Yes, makes sense. I think for my partner it was also really impactful that I did it on her birthday. For me, the logic was "okay, so I can't go back to her party, because many people; another person invited me to fun activity, where I can participate; so why not?"
I think this is something I'll try to learn that timing is really important to consider here. I think I only view the action itself, which I don't think is wrong - but it seems that the context that it happened on the birthday of my friend is really important here.