Does your best friend have a bad odor because of his Armpit Sweat? How do you tell him without falling out with your friendship? Oh this can be quite tricky, believe me, depending on your friend’s personality. You have to try to get the point across without hurting his feelings or upsetting him.
There is not a simple way to inform your friend that he does not smell very fresh. However, you feel obligated to tell him because you have noticed other people reacting to how he smells. You find yourself holding your breath most of the time, while you are around him until you get in the car to go home. You think to yourself all the way home how you can tell him the next time you see him that he needs to pay more attention to the stink coming from his armpits.
If he was a total stranger, you could tell him of this body odor easier than him being your best friend. So you are now wondering just how you can tell this best friend that his armpits smell like yesterday’s garbage. Remember you want to tell him yourself before someone else does. At least you will try to be kinder than someone else will.
So how do you tell your best friend that his Armpit Sweat is giving off an offensive odor? You could first tactfully ask if your best friend has changed his cologne lately. If he says no and asks why, you have a lead in to tell him of the odor he is giving off. Of course, don’t tell him he reeks just tell him you were afraid someone else might say he does not smell good if you did not. Actually being your best friend he should realize that you told him for his own good. A really good way to bring the subject up is to give him a new deodorant that just came out, and tell him you got a two for one deal, and you thought you would share with him so you both would smell great. This way you are saying, even if it is untrue, that you have a body odor too. This way he will not get offended he will think you just were thinking of him.
Have you read an article on body odor lately that you could share with him instead? This way he thinks you just read something that interests you and it may get him thinking of his own body odor without you having to say anything. You know which choice is best for your friend’s personality.
Whichever choice you choose, remember you are being a true friend, by telling your best friend of his offensive odor coming from his Armpit Sweat. Tell your best friend, but approach the subject carefully and with dignity. He will thank you in the end.