Sometimes, it’s the little things that test the balance between honesty and kindness.

When one person discovers their nutrition-oriented partner’s new favorite “sugar-free” treat actually contains sugar, they’re torn whether to burst her bubble or let her figure it out on her own.

Read on for the full story!

WIBTA if I don‘t tell her that the chocolate contains sugar?

Hello, my partner (f in her 30s) is quite into sports and not much into sweets.

She stopped eating added sugar “completely” about a year ago. She doesn’t have a medical condition, but just realized that she‘s doing way better without sugar.

But she’s not too crazy about it.

She also doesn’t restrict my eating.

For example, when we went to a fancy cake place I wanted to go to, she also ate cake but felt a little nauseous afterward.

So she‘s not completely strict-strict, as sometimes she enjoys honey or something I bake, for example.

Now to my dilemma.

But soon her partner realizes her lifestyle isn’t as “sugar-free” as she claims it to be.

Every weekend, she makes coffee for us and does a “special blend.” When she made it before, she used cocoa powder but changed to dark chocolate shavings.

It‘s really, really nice, but I realized some days ago that she doesn’t know there is sugar in them. She eats her yogurt topped with them and beams with joy when telling me, “They don’t contain sugar.”

They do; she just looked at the wrong column when checking them.

The partner feels conflicted on whether they should let her know.

I really love seeing her happy. I researched before, and the chocolate shavings without sugar are 1) expensive, and 2) I‘m actually not able to eat them (due to intolerance).

I also really support her otherwise. When cooking or baking, I check twice to ensure I don’t include any sugar. (I also realize on the other hand that she‘s mostly checking for glucose and doesn’t care about fructose.)

So, WIBTA if I don‘t tell her that there‘s sugar in her newfound joy?

Which action shows more love: Letting her enjoy the treat or telling her the truth and potentially ruining it?

What did Reddit think?

While their partner’s intentions may be good, the outcomes may not be.

This redditor argues the partner deserves to know the truth no matter what.

This commenter, on the other hand, believes it’s her own responsibility.

The partner may even appreciate the autonomy to figure things out on her own.

In the end, it’s up to them which path they want to take.

Maybe it’s worth letting her savor her happiness. After all, the truth often leaves a bitter aftertaste.

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