He Finally Asked His Girlfriend To Start Showering Everyday Because She Consistently Smells “Musty,” And She Stopped Talking To Him
This man and his girlfriend have been dating for five years, and they’ve lived together for a year.
Up until recently, he didn’t take note of how often his girlfriend showers, but over the past summer, he realized that when she came home at the end of the day, she would smell “musty.”
“I noticed that she sometimes goes as long as 72 hours without bathing. On top of that, our bedroom has been smelling musty from the bedding and her clothes,” he said.
In the past, he’s dropped hints to her, but last night he was more direct.
He asked his girlfriend if there was a reason that she didn’t bathe every day, and he wondered if it had to do with her skin drying out too much if she showered that often.
However, she told him that there wasn’t a particular reason, and it just wasn’t a part of her daily routine.
In response, he said that he wanted her to attempt to start showering every day, adding that he thought it was pretty common to shower each day (he acknowledged that they live in the United States, and he understands that it can be different depending on where you live).
“I said all this as gently as I could and never made mention of her smelling less than fresh. She’s upset now, though, and not talking to me. I feel bad, but it was also bothering me, especially since I’m pretty clean and hygienic in every area of my life,” he explained.
He’s not sure how he didn’t realize his girlfriend didn’t shower as often as she should, but since this summer was so humid in the area where they live, he finally picked up on it.
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His girlfriend was stressed out a lot from work, and he mentioned that “stress sweat” happens often to people. Due to this, he became more aware of how she didn’t shower every day.
Leading up to the most recent conversation with his girlfriend, he told her that she smelled, and she didn’t get upset.
“She would respond well and take a shower, but the problem is, it would be the same thing week after week,” he shared.
He also tried hinting that he wanted her to shower more frequently by telling her when he was done using the bathroom if she wanted to take a shower. But this didn’t seem to work, either.
In his view, a more serious talk was crucial since it didn’t seem the message was getting across to his girlfriend that her showering habits mattered to him. He felt like it was a bit perplexing.
He added that with difficult discussions like this, it’s going to be tricky; there will never be the “perfect” time to address issues, but it’s important to address them regardless.
What would you have done if you were in his shoes?
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