My (25M) girlfriend (23F) accidentally revealed my birthday present and now she feels distraught and claims my birthday is ruined. How do I help her see that everything is okay?

To get straight to the point:

My girlfriend of 2 years and I got into a little bit of an argument last week and this resulted in her getting into a bit of a rage in which she retrieved my present (unwrapped) and threw it down in front of me. I was eventually able to calm her down and get things back on track, but she immediately communicated that she felt that she had ruined my birthday and that it wasn't fair on me as I did everything right on her birthday the prior month.

Fast forward to today and things have been perfect for the past week since the situation, but with my birthday coming up tomorrow she still maintains that she has ruined it already and that her 'plan' for the day has gone out the window.

While I was initially upset that she revealed my present in that manner, I have communicated to her that, while presents are great and all, the main thing I want to do for my birthday is simply spend the day with her and watch movies, enjoy each other's company etc.

I know that I cannot act surprised when I open my gift, or pretend I hadn't seen it. So what is my best approach come tomorrow? I have no concerns or worries at all, but I don't want her to feel upset or feel like she has ruined the day for me. After all, I have birthdays every year but I only have the one girlfriend.

TL;DR: GF revealed my birthday gift a week earlier after an argument, felt she had ruined the day already and her plan was out the window. I don't want her to feel like she has ruined the day for me.

Edit: I say the word 'accidentally' in the title as she clearly did not intend for this to happen. She was overwhelmed by emotion and that's why this event took place.

Submitted January 20, 2021 at 03:49AM by Villebear https://ift.tt/3ixh6mI