Body odor dilemma - would you tell him/her?
@Married2aMarine (1273)
United States
4 responses
@Lifez2short (4962)
• United States
28 May 07
My husband had a friend who's wife left him and after that he just stopped caring. I guess in a way I could understand that but this guy got pretty bad. Anyway we had him over for dinner one night and it was bad he smelled like a homeless person. I told my hubby he needed to talk to him. Well my hubby was to embarrassed to say anything to him. So I did I asked him if he wanted to take a quick shower before dinner. He looked at me like I was nuts and I told him not be offensive but you need to wash up. I told him he had body odor bad and he was more then welcome to use our shower. He agreed and my hubby gave him a change of clothes and a razor. He came out of bathroom looking like a new man. I told him I was sorry for being so up front and he just laughed and said at least someone had enough balls to tell me. I looked at my husband and smiled (because I had bigger balls then him). Anyway we are all still friends to this day and it has become a sort of a joke. Whenever he comes over now I had him a wash rag. Although he is keeping up with his hygiene its still a on going joke now.
@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
4 Feb 07
I dated this guy who never wore deoderant. he said he didn't smell. but he also said he has a bad sense of smell cause his nose is always blocked. so that's how i brought it up to his attention. i said just cause you can't smell yourself doesn't mean other people can't. he wasn't affended or hurt. he actually still doesn't beleive that he smells. we were together for 3 years and i would buy him deoderant.
@Married2aMarine (1273)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Yeah, I think it's true how they cannot smell themselves. I guess they just get used to the smell. You know, like when someone puts on a little too much perfume enough to drown a cat but still say they can't smell it!
@hiswillnotmywill (260)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
this is hard. if i put myself in her shoes and my friend tells me i have a body odor, i would feel so embarass that is why it's a tough thing to do. But since you are friends you have to be honest with her. i would think of some ways not to hurt her feelings or make her embarass. probably i'd ask questions such as what's your deo?i feel that i need to change mine because at the end of the day i feel sweaty and not fresh anymore...or maybe "hey, have you tried this deo i just discovered it the other day, it smells so good and even the day is over you'd still feel fresh and smell good"... well, those are just ideas, but luckily i never had to say that to anyone.
