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by Justified88 on July 4th, 2007

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My bf's feet are really gross and they smell sometimes...I really just want to give him a pumus stone for his feet!!! I love him to death but how to I hint that he needs to take better care of his feet?

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  • by Koz_Dracon - Lost in Cyber Space on July 4th, 2007

    Koz_Dracon - Lost in Cyber Space

    Be honest and tell him you think his feet smell. However, if you want to be less direct, you can say that you think his shoes smell. When he asks you why, tell him you think the smell of his shoes has rubbed off on his feet and that his feet don't smell good.

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  • by The King of Awesome on July 4th, 2007

    The King of Awesome

    all these cosmo and maxim magazines have everybody convinced theres gentle nagging ways to do everything without hurting feelings...people arent stupid...just be direct but dont insult, for christ sake why is everybody so passive all the time?

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  • by kidalbino on July 4th, 2007

    kidalbino

    I wouldn't hint about it. Tell him. He needs to know. Would you like for his feet to look like that picture that riff-raff posted? Gross!!!!

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  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on July 4th, 2007

    Sheriff Raff  -Answerhag

    Take him with you to the salon for a pedicure. It's worth 25 bucks for someone to clean up his nasty feet in sandal season.

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  • by Victoria on March 4th, 2008

    Victoria

    if they smell lots he might have atheletes foot. my mum had it and i urged everytime she took her shoes off LOL. u can get powders n cream for it thou, if not that i agree with above answers :)

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  • by Munchkin on March 4th, 2008

    Munchkin

    Give yourself a foot manicure and then casually bring out the pumice stone and start using it on your foot. Then say ' oh this feels so good.....feel this and GO FOR YOUR LIFE!!! Crack out all the sweet smelling lotions and rub it into his feet. Hopefully his feet will start to smell sweeter in no time. Or buy him a fab pair of shoes and a remedy foot powder? lol :P

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  • by Anonymous on July 4th, 2007

    Anonymous

    Like the others said, don't hint, just tell him!

    My boyfriend gets and STAYS wet all day at his job, so when he comes home he STINKS from head to toe. I straight up told him he has to leave his shoes/socks outside the door and take a shower and change clothes before he even THINKS about sitting down on the furniture or climbing into bed with me.

    It may actually BE his shoes that smell. Men don't realize that sneakers need to be washed (heck, they'd never scrub the toilet if they thought they could get away with it!). Get some Dr. scholl's foot powder and sprinkle it in his shoes if they aren't washable, or Febreeze the crap out of them! If they are old and ragged anyway, then tell him it's time to toss them out! You could also get him a Foot Spa, or you guys could go get a pedicure together (if he's up for it, of course).

    the point is, if you love this man then you can't let him go around with funky feet!

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  • by kellygorski on July 4th, 2007

    kellygorski

    Just tell him. Your communication could only get better if you both know how to be brutally honest and not take things personally.

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  • by .avallach on July 4th, 2007

    .avallach

    Say something like this: "Have you ever considered using a pumice stone? Your feet could use it. And we gotta do something about that smell."

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  • by Azraff on July 4th, 2007

    Azraff

    You could help him. A male friend of mine had the
    same problem. I had him soak his feet in a water and
    alcohol solution several times a week (you can do
    epsom salts or bath salts, but he had a bit of fungus).
    Then every night I massaged his feet while we watched
    t.v. with some sort of nice smelling cream. He never
    turned it down! Also, can you believe he wouldn't
    change his socks every day? I had to grab his socks and put them in the laundry or he would wear them till you could smell them from the floor when you were standing up! The problem totally cleared up.

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  • by leahLeahLEAH. on July 4th, 2007

    leahLeahLEAH.

    sit him down, and discuss it. don't pressure him into anything, he might like them like that. if he isn't interested don't make a big deal, eventually he will probably see he needs them looking at.

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  • by still loves cheerios on July 4th, 2007

    still loves cheerios

    It really wont kill him to just tell him

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  • by Millenium - The Mysterious M on August 31st, 2009

    Millenium - The Mysterious M

    If he's "mature", he should be able to handle an open and honest conversation. I'm think'n he'd even appreciate you saying so. If he DOESN'T, then he has poor hygiene and inconsiderate of YOUR feelings. Good indication you might want to move on with somebody else if he's NOT receptive to your need to address this!

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  • by 08Busa on August 31st, 2009

    08Busa

    Just tell him, is he a girly man or something?

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  • by MYTOES on August 31st, 2009

    MYTOES

    Tell him about his feet. He needs to take care of them. I do.

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  • by Daisygirl on August 31st, 2009

    Daisygirl

    My brother was like this, I had read somewhere that soaking your feet in tea (get a big bowl and put in 5-6 tea bags of black tea, microwave for 5 minutes and let cool enough for his feet to be comfortable). Not only is the tea suppose to help with tired achy feet, takes the smell away!!! He hasn't had stinky feet in months and it's horrid.

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  • by justchattin on August 31st, 2009

    justchattin

    Suck it up just once and give him a pedicure. Full on, foot bath, pumice, everything. Pretty sure he knows his feet stink, but too embarrassed to talk about it, take care of those "barking dogs" once or twice (without making faces), he will see that foot-hygiene feels wonderful.
    Also, it is a part of his body that I'm pretty sure NO-ONE has touched, You will be the one person who kissed him from his feet to the top of his head;)What fun!

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  • by Sexyrabbit on October 22nd, 2009

    Sexyrabbit

    Tell him to soak them in vinegar that is suspose to help..good luck :)

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  • by pajamamama on October 21st, 2009

    pajamamama

    just sit his ass down and tell him that his feet are gross and you wanna help him if thats okay with him and if he likes it like that then leave it alone.

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  • by AnonymousGirl on February 3rd, 2008

    AnonymousGirl

    Tell him. It's better than him walking around every day with people laughing at him and whispering behind his back and him never knowing why because people are too embarrassed to tell him. It might hurt, but at least he would know that you aren't afraid to tell him things that others don't want to tell him. Think about it.

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  • by Hellifino on August 31st, 2009

    Hellifino

    I dated a guy along time ago with athlete's foot and that stinks! But he knew it and was willing to take my suggestions. We eventually found a foot cream that he put on after every shower, I scrubbed the shower almost daily with bleach, and he used a powder in all of his shoes and socks. We bought tons of new socks for him and he changed socks several times a day. He never wore the same shoes two days in a row. We made sure to keep plenty of shoes for him so that his shoes always had time to dry out.

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