She Called Her Husband Disgusting And Wants Them To Sleep In Separate Beds Because Of His Bad Hygiene
Four months ago, this 31-year-old woman had her second child with her husband, 43.
Because she wants to keep their son healthy, she is incredibly careful about cleanliness to avoid the spread of germs.
Recently, she has been paying close attention to her husband’s showering habits.
Each morning, he showers before he leaves for work in the morning.
Her husband is a chemist, so his job is primarily a desk job, but occasionally, he has to go outside to work in a different building, and each building is about a block away from the other.
“We live in humid, hot Florida, so that adds to the equation some inevitable perspiration. He’s also a manager, so he deals with people all day long,” she said.
She’s attempted to discuss the topic a few times, asking if he could shower after work or before going to bed at night.
In his view, he shouldn’t have to shower at night because he showers every morning.
She expressed to him that she felt uneasy with him sleeping in the bed at night because she lays their baby on the bed once in a while.
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“I feel like the bedsheets are dirty by him laying on them, and I feel the same with our comforter. (Note: baby sleeps in a bassinet safely next to me, but during the day I will lay him in the bed while I do chores around him like folding laundry),” she explained.
Even though she acknowledged that every person has their own habits, she washed her hair in the morning and took a shower before getting her day started, and then, at the end of the day, she felt gross and dirty and like she needed another shower before going to bed.
She can’t understand how her husband is content with not taking a shower at the end of the workday.
“I finally told him I was not comfortable with him lying in bed dirty, so he should sleep in the guest room. I have OCPD, so it’s really hard for me not to have things be the way I feel they should be in my mind. In my mind, it’s disgusting for him to lie in bed dirty,” she shared.
To try to cope with her OCPD and generalized anxiety, both of which she was diagnosed with by her psychiatrist, she attends therapy with a psychologist.
After telling her husband to sleep in their guest room, she told him she was sorry, and he forgave her. Throughout her struggles with her mental health, her husband has been very supportive, and he sees her perspective of wanting to do her best to prevent their son from getting sick.
Last night, she let her husband sleep in their bed even though he only took a shower in the morning. Today, she plans to discuss the issue with her therapist at her appointment.
What advice would you give her?
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