{"id":17426,"date":"2014-05-09T10:13:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T10:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=17426"},"modified":"2014-05-09T10:13:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T10:13:28","slug":"listen-up-men-heres-what-bothers-women-about-your-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=17426","title":{"rendered":"Listen up, men: Here\u2019s what bothers women about your hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re going to get close to someone, physically or emotionally, at some point their personal hygiene will come into play. Does he brush his teeth on a regular basis? Does he shower as often as human beings should? Or is he like Zac Efron, who would rather not shower after a very sweaty game of basketball? Gross.<\/p>\n<p>While sweating (because it&#8217;s natural) isn&#8217;t exactly a no-no, not showering after this aforementioned sweat can be the kiss of death in a relationship. Guys, just think about how you smell everywhere after such an activity. Shower, dudes, shower!<\/p>\n<p>We asked women how they feel about men&#8217;s hygiene, what they&#8217;d put up with, what would make them run, and what, surprisingly, they find attractive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1. Sweaty can be hot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amanda, 25, was too embarrassed to admit it on Facebook, but she loves sweaty guys: &#8220;I LOVE sweaty dudes. Like not even lightly, just-worked-out fragrant, I like when it smells as if it&#8217;s been stewing and very strong. I don&#8217;t know why, I&#8217;m gross, I guess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know I REALLY like them if the sweat doesn&#8217;t bother me,&#8221; says Becky, 29. &#8220;Otherwise \u2026 not really a turn on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sweating just for the sake of sweating, no. Sweating in the sweltering heat or because we\u2019re having sex, hot,&#8221; says Jen, 33.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2. Wash up, or you&#8217;re not getting&#8217; any.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They MUST be washed. And not wear bad cologne. Or too much cologne. Really I just need to be able to breathe,&#8221; says Rachael, 25.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t even with dirty guys. I think it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m the type who showers two to three times a day in the summer. Even with guys I&#8217;ve loved, I&#8217;ve found their sweat or body odor repulsive. Maybe I haven&#8217;t found the right guy,&#8221; says Tanya, 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If he hasn&#8217;t showered in a couple days and he&#8217;s not a smelly person, then it\u2019s fine. But the one major MUST for me is awesome dental hygiene. If he doesn&#8217;t floss and brush regularly, I&#8217;m gone,&#8221; says Lizzie, 34.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. Cologne vs. au natural.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we saw above, Rachael doesn\u2019t like to be smothered with cologne, but what about other women? The men&#8217;s cologne industry seems to be thriving, after all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My husband is pretty good about his hygiene from an actual HYGIENE standpoint. I DO wish he were a cologne dude. I DO wish that he spent about 2 more minutes on his hair because that extra 2 minutes would take him from hot to MEGA hot, but I also know that he&#8217;s not a fashion dude. So \u2026 there&#8217;s a wishful thinking aspect, but he&#8217;s presentable and not smelly so I can&#8217;t complain,&#8221; says Colleen, 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d been smelling Bleu de Chanel for months and loved it. So I bought some for my boyfriend, and no thanks. It smells far better in my magazine than it does on my man. I guess I love HIS smell way more,&#8221; says Lynne, 36.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aftershave is nice but cologne can be overpowering,&#8221; says Becky, 29.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4. And for the unwashed hair debate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although she wasn\u2019t crazy about cologne, Lynne does like stinky locks:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love unwashed hair on guys! I know this has everything to do with my childhood crush on Kurt Cobain. The smell really gets me excited,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love it! Besides, I rarely wash mine, so why should I expect he washes his all the time?&#8221; asks Leigh, 31.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re going to get close to someone, physically or emotionally, at some point their personal hygiene will come into play. Does he brush his teeth on a regular basis? Does he shower as often as human beings should? Or is he like Zac Efron, who would rather not shower after a very sweaty game of basketball? Gross.<\/p>\n<p>While sweating (because it&#8217;s natural) isn&#8217;t exactly a no-no, not showering after this aforementioned sweat can be the kiss of death in a relationship. Guys, just think about how you smell everywhere after such an activity. Shower, dudes, shower!<\/p>\n<p>We asked women how they feel about men&#8217;s hygiene, what they&#8217;d put up with, what would make them run, and what, surprisingly, they find attractive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1. Sweaty can be hot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amanda, 25, was too embarrassed to admit it on Facebook, but she loves sweaty guys: &#8220;I LOVE sweaty dudes. Like not even lightly, just-worked-out fragrant, I like when it smells as if it&#8217;s been stewing and very strong. I don&#8217;t know why, I&#8217;m gross, I guess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know I REALLY like them if the sweat doesn&#8217;t bother me,&#8221; says Becky, 29. &#8220;Otherwise \u2026 not really a turn on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sweating just for the sake of sweating, no. Sweating in the sweltering heat or because we\u2019re having sex, hot,&#8221; says Jen, 33.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2. Wash up, or you&#8217;re not getting&#8217; any.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They MUST be washed. And not wear bad cologne. Or too much cologne. Really I just need to be able to breathe,&#8221; says Rachael, 25.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t even with dirty guys. I think it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m the type who showers two to three times a day in the summer. Even with guys I&#8217;ve loved, I&#8217;ve found their sweat or body odor repulsive. Maybe I haven&#8217;t found the right guy,&#8221; says Tanya, 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If he hasn&#8217;t showered in a couple days and he&#8217;s not a smelly person, then it\u2019s fine. But the one major MUST for me is awesome dental hygiene. If he doesn&#8217;t floss and brush regularly, I&#8217;m gone,&#8221; says Lizzie, 34.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. Cologne vs. au natural.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we saw above, Rachael doesn\u2019t like to be smothered with cologne, but what about other women? The men&#8217;s cologne industry seems to be thriving, after all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My husband is pretty good about his hygiene from an actual HYGIENE standpoint. I DO wish he were a cologne dude. I DO wish that he spent about 2 more minutes on his hair because that extra 2 minutes would take him from hot to MEGA hot, but I also know that he&#8217;s not a fashion dude. So \u2026 there&#8217;s a wishful thinking aspect, but he&#8217;s presentable and not smelly so I can&#8217;t complain,&#8221; says Colleen, 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d been smelling Bleu de Chanel for months and loved it. So I bought some for my boyfriend, and no thanks. It smells far better in my magazine than it does on my man. I guess I love HIS smell way more,&#8221; says Lynne, 36.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aftershave is nice but cologne can be overpowering,&#8221; says Becky, 29.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4. And for the unwashed hair debate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although she wasn\u2019t crazy about cologne, Lynne does like stinky locks:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love unwashed hair on guys! I know this has everything to do with my childhood crush on Kurt Cobain. The smell really gets me excited,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love it! Besides, I rarely wash mine, so why should I expect he washes his all the time?&#8221; asks Leigh, 31.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Magazine.foxnews.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re going to get close to someone, physically or emotionally, at some point their personal hygiene will come into play. Does he brush his teeth on a regular basis? Does he shower as often as human beings should? 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