Redditor’s Washing Machine Breaks From Constant Washing Because Her “Super Smeller” BF Constantly Complains About Her Apartment Smelling Like Dogs, Now She Want Him To Wash The Sheets

Redditors said they are too incompatible to stay together but the GF is optimistic that they can find a solution

Chelsi

• Published in Animal Stories
• December 11, 2022

According to Professor Charles Xavier of Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning, mutants are all around us. We are surrounded by gifted youngsters who have abilities beyond our mundane human understanding.

This is the work of science fiction for the most part but this Reddit story is tipping the scales of what "normal" really is. OP and her boyfriend have been together for a year.

The deeper their relationship becomes, the more OP sees her boyfriend's quirks and she does not exactly enjoy them. He has a very keen sense of smell.

OP has two dogs and he often complains about her house smelling some type of indescribable odor. He also refuses to sit on her couch because her dogs are allowed on it.

OP has to open all of the windows and keep the oil diffuser running for her boyfriend to stop complaining about the odor. But what really irks OP is his issue with her bedding.

One of his rules is to not lay on OP's bed if her dogs have been on it even once. He will only enter her room if she cleans the whole house, vacuums, and light candles.

As far as OP knows he has no allergies to dogs, dust, and down comforters. OP lives with two other people who often have visitors over but even they have no complaints.

OP thinks her boyfriend is a super smeller because even when they are at restaurants, he can smell some of the ingredients used in people's food and drinks.

OP is getting tired washing her bedding because he stays with her on weekends

If he doesn't think they are clean enough, he will wash them again but that task mostly falls on OP. He even reminds her to wash the sheets before he visits or he will make faces if OP neglects to do so.

OP's dryer broke because of the frequent washing. The repair costs more than $550 and it's simply out of the budget.

During the most recent weekend, OP washed everything but they didn't dry before bed time and they had to settle for sleeping on just a top sheet

The semi-dry sheets smelled awful the next day and OP had enough of her boyfriend's demands. OP told him to bring his own sheets whenever he plans on staying at her place because she hated washing her bedding using a broken dryer.

He sarcastically replied that his comfort must have been such an imposition and it would be easier if he just stops coming over. OP didn't fall for his manipulation but after she cooled down, she is now wondering if there was another way she could have handled the situation.

Have they considered any other underlying medical conditions that could be causing his hypersensitivity to the smell?

OP doesn't know of any diagnosis and if she did, she would have been more considerate of his accommodations

OP may not be sensitive to her dogs' smell anymore but people who don't live in her house definitely are. Dogs emanate a smell, it's natural and just because OP can't smell it, doesn't mean it's not there.

OP also grew up in a farm which means her meter for what stinky is could be different to her BF's

Staying at his place more will accomplish two things: OP won't have to run an in-home laundromat and her BF will be more comfortable

OP says her BF adores her dogs except for their smell but it seems like their incompatibility runs deeper than a fading aroma

OP learned through the comments that her BF's adverse reaction to smells is not uncommon and that she should be more understanding of what he's going through

However, reading her comments just made it glaringly obvious how incompatible their perspectives and lifestyles are

If OP is adamant on making their relationship work, a sheet cover for her bed can offer a quick solution

If they ever decide to live together, their issues and disagreements will become more apparent

OP said she knew right off the bat that they are two very different people but she refused to let their differences break their relationship, so she is set on giving it her all

It looks like they found a middle ground they are both happy with thanks to some advice from Redditors!

Do you think OP and her BF are incompatible with each other? OP's determination to give their relationship her all is admirable but sometimes even a 110% effort is not enough to disguise fundamental differences — for now, they seem to be happy with their temporary solution and only they can decide if the relationship is working.

Chelsi