A woman has been left mortified after her "smelly husband" ruined a friend's wedding because she 'didn't remind him' to shower before showing up. The 31-year-old explained how she and her husband have been spending time a part after a disagreement - but agreed to give their marriage another try after their friend's wedding.
Taking to Reddit, she said: "I told him I needed some space, so we agreed he should move back in with his mum temporarily. I wasn't thrilled about this because she tends to baby him, though I had to accept it as he had nowhere else to go and I wanted him out of the house.
"I wondered what to do about the wedding, we talked and decided it would be best for us to go together and for him to move back home afterwards. He didn't have time before the wedding to pack up his things and so got ready at his mum’s while I got ready at home and we planned to meet there."
But when he arrived, the woman's eyes started to tear up at the smell of her 33-year-old husband's body odour (BO), so she tried to subtly tell him to freshen up before the service.
However, he didn't take the hint and wandered into the chapel oblivious to his stench.
"I noticed this rotten stench on him. He smelled like he’d been dumpster diving. It made my eyes water a little," she added.
"I noticed our friends noticing, but he was completely oblivious and kept on chatting.
"I tried to let him know discreetly but he was not getting the hint at all.
"We took our seats in the chapel and the service was beautiful.
"By this point my nose had pretty much tuned out the smell but it was clearly affecting other people and I still hadn’t had a chance to let him know."
After the service, another guest pulled her husband aside to bluntly tell him "he stinks" - and his BO was ruining the couple's special day.
She said: "He got upset and demanded we leave immediately.
"In the car we argued and he told me I was a horrible wife to let him embarrass himself like that in front of friends and I was probably laughing behind his back.
"He said that I knew he could be forgetful and since he was my responsibility as his wife, I should have called him up at his mum’s to remind him to shower (usually he’ll come in when I’m in).
"I was speechless and said nothing the entire car ride home while he berated me."
The following morning, the woman noticed she and her husband had been removed from a number of group chats, including her friend's wedding chat.
"I heard through some friends that the bride feels we ruined her day (more people were talking about my husband than we thought), and she no longer wants to speak with us," she added.
"I’m shocked and really hurt by this and have been feeling guilty all day. I didn’t want to embarrass him by letting him know when other people were around but now I’ve cost him friends and feel like I handled it all horribly."
No longer wanting to associate herself with her husband, she decided to leave him once and for all.
She said: "I’ve really been rethinking our relationship over the past few days.
"I’m moving in with a friend tonight and we’ll work it out from then on. My husband is out right now and so I’m packing. "
Commenting on her post, one user said: "A 33-year-old man has to be reminded to shower? Leave him with his mum. He evidently needs a little more help from mum in being a grown-up."
Another user added: "How old is your husband, 5? If he doesn't shower, it's on him. Honestly, I'm not surprised you need some space. But what you really need is a divorce."
A third user said: "How bad do you have to smell to ruin a wedding? He was just projecting his shame into anger onto you. If you smell so bad you're kicked out a group chat you need a long hard look at yourself."
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