What to do about his BO?

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I'm not really sure where to put this thread, but it is slightly inspired by the bad breath one in AIBU so...

I've been seeing someone for a couple of months who I know through mutual friends. We first met around January I think and got on incredibly well - I don't think anyone has ever made me laugh as much as he does and we have many shared values etc

BUT I have started to notice that sometimes he has quite bad BO. It doesn't smell like he doesn't wash or anything (ie not a stale or dirty smell if that makes sense), but is a very strong smell of sweat. I'm not really sure what to do about it if anything since we haven't been together for all that long and I know it could be medical. At the same time though, I can definitely see a future with him and I think it will have to be brought up at some point as it really is quite bad.

He is lovely and I don't want to hurt him in any way.
So AIBU unreasonable to say something (maybe not right now) and do any of you wise mumsnetters have advice on how to bring it up/ talk about it?

So Driclor or Mitchum are the answers, how does OP sneak it into his sweaty hands without it looking like a personal jibe, especially so soon in a relationship...

+1 for picking him some staying over stuff for her house... maybe still a bit weird? IDK.

Maybe saying that she 'really loves' the smell of X product (is that convincing when x product is deodorant?).

Showering as a couple, can deodorant be made 'sexy time'?

I'd probably go for the true-lie approach, one day when he smells, feign utter surprise and say 'how weird, you smell sweaty, you NEVER smell sweaty, was it hot on the train?'

Deodorant won't help. It masks the odour with perfume but doesn't do anything to stop the sweating. He needs an antiperspirant to stop the sweat in the first place. Do you know which brand or type ( anti persp or defo) he uses? Things like Lynx are just perfumes and won't stop sweat and lots of men don't realise that. It'd be worth buying him some antiperspirant if he doesn't already use it. Don't buy him Mitchum as its marketed for intense/ excessive sweating Something like a sure 48 hour roll on would be fine! And less obvious

Less obviously critical.

trickycat I definitely don't think it's because he doesn't feel he has to make an effort with me because it was something I occasionally noticed before we started seeing each other as well.

Thank you all for helpful suggestions, Mitchum deodorant seems highly recommended so I will try and subtly suggest it to him.