To eat DP’s treats?

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Lighthearted!

Dp has a slightly annoying habit of buying treats (ice cream, chocolate milk etc) and then never bloody eating them! He very rarely eats sweet things and normally only buys treaty things if they are on offer. Occasionally he’ll get given things eg, some chocolate bars from his parents from last Easter. He’s had stuff that’s actually gone out of date because he wants to have it for a ‘special occasion’ but then either forgets he has it or refuses to eat it when I suggest it because it’s not a special occasion. Obviously if it was a really special treat for a present, or if it was something he bought for a specific occasion I wouldn’t touch!

Today I really fancied some chocolate and the only stuff we had in the house was DP’s last year’s chocolate bars. Wibu to eat some since he’s probably forgotten it’s there and won’t eat it?

Eat it and tell him it melted in the heat.

Just eat the bloody chocolate! In this house, unless it was a present or for a specific occasion (say, guests the following day) all treats are fair game! It doesn’t matter who went to the shop to buy them.

Glad to know the treats are fair game! Tbf I do usually replace them (eventually) in case he does decide he randomly wants some. Then I eat the replacements..

Good plan! It’s stored in the baking cupboard which he barely ever goes in so he’ll never know 😁

Why not just ask him? 😳

Just eat it. It seems if you ask him, he'll say he's saving it for a special occasion, so don't bother

All hell breaks loose on mumsnet when a partner or son eats chocolate belonging to a poster. It’s selfish, rude, entitled and greedy when it’s done by a man.

If he wants to save his chocolate for a special occasion that’s his choice, get your own if you have already eating yours.

@Sofiewoo so true, just say I fancy some chocolate can u have yours.

Yes exactly, he’ll say no! Which would be fine if he wanted it, since it is his after all..but then he doesn’t eat it! Seems a shame to have tasty things in the house that literally go out of date and get wasted 😂

I wouldn’t eat the year old or out of date stuff 🤮
Eat some fresh stuff and if he eventually asks where it went I’d have forgotten by then anyway so won’t be lying when I say ‘I’m not sure, maybe it got thrown out’

Haven't you got your own treats to eat? If not, why not?
Get yourself a selection of things you like, and keep it topped up, then it won't matter what he does with his treats!

I think you should just get enough of the things you like for you, and forget his exist.

My dd is a bit like your H - she keeps treats forever and has been known to let them go off. Much too the consternation of my hoover DS, who can’t rest knowing there’s uneaten chocolate etc in the house!

However I’ve had to put down a firm line and say her stuff is hers to keep because people should feel they can make things last if they want.

Blimey, you’ve done well to last this long. In this house it would be left alone for a week then be fair game, especially given his history of not eating it.

In our house it's the quick & the hungry when it comes to treats. If you don't eat it, expect someone else will (I have a 12 year old DS).

I ate the last easter bunny last night. Nobody has claimed it. If not it would be binned soon. It's summerhols in a minute.
If you leave things around for ages it'll be eaten. We don't eat each other new/not so old stuff but left stuff, no issues.

It's last years and it's June ffs

Is the chocolate even in date?

Not if she has left it in a cupboard for a year!!

Saved for the bin.

Just make up a special occasion 🤷‍♀️

I'd ask first. If you know he'll say no then don't eat them.

He knows what he’s doing. He buys it or stores presents knowing full well your sweet tooth will drive you mad wanting to eat it and then when you do, he can either be argumentative or slyly put you down indicating that you’re a glutton.

Blimey, are you a flat earther? 🤦‍♀️🤣

We have an established rule that treats belong to the owner for a designated period of time, then they belong to the house. Usually 24 hours for fresh bakery items that go stale quickly, a week for slightly longer lasting items, about a month for long lasting things like chocolate. Works pretty well and food doesn’t go to waste.

I did get given the same amount of chocolate at the same time, took me probably six months to eat it as I don’t have a big sweet tooth and I’m trying to lose weight so I’d probably have one or two squares at a time. Very occasionally I get a real craving for sweet stuff and it is a bit frustrating to have to go out and buy more when I know there is some already in the house that isn’t being eaten 😂