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Am I Clean?
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My husband (of ten years) still tells me I am dirty. He is always asking me if I washed up. I shower daily but with working at home my shower may fall on different times during each day. I may have gone two days without showering at the most. When I get up in the morning I brush my teeth and put deodorant on. Now he only showers once a week and the rest of the week washes up with a washcloth in the morning and before bed. Which is better or worse? It is still eating at me "are my habits normal and maybe my parents never groomed me and have I ever been taught the right way?
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you are perfecly normal. dont let him put you down..
You sound normal, it sounds like your husband's kind of strange though :S have you asked to him to elaborate on why he thinks you're dirty all the time?
Maybe you smell ' down there' and need to see a doctor. That is what it sounds like he might be trying to tell you. You should also be washing every day, not every third day. Your hair maybe every other day, but your body? Daily. Your hygiene sounds questionable to me. So does your husband's.

Good Luck.
You are normal. You're freaking husband, however, is being a jerk. Don't let him get the best of you. ;)
you are normal ----- dont worry - the average female needs a full body wash every 4 days or so just washing ure pits and face and .. down below.. is good enough
You didn't mention it, but it's important: Do you walk two or three steps behind him public?

It seems unreasonable for him to demand a carpet keep itself clean, but if you like to let him walk all over you, this last little requirement shouldn't be such a big deal.
obv you smell like crap or he wouldnt be saying anything
It's your husband. Your lucky it's him telling you than someone else. You have a good honest man. Most people I know shower daily, especially if you are constantly working. Your hair can go without washing, but not your body. You don't want him to reject you hen he wants some...He's doing you a favor so don't be offended. Take a 10 minute shower with soap daily and have a warm bath after your monthly friend.
If you're showering daily I can't see what your husband is on about. Maybe ask him to elaborate. Maybe it's your feet, or your breath, or some other part of your body. Or maybe he is just a horrible person who enjoys bullying you.
What an asshole,that's pretty weird!
If no one else isn't noticing the smell, then perhaps he's just being a jerk. If your kitty smelled, wouldn't you notice?

You're habits sound perfectly fine--but him, he needs to fix something! One week without bathing is pushing it.

Don't ask US why he's saying these things--ask him.
your normal
if your husband can smell something funky its probably himself
i mean who showers once a week?
I can see why his insults must irk you coming from a guy who does not exactly qualify as Mr Hygiene! Once a week - what do you live in the country with no running water?

Take a shower or bath every morning. It feels good. If he insults you again, stick a bar of soap in his mouth.
You may be clean enough to fit your own standards, but it sounds like your (no offense) a**hole of a husband might have some kind of issue with the way you smell. He may be referring to your lady-bits (all vaginas have a unique scent usually founnd pleasurable by men, by the way, but when a scent becomes an odor sometimes a person's partner may not know how to say something). In other words, he may be smelling something and trying to let you know without actually saying it. If I were you, I would do 3 things: First, I would talk to him and tell him that it hurts you when he speaks to you in the way he does. Second, I would do my best to shower daily (body and hair) and brush your teeth twice a day. Finally, I would consider seeing a gynocologist or PCP, because there may be something funky going on down there (or somewhere else on your body) that basic cleanliness has nothing to do with. Good luck, you are NOT abnormal!