I’ve been lying to my husband for the past 8 years.

I met my husband on April 1, 2011. When his birthday rolled around that November, I asked him what his favorite flavor of cake was so I could make it for him. <br><br>Yellow cake with chocolate frosting. <br><br>I went all out. I made everything from scratch, decorated it and even drove across the country to give it to him. Somewhere between getting my license renewed and getting stuck in traffic, the cake was a bruised and sad mess when I arrived. We laughed about it and he said, hell, just eat it up! It’s ruined either way! <br><br>I spent the entire night devastated. I had ruined his birthday cake and that would be the story he tells everyone for the rest of his life. <br><br>To avoid this, I decided I would never be the one to decide his birthday cake flavor again. He says it’s his favorite, and so every year, yellow cake with chocolate frosting has been part of his birthday celebrations. <br><br>Fast forward a few years, and Yellow cake with chocolate frosting has become his absolute favorite thing in life. And by absolute favorite thing in life, I mean he has no chocolate frosting yellow cake on his birthday, and he’s truly upset. <br><br>I’ve continued to make it for him every year for 8 years, and he’s never once asked for a different flavor of cake. 8 years without him ever asking for a different flavor of cake. <br><br>I’ve made it for every other special occasion. Every time he wants to feel melancholy, I bring out the yellow cake with chocolate frosting. It’s his go to take away, and when we go out to eat, he demands we find a place that serves it. <br><br>He thinks I taught him that it’s his favorite flavor, but little does he know, it’s all a lie. <br><br>I’d never stop making it for him. It’s become a part of who he is, and only he knows that I’ve lied to him for the past 8 years. <br><br>I couldn’t possibly tell him the truth. That would make me the evil wife who doesn’t make his favorite cake for his birthday. <br><br>So I’ll continue to make it for him every year, on his birthday, on valentines day, whenever he wants. Yellow cake with chocolate frosting. His favorite. <br><br>And he’ll never know that it’s all a lie.