I am an independent developer, I run my own startup business and handle everything myself from 9 am to 10 pm. I’m always busy with work every day; I work without any days off. Because of this, I often don’t pay attention to things going on around me. So, missing events is completely normal for me.
Then, two days ago, it was our wedding anniversary. I had planned a week in advance to take her out for a very romantic candlelit dinner. But no, somehow I completely forgot about the anniversary. I came home at 11 pm and faced my wife’s wrath.
We’ve officially been in a cold war for two days now. I’ve tried every way to apologize, but it seems she still hasn’t forgiven me. I blame myself for not being able to remember such an important event. Being a programmer myself, I thought I should create something to help me not forget important things like this. Think it, do it. I bought the domain reachreminder[dot]com and started building an app to remind me of important events and help keep relationships healthy.
But right now, my wife still hasn’t forgiven me. I probably need to do something significant to make up for her disappointment.
TL;DR Remember your wedding anniversary, don’t be like me.
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You could have set reminders in your phone, on your work calendar. You have committed a big boo boo.
I am interested to see what you come up with to make it up to her.
If I forgot my wedding anniversary, I am pretty sure they would find my body in a swamp after having gone missing for years
You need a break. Working 13 hours days 7 days a week will hurt you. Think of the missed anniversary as a sign.
shameless add for your, probably scammy, website. Not clicking that.
i get having a demanding job, but you gotta keep a grip on what you’re working for too. presumably your home life is part of that, don’t let the balance of things get so bad that your relationships and health start falling apart.
Not once during the day did your wife call or text anything related to your anniversary?
She didn’t call to ask where you were? She just waited and waited, then got angry at you when she know you work like crazy?
“Being a programmer myself, I thought I should create something to help me not forget important things like this. No sooner said than done, I started creating an app to remind me of important events and help keep relationships healthy.”
Like the calendar or clock app that already exists on your phone? Why not use that?
Nothing about this post makes sense.
Why do you need to create an app when you can just set up reminders on your calendar that already exists?