Sunday, February 4, 2024

Hygiene is No Joke

Dear Suze Q.,  I'm one of your readers who received a dating gift certificate for Christmas and immediately began seeing a nice man.  We're compatible in many way and he has a great sense of humor.  But some of his hygiene habits annoy me; he talks with a full mouth, slurps his drinks, showers irregularly to relax rather than because he's sweaty or dirty.  He doesn't have bad breath exactly but it's usually sour.  Should I stay or should I go?  

Dear Should I,   If these same behaviors continue, can you accept them and not be bothered, or will they always scrape you like a 1,000 tiny paper cuts?  Don't expect him to change, so draw a hard line now on what's acceptable to you and decide if the list of his pros or cons will win in the end.  Old daily, bad habits usually grow worse, not better.   -SQ   

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