Please help me. I don't know what to do. My husband hardly ever takes showers! About 2 to maybe 5 a month. I know this sounds mean, but he always smells terrible. He's always been this way, and over time (7 years), i've just learned to deal with it. He's so sweet and loving and great in every other way, and I love him so much. But, here's the thing: now i'm pregnant and always nauseous. Almost every smell makes it worse. Especially his. Whenever he tries to kiss or hug me or something, I feel like i'm going to throw up and have to hold my breath. I hate having to do that. He can definately tell ''something's up'', but I can't bring myself to tell him that he smells bad. This time I think it's been about a week and a half since the last time he's bathed. Plus, our air conditioner has been broken for about that long, and he's been sweating a lot. I absolutely cannot be intimate with him!
Tonight the smell was so unbearable that I asked him if I could cut his hair, so he would want to take a shower (to wash the hair off). But he just wiped off the hair with a wet washcloth and got in bed. I told him that there was probably some hair still on him and that he would be itchy all night, so it would be good to take a shower, so he did. But, on top of all this, he has stopped wearing deodorant (hasn't worn it in a few months). I don't know why. He has some, but won't put it on. So I only get relief for like the first few hours after he's had a shower. I don't mean to sound selfish. But I really need help. What is a nice way to talk to him about this? I don't want to hurt his feelings. I've tried saying ''come take a shower with me'' and that works, but I don't want to have to do that forever! I shouldn't have to ''make'' him do it. I don't think. Any advice would be so greatly appreciated!