to land a joke when you are not funny on paper. Not a list of fifty.
Birthday
How late is too late to send a birthday card?
There is no rule. The real limits are whether the card still means something and whether the gap has become the message. Who it is for changes the answer.
Birthday
How to remember everyone's birthdays
Every method honestly compared: a calendar, contact birthdays, a list, phone reminders, Facebook, asking and automatic sending. Each fails differently.
Birthday
Should you send your ex a birthday card?
It depends, and here is what it depends on: how it ended, how long ago, who is with someone now, and what you want the card to do.
Birthday
What to write in a birthday card for someone you barely know
Short is correct, not lazy. Warmth without pretending to closeness, what to do with one fact, and the office card, where everyone reads what came before.
Birthday
What to write in a birthday card to an ex
Warmth without a claim. How much history to mention, how to sign off, and why one line beats a paragraph, with examples from friendly to still a bit sad.
Birthday
What to write in a birthday card to someone you have fallen out with
A card cannot settle an argument, but it can say you still wish someone well. Whether to mention the falling out, and what to expect if they do not reply.
Birthday
What to write in a birthday card when you don't know what to say
The three parts a birthday message needs, examples sorted by how well you know them, and the things that read wrong. Three lines are enough.
Birthday
What to write in a late birthday card
One word covers the lateness, and the rest of the card is the card. How to take the embarrassment out of it, with examples for days late and months late.