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A delicate problem

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kittylester Sun 16-Aug-26 19:20:24

I think it depends on your relationship to the person.

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Lathyrus3 Sun 16-Aug-26 19:16:28

Can you identify the whiffiness?

Then it might be easier to suggest something.

I mean is it coming from clothes or person? Men particularly seem to be quite clean in their person(ash and shave) but not wear the same clothes for weeks.
Whereas women’s clothes are more inclined to have that left in the wardrobe for years smell.

It really depends how close you are to them too. I have asked my daughter to tell me if I smell and I’m pretty sure she would.

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greyfur16 Sun 16-Aug-26 19:12:03

Sorry, but recently and what kind of smell please?
Forgotten to use deoderant smell or had and accident smell?

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Aveline Sun 16-Aug-26 19:05:18

How do you tell someone they're a bit whiffy? A family member has recently started to smell. It's quite noticeable and really pretty unpleasant. I can't think how to mention it or even if I should mention it. I suspect that others will have detected it and I was hoping that someone else might have said something. However, on today's experience they have not.
I remember this being an issue at work once and HR said that the person's manager had to inform them of their personal hygiene being inappropriate in this work environment.
However, this is not at work.
What to do? Any ideas?

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