50 Birthday Wishes for Your Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Husband or Wife

A birthday message to your partner has one job: to make them feel that the day they were born matters to someone. It does not need to be long. It needs to sound like you.

Here are 50 to borrow, sorted by mood.

Romantic birthday wishes

1. Happy birthday to the person who makes every day better.
2. The world got a lot luckier the day you were born. So did I.
3. Happy birthday, my love. I'm so glad you exist.
4. Another year of you is the best present I could ask for.
5. You are my favourite person, today and every day.
6. Happy birthday to the one who feels like home.
7. I hope this year gives you everything you give everyone else.
8. I love who you are, and who you are becoming.
9. Happy birthday. Thank you for being mine.
10. Today is about you, and I intend to make the most of it.
11. I'd choose you in every lifetime. Happy birthday.
12. You deserve a year as good as you are.
13. Happy birthday to the best thing that ever happened to me.
14. I get to love you for another year. Lucky me.
15. However old you are today, you still take my breath away.

Funny birthday wishes

16. Happy birthday. You're not old, you're vintage.
17. I was going to get you something amazing, then I remembered you already have me.
18. Happy birthday to someone who is ageing almost as well as I am.
19. Another year older and still not acting like it. Proud of you.
20. I love you more than cake. Please appreciate how much that is.
21. Happy birthday. Your present is that I'll do the washing up. Once.
22. Congratulations on being born. Excellent decision.
23. You're the only person I'd sing to in public. Badly.
24. Happy birthday to my favourite person to annoy.
25. You don't look a day over fabulous.
26. I hope your birthday is as good as you think your jokes are.
27. Another trip round the sun, and you've still got me. No refunds.
28. Happy birthday. I got you the gift of my company. You're welcome.
29. You're officially at the age where your back goes out more than you do.
30. Happy birthday to the reason I check my phone and smile like an idiot.

Short birthday texts

31. Happy birthday, gorgeous.
32. Happy birthday to my person.
33. Today's all yours. Love you.
34. Happy birthday, handsome. See you tonight.
35. It's your day. I love you.
36. Happy birthday to my favourite.
37. Born to be mine. Happy birthday.
38. Cake, kisses and you. Perfect day.
39. So glad you were born.
40. Happy birthday, love. More later.

Long-distance birthday wishes

41. Happy birthday from far away. I'm celebrating you from here.
42. I hate missing your birthday. I'll make it up to you with interest.
43. Wish I was there to wake you up with breakfast.
44. Open your door at six. That's all I'm saying.
45. Distance means nothing today. I'm with you in every way that counts.
46. Next birthday, I'm there. That's a promise.
47. Blow out a candle for me. I'm making a wish from here.
48. The miles are temporary. Happy birthday, my love.
49. Sending you every hug I owe you. Happy birthday.
50. Call me when you wake up. I want to be the first.

Write your own in three lines

1. Something you love about them. “You make everyone around you feel at ease.”
2. Something from this past year. “Watching you start that job made me so proud.”
3. A wish for the next one. “I hope this year gives you more quiet Sundays.”

Need more material? 100 reasons why I love you has plenty to borrow.

Five birthday ideas that cost almost nothing

• A jar of reasons. One for each year of their life.
• Breakfast in bed with a handwritten card.
• A day they don't plan. You decide everything, including dinner.
• A playlist of songs from your time together.
• A letter to open next birthday. See how to write a time capsule letter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a romantic birthday wish?

“The world got a lot luckier the day you were born. So did I.”

What do you write in a birthday card for your partner?

One thing you love about them, one memory from the past year, and one wish for the year ahead.

Should I text at midnight?

If they would enjoy it, yes. Being first is a small gesture that many people remember.