Basic Trope: A character's birthday is forgotten by one or more of their friends.
- Straight: Alice forgets Bob's birthday.
- Exaggerated: Not once has anyone Bob has called a friend - or even an acquaintance - ever remembered his birthday.
- Downplayed: Only a few people remember Bob's birthday, but they don't make as big a deal of it as he would like.
- Justified:
- Bob's birthday comes during a time of the year when Alice is busy.
- Alice has had a lot going on lately, so she forgets Bob's birthday.
- Inverted: Bob has to be reminded that it's his birthday.
- Subverted: Nobody acknowledges Bob's birthday. When he gets home from work, he finds his friends at his place for a Surprise Party.
- Double Subverted: They're there for Bob's roommate Charles, who shares a birthday with him. They forgot it was also Bob's birthday.
- Parodied: Zach is the only one to remember Bob's birthday. Bob ignores him.
- Zig-Zagged: Charles mentions that they were playing coy - they indeed remembered both of their birthdays.
- Averted: Nobody forgets Bob's birthday.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: "Really, you forgot my birthday? After everything I've done for you?"
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: David is trying to break up Bob's friend group, so he suggests that his friends forgot his birthday out of spite.
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Implied: Bob is seen dolefully Eating Lunch Alone at a restaurant, wearing a party hat, at a large, empty table.
- Deconstructed: Bob takes the forgotten birthday as a sign that his friends wouldn't care if he lived or died - so he offs himself.
- Reconstructed: Bob realizes that he isn't upfront with others about his needs and resolves to become a better communicator.
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