Wishes & messages
Birthday wishes for everyone you love
590 ready-to-send wishes, grouped by who you're writing to and the tone you're after. Copy any of them in one tap — or wrap one inside a gift they have to open.
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Birthday wishes by relationship
One line from each collection — copy it here, or open the full set.
For your wife
“Happy birthday to the person who makes an ordinary Tuesday feel like somewhere I want to be.”
For your girlfriend
“Happy birthday to the person who made me understand what everyone was going on about.”
For your boyfriend
“Another year of you. Genuinely my favourite thing. Happy birthday.”
For your dad
“Happy birthday to the man who showed me what showing up looks like.”
For your brother
“Happy birthday! Another year and still no sign of the personality upgrade we were promised.”
For your bhabhi
“Happy birthday, bhabhi. Today is about you and not about anybody you are related to.”
For your jiju
“Happy birthday, jiju. Another year of pretending you chose her and not the other way round.”
For your bua
“Happy birthday to the one person who can tell Papa he is wrong and get away with it.”
More messages
30th birthday wishes
For the birthday that arrives with an opinion attached.
50th birthday wishes
Warm and funny, without the over-the-hill jokes they've had all day.
Marriage anniversary wishes
For your partner, for your parents, and for a couple you know.
Love quotes
Short enough for a text, honest enough not to sound borrowed.
Sorry messages
Short apologies that name the thing instead of explaining it.
Good morning wishes
Forty of them, so you're not sending the same one every day.
Proposal messages
For asking someone out, and for actually proposing.
Looking for gift ideas rather than words? Browse birthday surprise links or read the full blog.