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DEAR CAROL: My BFF Smells Bad

 
Dear Carol,

My BFF has majorly bad body odor. How can I tell her without hurting her feelings?


—Slave to Smelling Bad B.O.


Dear Slave to Smelling,

That can be tricky. You could say nothing. Or you could say, “Look, it’s because I care about you that I’m mentioning this. You should use anti-perspirant. I do.” You could also be less direct. In the locker room or next time she’s over, say, “Try this—it works.” Or tell her about a kid at camp who had B.O. until she finally started showering, washing her clothes and using anti-perspirant. Maybe she’ll get the hint, hint, hint.


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BY CAITLIN R. ON 9/19/2009 7:00:00 AM 14 COMMENTS

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feather96 on 10/18/2009 12:00:49 AM

MOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a boy in my grade with downsyndrome who likes me, I mean he like likes me. He smiles at me a lot, follows me everywhere, always trys to hold my hand, and just asked me out. I don't like him at all... how can I let him down? I'm afraid if I did he would not be able to cope with that... what I mostly want to do is get out of this situation. This is really uncomfortable, and I've been trying to avoid him, and it's making me feel like I'm really mean for not liking him because of his mental issues.




Hey babe, that sounds tough. Just be nice to him but let him know that you just wanna be single right now and you enjoy being his friend but that's it. If he's not getting the hint, spend some time away from him but still be kind.
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alliecullen123 on 10/15/2009 10:43:38 PM

I have the same problem with a lot of my friends except the prob is that their breath smells. Bad. Really bad, as in cringing away from them when their talking.

Just a publich announcement, people: please brush your teeth. And chew gum. Chew sugarless gum if you have braces. Please!

turtles_in_africa on 10/13/2009 5:37:47 PM

what i would do is give her the hint. the next time you have a sleepover in the morning,put on your deodorent and ask her if she uses the same kind.if she doesn't use any,maybe she'll get the hint that she should .

good luck(and i really mean it),

reesiecup333

reesiecup333 on 10/11/2009 9:34:53 PM

REALLY WORKS! TRY IT OUT!
1. Say ur name 10x
2. Say ur mom's name 5x
3. Say ur crushes name 3x
4. then paste this to 4 other articles, if you do this your crush will kiss you on the nearest friday

soccerstar17 on 10/7/2009 5:31:17 PM

wow :-0 really gr8 deoderant joined work on her

GlamorousFabAshley on 9/30/2009 6:14:19 PM

MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK HER IF SHE WEARS DEODERANT? If she says no say ''Want to try mine? It smells really good!'',

MemesPuterPunkin on 9/26/2009 2:41:30 PM

I would go with alexislulu101s idea and then maybe she will just keep getting more but make sure that the soaps and deodorant that you get her smell good,you dont want her to smell worse!

tain 32 on 9/20/2009 8:11:55 PM

my friend wears deodarent and sutff .... That sucks though

Maddyrox92 on 9/20/2009 7:15:18 PM

thats really bad. i think you should confront her and use some of the advice dear.carol is using!

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misher4 on 9/20/2009 3:09:35 PM

droppin hints is the way 2 go. or u cud give her a "suprise gift" of smell good soaps, lotions and perfumes. i did that one time. my friend was like "omg this is so nice!" the next day she gave me a necklace. she didnt smell bad anymore. she even started buying more when she ran out.

alexislulu101 on 9/19/2009 3:03:03 PM

omg thats kinda weird cause yuo would think she would smell it carol's advice is good and thats prolly the way to go

lelalalalandmachine on 9/19/2009 10:10:51 AM

That sucks lol but yeah Carol's advice is good, just try dropping her hints but not too obvious

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SportyGal on 9/19/2009 9:56:52 AM

OMG SRY HON!!! hopfully she'll get the hint!

chocolatelover13 on 9/19/2009 7:59:54 AM


    

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