Husband left unusual Pizza delivery note to help his wife 'accidentally' cheat on her diet — and it worked

Sometimes, all it takes is a small gesture to remind someone that you love them. On April 14, u/Zestyclose-Idea-1731 shared a screenshot of an X post on Reddit posted by a man named Neil. The photo included a bill from a pizza place along with 'special instructions' for the driver to carry out while delivering the pizza to his wife. The man knew what his wife was craving, and he wanted to secretly help her enjoy it without feeling guilty. Just 21 hours since the Reddit post went live, it got 51K upvotes.

Neil, the man who shared the photo on X, captioned his post saying that he had been working at the place for two years, and this man's request was one of the best orders he had ever seen. He even went on to call him a "great husband." The husband explained in the 'special instructions' section that his wife was on a diet and refused to break it. He could tell that she really wanted to have a cheat meal, but would not do it out of principle. He also knew that she would not eat the pizza if he just bought it for her.

He cracked a sweet but genius plan to turn it into a "lucky accident." He wrote, "If possible, could the driver lightly play it off like this might've been the wrong address and say they can't take it back? She will 100% accept it if it feels like a lucky accident." Another sweet thing about the note is that the husband did not demand that the driver carry out the instructions, but politely asked if it was possible.

An online survey conducted by the Open University in 2013 revealed that 'small gestures' were what people valued the most from their partners. Not many believed that luxury items or grand romantic gestures were the best ways of showing love. People also felt appreciated when their partner gave them compliments, cards and flowers, divided chores and childcare, cooked, respected their opinions, and more. A study from the National Library of Medicine revealed that 22% of mothers and 20% of women with no children listed "everyday attentive acts" as their top two things that make them feel appreciated.

The people in the comment section were having mixed feelings about the husband's gesture. While some appreciated it, many did not see it from the perspective that he intended it to, and thought he was trying to "sabotage" her. u/newnukeuser wrote, "I feel like it would be better if she planned when her cheat day was herself, and then he got her something nice on that day for them to enjoy together instead of throwing her off track like this." u/CatfinityGamer added, "No, she doesn't want to cheat. She desires to cheat, but out of temperance, she desires more to diet, so she wills to diet. Her will is to diet, not to cheat. You're trying to change her will and destroy the habit of temperance she has been building. If you want your wife to be a more virtuous, happier person, you will help her be virtuous, not discourage her."

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