Today, I had to inform my roommate that dry shampoo, deodorant, and perfume are not the same as a shower. It's been two weeks. FML
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Today, I found out the crappy shampoo I've been borrowing from my girlfriend is actually "feminine wash." FML
Today, I realized that my flatmate showers so little that the furniture she uses smells like BO. FML
Today, despite using deodorant religiously and showering twice a day, my roommate still smells so bad that every time she enters the room I become physically sick. FML
Today, I taught my 12-year-old brothers that showering cannot be used as a substitute for deodorant, and that they should use both. One of them was almost in tears. FML
Today, like every day she works, my roommate once again put on a ton on perfume before work because she doesn't shower. She's gone, but this smell will be here for hours. FML
Today, I discovered that I bought two shampoos instead of a shampoo and conditioner. So for the past three months, I’ve been washing my hair twice. FML
Today, I was getting ready for work and I sprayed my hair to stay in place, then went to spray deodorant under my arm, but noticed that it was super sticky. No wonder my hair spray smelled like baby powder, I'd confused one product with another. FML
Today, I realised why my room has been smelling like berries and why sex has been so uncomfortable recently. Apparently boyfriend doesn't know the difference between hair conditioner and lube. FML
Today, I had to tell my 30 year-old boyfriend to take a shower, or else he won't for a week. FML
Today, while showering, I broke the cap off the shampoo. Not my shampoo, my roommate's. The $60 shampoo I swore I wouldn't touch. FML
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yeyeboys 20
I would try to talk to her in the nicest way possible. You don't want to offend her and start a fight between you two considering you live with her.
WCARlover 35
I don't see how people live like that. It just feels so gross not to shower; I hate the way my hair feels especially. Not even trying to be rude, I just genuinely don't understand how people can stand the feeling of not being clean and willingly do it
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Comments (85)
Sakuraashita 15
Tell her she's gone nose-blind a la those Febreeze commercials... Then dodge because she will probably throw something at you, and it will probably be smelly.
ola__9213 16
Your roommate reminds me of my sibling. Sad sad truth
LostInTheZone11 29
Unless you are in a hospital for an extended stay and are unable to have water used on you. (Due to casts, burns etc.) This is not okay. It is seriously disgusting.
kingdomgirl94 29
I'm going to get thumbed down for this but I don't care. Some people, myself included, try to avoid showering if possible because for whatever reason, it makes them anxious or uncomfortable. I have to force myself to shower because ever since I was a little kid, Ive absolutely hated it. I don't know why, but whenever I think about having to shower, every bone in my body screams no at me. Sometimes its hard to make myself do it, but I do sooner or later. My boyfriend is really understanding about it, but if it goes to more than a couple days, he makes me shower. Sometimes things don't make sense, even to the people who do it. If I'm really in a anti-shower mood I'll take a bath instead, so that's a bit of a work around. That being said, my teeth do get brushed every day and I use deodorant and/ or antiperspirants. Clean clothes can be a big help too. Just be patient with her and drop hints subtly sometimes. Be as kind as you can, chances are she knows there's a problem. At this point its really bad, so maybe take her off to one side and tell her that you need to tell her something, and that you're not trying to be mean, but you want her to know that the steps she's taking aren't enough, and point out that its been two weeks already (sometimes time slips by without really noticing) and that you just want to make sure she knows that what she's been doing isn't enough to be hygienic. Good luck OP!
DanielleinDC 34
No, I get it. There was a woman on "My Strange Addiction" who was addicted to using baby wipes in lieu of showering. She was a victim of abuse, and the abuse was centered around the shower. She had to have therapy to get over her fear of the shower.
SillyBeanie 8
Hide her stuff forcing her to shower or lock her into the bathroom until she does? Just a joke, but seriously personal hygiene is very important maybe you saying something nice to her about it will help her be more successful in the future and I'm sorry not showering in 2 weeks is really gross :( I believe in showering everyday (plus after every work out)
ManicGypsy 22
It could be possible that your roommate suffers from a form of social anxiety and therefore is afraid to take a shower when you or other people are around. I suffer from it as well. If anyone other than my husband is at my apartment, I have a panic attack if I have to take a shower or bathe. Talk to your roommate about the situation, but try to be respectful of her feelings.
oJoy 11
yummy
Aero_x 21
wtf? ^
captainsmegma 12
Don't sugar coat it. Tell the stinky douche bag to hit the shower on a regular basis or pack her bags and hit the road.
BecomingBeauty 7
Aww man that's gross. Lol
Scarylizard1798 23
Taking axe usage to the next level