- The woman told DailyMail.com that she has tried to ‘accept him’ and ‘ignore it’
- She explained how her husband’s hygiene has declined in recent years
- She said she’s turned off and doesn’t know how much more she can take
A woman has revealed that her husband goes weeks without showering or brushing her teeth.
The disgruntled wife, who will be referred to as the pseudonym Michelle throughout the story as she asked to keep her identity private, explained exclusively to DailyMail.com that when she and her husband first got together, his hygiene was perfect.
But about three years into their relationship, things started to change and he began to wash himself less frequently.
‘When we first started dating he was on his game, showered regularly, always smelled nice,’ she explained.
‘But I first noticed changes in his hygiene about three years in. But it wasn’t anything alarming or drastic at first. It was a slow burn.’
Things have gotten so bad now that Michelle said he usually waits over a week before showering – at his worst, two – and his habits have left her extremely turned off.
‘The longest stretch was within the last few weeks and he went over two weeks without showering,’ she shared.
‘I try to be patient and understanding about it because I know mental health issues can lead to lack of self care but we have talked about it a lot and he doesn’t feel depressed or have any other symptoms of depression.’
A woman has revealed that her husband goes weeks without showering or brushing her teeth, and it’s left her completely turned off (stock image)
Michelle said she has brought it up with him ‘countless times’ and that he’ll promise to do better, but doesn’t follow through.
‘I try to be kind [about it], because it’s a touchy subject,’ she continued. ‘He says he is sorry and just never has liked showering and that he will do better at it.
‘The improvement has not become a habit and stuck yet, though.’
After talking to him numerous times and not seeing any permanent results, Michelle said she has now realized she has to try to ‘accept it’ if she wants their marriage to last.
‘It got to the point over the last year or two where I have had to ignore it, not think about it,’ she admitted.
‘I basically dissociate because if I think about it too long it really skeeves me out and I get turned off by it.
‘I don’t want to lose my attraction to him so I just try to push it out of my head because I’m helpless.
‘I try to be encouraging, I try to say, “I’d like to kiss you but I don’t remember the last time you brushed your teeth.”‘
For now, she said she’s trying to stick by her husband – but she fears that one day she ‘will have had enough’ (stock image)
For now, she said she’s trying to stick by her husband – but she fears that one day she ‘will have had enough.’
‘I really would like to think that our marriage is more important than the difficulty of making new habits but thus-far that hasn’t wrung true,’ she concluded.
‘I can’t help but feel unloved and disrespected that this has gone on for so long.
‘I have done everything in my power to try to improve things. It makes me feel like my voice doesn’t matter.’
