I do not interact with my "friends" on social media at all. Call, SMS, WhatsApp, and hangout once in a while are the ways we remain in touch. It's the "acquain

I do not interact with my "friends" on social media at all. Call, SMS, WhatsApp, and hangout once in a while are the ways we remain in touch. It's the "acquaintances" who used to wish me "HBD <inset smiley>" once a year on social media (on Fb usually; almost all of them used to wish - just those 2-3 words) and when I made my birthday private that too stopped. Later I deleted my Fb account altogether. And I don't miss any of that really. I still get many birthday wishes. Those are from the people who have been wishing me since I was in school, college, and a couple from work. They are the ones who remember that date (maybe have added in their contacts). But they wish and they want to celebrate that day by meeting and hanging out somewhere and we do that. PS: Well, how I myself feel about birthdays is another matter altogether. Point is, there's no merit in this kind of FOMO.