My boyfriend doesn't want to come see me for my birthday. Is that wrong?

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We're long distance, about 33 km (20 miles). My 21st birthday is on July 16, a Wednesday (I'm not from the US though, so I'm already major). He doesn't want to come because it's a work day (we're both full time trainees) and the traffic is always really bad during the week days after work. His work is 55 km (35 miles) from where I live. If he comes after traffic, he'll arrive by 8 PM. He's the type that goes to bed at 9 PM, so that wouldn't leave us much time. If he leaves right after work, he'll be stuck in traffic for like an hour and a half.

He also says we'll see each other on the 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21. It's true but it's unusual. It's been 10 days since we haven't seen each other and we usually only see each other once a week. Last year, my first birthday with him, he couldn't be there for my birthday because he was in another country. He called.

I haven't asked him to come anyway because I'm afraid to come across as selfish. But the thing is that I usually hate my birthday because I feel very lonely and I never do anything fun. What should I do?
My boyfriend doesn't want to come see me for my birthday. Is that wrong?
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