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🤝 Apology Emails

Apology to a Friend for Forgetting Their Birthday

Use this template when you have forgotten a close friend's birthday and want to offer a sincere, heartfelt apology. This message acknowledges the oversight, takes full responsibility, and expresses how much the friendship means to you while offering to make it up to them.

Subject: I Am So Sorry I Missed Your Birthday Dear [Friend's Name],
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How to customize this template quickly

  1. Replace each placeholder with your real details.
  2. Adjust one sentence for your exact timeline and context.
  3. Read once for tone, then send.

Key placeholders in this version

[Friend's Name][date][meaningful, supportive, inspiring][brief honest explanation, e.g., a deadline at work that consumed all my attention, a family situation that threw me off track, a stretch of days where I lost track of time entirely][specific shared memory, e.g., the road trip we took last summer, the countless late-night conversations we have had, the way you always know how to make me laugh when I am having a rough day][specific plan, e.g., dinner at that restaurant you have been wanting to try, a day doing whatever you want to do, a belated birthday celebration that is entirely on me][Your Name]

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