Write me a birthday message for someone specific that actually feels personal, not generic.
WHO IT'S FOR: {their_name_and_my_relationship}
HOW LONG WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER: {years}
3 SPECIFIC THINGS YOU APPRECIATE ABOUT THEM (not vague — actual moments, traits, things they did): {real_specifics}
A SHARED MEMORY (optional, but use it if you have one): {memory}
SOMETHING THEY'RE WORKING TOWARD OR EXCITED ABOUT RIGHT NOW: {their_current_thing}
FORMAT: {WhatsApp_text / Instagram_DM / handwritten_card / Slack_DM}
LENGTH: {2_lines / 1_paragraph / longer}
RULES:
- No 'wishing you the best year yet'.
- No 'celebrate you' or 'main character' speak.
- Mention at least ONE specific thing only you'd know.
- Reference something they're doing NOW, not vague hopes for the year.
- If you use the shared memory, tie it to something true about who they are.
- One emoji max.
- Sound like you talk to them in real life. Drop the formality if you'd normally be casual.0 copies·0 saves·4 views
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Sample output
Friend you've known since college, working on a hard career pivot:
Happy birthday, Daniel.
I still think about that night you spent four hours making my CV not sound like a corporate template — back when neither of us knew what 'PMF' meant and you'd never run a workshop in your life. It's wild to watch you now teach the thing you taught me before you knew you were teaching.
The career bet you're making this year is the right one and it's the hard one. I hope this is the year it pays back what it's cost you. And I hope you remember to take a real day off in it.
Cheers, man.
Coworker you're close with:
Happy birthday, Priya — hope the cake is real and the meeting at 4pm gets cancelled. Watching you ship that platform redesign without losing the team has been one of the best things to see at work this year. The team's lucky and the calm is contagious.
Parent / family:
Happy birthday, Mom.
The thing I keep noticing is that you're the only person in our family who actually asks follow-up questions — not the surface ones, the second-tier ones. I think I underestimated how much that shaped how I think about people for most of my life. I'm noticing it more this year.
Thank you for the calls. And the recipes. And the way you laugh.
Love you. Have a soft, slow birthday.
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