Deceptive Impression at a Wedding Visit
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Question
If someone travels from out of town to attend a relative's wedding and incidentally goes to a nearby hall to offer congratulations to a friend getting married there, but would not have traveled out of town for the friend's wedding alone, and the friend believes they came especially for them and asks, did you come especially for me? Is it permissible to say, "You are so esteemed that it would have been worth the effort to come especially for you"?
Answer
Hello,
It is clear that one should not lie and say they came especially, but on the other hand, there is no need to say 'I would not have come if I didn't have a wedding in the area'.
Therefore, the answer you wrote in your question is good. On one hand, you are saying you did not come especially, and on the other hand, you are complimenting by saying 'it would have been worth the effort to come for you'.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 228, סעיף 6