Finally got a girlfriend. But there's an issue...

Aaaaaand cue spit take.

Dying.

 

As a woman I would say she HAS to be aware there is a problem. There is no fucking way she doesn't know that she needs to take a shower or whatever the issue is. Obviously it doesn't bother her so she thinks you must be ok with it too. YUCK!!

 

Just to add a little to what gg wrote. You don't ever want to put lotion or esp. oil in the vaginal area because you'll just be exacerbating your problem. They do make washes and moisturizers that are designed for the vaginal area. That's an interesting observation about diabetes though. Never thought about it, but it makes sense.

 

Masking the problem will not help you or your girl, douching may worsen the problem. Talk to her so that she can address her issue. It's also possible that she has some other medical condition such as diabetes which may be contributing to the smell or may be exarbating an existing condition e.g. BV.
I'm slightly overweight and his has never (ever) been a problem. Good hygiene is important as is wearing appropriate underwear/clothing, she has to let her vagina breathe! Cotton is her best friend, specially is the summer months.

absorbentishe said: ↑
being nice and polite, she will respect you more.

 

If she has had this odour for a long time, she will most likely think it normal. Myself - I can step in dog dirt and wear it on my shoe quite happily as I have no sense of smell really now - I guess it may be a negative with social interaction.
Diabetes is interesting. My friend used to smell like she had been drinking - a sweet smell - a couple of days before going into a coma.

 

Between the cultural perception of smells like fish/etc. and the complete lack of sex ed in a lot of places, I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't know something was wrong. There are enough women out there who go into labor without having known that they were pregnant that there's a TV series about it, I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility that there are people out there who don't know what a normal vagina smells like.

 

And it's not likely to have anything to do with showers or perineal hygiene at all.

 

I like not because I agree with you but because that's pretty fucking funny. Until you edit it again, anyway.

 

But, uh, you should agree with me.

...unless you condone rotten ass.

 

I disagree. A woman knows what her junk smells like. There is no way in hell she is not aware of that issue.

 

I dont know. Smell is a funny thing. You know people find their own kids or dogs shit to be less offensive smelling than those of other people. Son once had a chap in their office, and no-one wanted to be near him - very bad odours - the manager was given the task of telling him - who would want to be stuck with that - but who would be wanting the smell. Rock and hard place. Whatever the cause, it does need handling with tact as it could cause great hurt and damage.

 

Thanks for the replies all, I read them all and then decided on what I should do with the issue. There was some very helpful insight!

I chose to ditch her. It wasn't solely because of the smell but that was a part of it. I'm just so glad that I don't have to have "that" talk with her in the future!

 

OMG WTF???

 

Um. That's a solution, I guess?

 

THIS.

 

Maybe I phrased it incorrectly. Even if she didn't have the horrible vaginal odor I was going to ditch her because the distance was too big of a problem for me and we just weren't that compatible. She was hurt enough by my ending it, I didn't want to ass gasoline to the flames and be like, "by the way, your snatch smells horrible."