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AIBU to wear men’s deodorant?

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OhLaDiDaDiDa · 22/07/2026 08:07

aibu to wear Men’s Sure Maximum Protection roll-on deodorant?

It is so lovely - the scent reminds me of DH in his Sporty Era (dh for some reason switched brands and no longer smells delicious).

It started last year when I was hospitalised and bedbound unexpectedly in the middle of the summer and instead of bringing in my own toiletries Dh just decided to bring me his own 🤷 and now I’m hooked.

dh doesn’t seem to care, and I don’t wear it on “sex days” and apparently hasn’t therefore noticed/ commented that I no longer smell like “cotton” or spring flowers or whatever.

To me this seems perfectly reasonable but I wondered, in a committed relationship, if it’s some sort of faux pas to adopt the scent of your dh as your own…

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Damnthatmouse · 22/07/2026 08:13

Absolute faux pas in committed relationship. You will grow back hair, start grunting as answers, your dh will find some soft flower smelling like cotton. He will not want to be with someone who faintly smells like him. Obvs.
😂

I used DH's ones for decade now. And his shavers. (not for back hair)

tealandteal · 22/07/2026 08:13

I have swapped deodorants about 8 times over the last few years due to increasing sensitivity. No one has ever noticed or mentioned the scent apart from DH once when I specifically asked him about a natural deodorant that wasn’t cutting it!

RubyFatball · 22/07/2026 08:10

“Sex days”?!?

YANBU

cocoadreams · 22/07/2026 08:09

I wear the same thing. It’s very effective, and that’s pretty much all I care about