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DP sits on soft furnishings with smelly post-run bum

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SmallGreenBabies · 11/05/2024 19:25

DP (who I love dearly, this is just for fun!) goes running a few times a week and says he can't shower as soon as he gets home as he's still sweating. Instead he sits down on the living room sofa/chair for a while to cool down before showering.

The problem is that DP, who doesn't normally smell, has an absolutely honking post-run butt. I'm worried that the smell will build up over time and the living room will stink. DP says I should chill out and he should be able to sit down in his own living room.

AIBU to ask him not to do that? How can we reach a compromise!?

OP posts:
Mwnci123 · 11/05/2024 20:30

I used to ask my husband to put a plastic bag on the seat if we drove home from a long run. Some men get terribly sweaty bums. I was probably being a bit harsh. Towel on the seat would be a reasonable compromise I reckon.

Worthalltheyears · 11/05/2024 20:27

Tell him to get showered before sitting on the soft furnishings. What he s doing is just minging! Yuk.

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SmallGreenBabies · 11/05/2024 20:00

Tagyoureit · 11/05/2024 19:32

Why are you sniffing your dh's arse as soon as he is back from a run?

I think you need a hobby!

😆😆😆

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LakieLady · 11/05/2024 19:58

Sew odor eater insoles into his shorts.

Shiningout · 11/05/2024 19:57

Tagyoureit · 11/05/2024 19:32

Why are you sniffing your dh's arse as soon as he is back from a run?

I think you need a hobby!

Things I didn't expect to read today 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

RandomUsernameHere · 11/05/2024 19:55

Failing to understand why his butt would smell after running! I'm an avid runner and have never come across this before.

YellowDaffodilRedTulip · 11/05/2024 19:51

I remember a post about this right back when I first joined MN 10years ago. Such nostalgia

fluffi · 11/05/2024 19:51

I don’t sit on my own soft furnishings post workout / run for this reason … I’ll sit on something wipeable or my laminate floor (although mostly I change into a light robe /
nightdress that is due for a wash for a bit and wonder round the house, tidying etc to cool down and stop sweating before having a shower)

A towel is a reasonable compromise if he must collapse but he really should be stretching and cooling down rather than just stopping.

TheHateIsNotGood · 11/05/2024 19:48

I recommend an after-run pouffe, with a washable cover/towel for any sweaty/smelly arse problems; the bonus being the sweaty person can drain off on their very own pouffe whilst also watching telly and eating snacks.

FuckTheClubUp · 11/05/2024 19:41

TheCadoganArms · 11/05/2024 19:32

Kill him

😂😂😂

UnaOfStormhold · 11/05/2024 19:41

Send him lots of links about the importance of a good post run cool down and stretch rather than collapsing on the sofa straight away?

LtJudyHopps · 11/05/2024 19:41

Put a throw on the sofa you can take off and wash regularly…
I don’t sit down when I come in from the gym for this reason!

TerfTalking · 11/05/2024 19:40

TheHateIsNotGood · 11/05/2024 19:37

Is this a new low of MN smelly-arse questions? Apparently it is an infinite sphere of curiosity to some; I just wish we could get to the butt end of it all.

Don’t be an arse 😉

TheHateIsNotGood · 11/05/2024 19:37

Is this a new low of MN smelly-arse questions? Apparently it is an infinite sphere of curiosity to some; I just wish we could get to the butt end of it all.

Greydogs123 · 11/05/2024 19:36

I would get a throw for the sofa, maybe with a towel underneath where he sits and then just wash the throw once a week. Sweaty people shouldn’t sit on soft furnishings, obviously the sweat is going to get into the fabric.

MaryFuckingFerguson · 11/05/2024 19:35

Why does his bum smell? What is the matter with him?

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SmallGreenBabies · 11/05/2024 19:34

Maybe I overemphasised the butt aspect XD I think it's just normal post run sweatiness!

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BoudiccaOfSuburbia · 11/05/2024 19:34

I don’t think people should make soft furnishings sweaty. Throw or towel.

Pupsandturtles · 11/05/2024 19:33

Pickingmyselfup · 11/05/2024 19:30

I run several times a week and I have yet to make the surroundings smell like bum.

Does he never shower??

I would be unimpressed if I wasn't allowed to sit on my sofa post run, I really don't stink that much and if I did it wouldn't be the run that is the issue, I would be generally stinky so it should be an issue permanently.

Depends how sweaty you get. My partner sweats like a raincloud after a run. If he sat on the soft furnishings afterwards, after a few days they would smell like his dirty exercise clothes.

TheCadoganArms · 11/05/2024 19:32

Kill him

Tagyoureit · 11/05/2024 19:32

Why are you sniffing your dh's arse as soon as he is back from a run?

I think you need a hobby!

Pickingmyselfup · 11/05/2024 19:30

I run several times a week and I have yet to make the surroundings smell like bum.

Does he never shower??

I would be unimpressed if I wasn't allowed to sit on my sofa post run, I really don't stink that much and if I did it wouldn't be the run that is the issue, I would be generally stinky so it should be an issue permanently.

darkchocolatecoffee · 11/05/2024 19:29

Agree, throw a towel over. How do you know the smell is coming from the butt rather than general sweat smell?

StormingNorman · 11/05/2024 19:28

He may not agree to a towel. What about a throw you can bung in the machine?

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