Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:35
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
But then they’re will be a an entire other thread about how men don’t care about grooming and let themselves go. Men just can’t winAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
No. Cologne is for middle school boys and they should grow out of it by 10th grade. Men shouldn’t wear perfume.
Woman here. What in the world are you talking about?
I assume you don't believe that women can't wear perfume, do you?
There's literally no difference.
It’s okay for women to wear perfume, since it’s a feminine thing to do, like getting a pedicure or going to Pilates. Men shouldn’t do those things either.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:33
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
No. Cologne is for middle school boys and they should grow out of it by 10th grade. Men shouldn’t wear perfume.
Woman here. What in the world are you talking about?
I assume you don't believe that women can't wear perfume, do you?
There's literally no difference.
It’s okay for women to wear perfume, since it’s a feminine thing to do, like getting a pedicure or going to Pilates. Men shouldn’t do those things either.
Oof the masculinity is getting TOXIC in here!
But please, carry on. I love laughing at insecure men who have to define masculinity for others.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:31
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
No. Cologne is for middle school boys and they should grow out of it by 10th grade. Men shouldn’t wear perfume.
Woman here. What in the world are you talking about?
I assume you don't believe that women can't wear perfume, do you?
There's literally no difference.
It’s okay for women to wear perfume, since it’s a feminine thing to do, like getting a pedicure or going to Pilates. Men shouldn’t do those things either.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:24
Subject: Re:I hate my husband’s cologne.
My Cologne is soap. Fresh, clean soap.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:13
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
No. Cologne is for middle school boys and they should grow out of it by 10th grade. Men shouldn’t wear perfume.
Woman here. What in the world are you talking about?
I assume you don't believe that women can't wear perfume, do you?
There's literally no difference.
DP but agree with phthalates poster and the migraine inducing poster. No one should wear them. Perfume and cologne are as much a public offense as cigarettes. But the perfume companies, bath & body works, Glade plugin, and all these other companies have convinced people to spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year on useless products that make us sick.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:11
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Divorce.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:09
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
Go ahead! Just wear way, way less than you think is right. No one who isn't actively embracing you should be able to smell it. It's your *personal scent*. Keep it personal, only let your most intimate people in on the secret.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:06
Subject: Re:I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One's personal scent should be a discovery, not an announcement.
If the whole house smells of it, he's putting on WAY too much. If I can smell someone's perfume after they've left a room, or in any circumstance other than a hug, it's too much. Lots of folks need to dial it back. It's easy to get acclimated to your own perfume and overdo it. You need to tell him bc he is for sure offending others who don't have the standing to tell him he smells like a Persian car salesman.
There's a whole other thread on racism you can join after this.
You obviously aren't Persian, and possibly have never met any. Ask any actual Persian... guaranteed they'll know what you're talking about and have a good laugh. We're a humorous, self-aware people. Albeit frequently over-perfumed. Also ask them about the ear-kiss.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:05
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
No. Cologne is for middle school boys and they should grow out of it by 10th grade. Men shouldn’t wear perfume.
Woman here. What in the world are you talking about?
I assume you don't believe that women can't wear perfume, do you?
There's literally no difference.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 11:01
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
No. Cologne is for middle school boys and they should grow out of it by 10th grade. Men shouldn’t wear perfume.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 10:57
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:I'm a guy that has never worn cologne. I'm kind of thinking about maybe trying it. Like others are saying, just tell him. Obviously in a nice way. Tell him that when he first started wearing it, that you liked it, but now you are over it and would like to help him find another scent that you both like
Please don’t.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 09:40
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
I absolutely despise perfumes and colognes. They give me headaches so easily. A girl sat next to me on a flight last week who had so much perfume on that the entire time it never faded. Please tell your husband to wear less! It really is a migraine trigger for so many people.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 09:40
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Why is a grown man with a wife and kids wearing cologne?
As a grown man who has never worn it but started thinking about it... we're not supposed to?
Anonymous
06/11/2026 09:38
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
I'm a guy that has never worn cologne. I'm kind of thinking about maybe trying it. Like others are saying, just tell him. Obviously in a nice way. Tell him that when he first started wearing it, that you liked it, but now you are over it and would like to help him find another scent that you both like
Anonymous
06/11/2026 09:25
Subject: I hate my husband’s cologne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I didn't like a GF's perfume. I turned the process of solving the problem into a romantic outing. We went to a nice department store and tried a few perfumes. First you spray a little cardboard card. If you both like the way the card smells, spray the wrist. If that seems good, spray the neck. I made a big point of smelling her neck..Eventually we found a perfume we both liked a lot and she smelled amazing.
Wow. Thanks for letting us know how to try perfumes on! Way to mansplain on an anonymous forum!!!
DP yeah. OP is a female raising children who can't mention (checks notes) a gag-inducing fragrance to her spouse. Mansplain, womansplain, stupidsplain... we need all the splain'n