Dear Abby: I'm allergic to certain scents. One of my husband's friends bathes himself in cologne and the smell of it gives me bloody noses. Yet my husband won't say anything!
Dear Abby: The smell of the cologne that a friend of my husband's wears triggers my allergies and gives me bloody noses. Yet my husband won't say anything!
My husband’s friend bathes himself in a scent akin to household cleansing powder. It’s so strong, both of us can smell it in our house for more than a week after he visits. I avoid that friend like the plague and hide at the other end of the house, doors shut, yet I still suffer an allergic reaction. Forgive my being graphic, but his caustic scent gives me a bloody nose.
There’s no reason in the world why I should suffer in my own home. I’m afraid I’m going to explode in rage the next time he visits, embarrassing all involved. Could you please advise me how to tell the friend he stinks without being rude?It isn’t a breach of etiquette to tell someone you have an allergy problem you have been hesitant to discuss for fear of seeming rude.
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