Dear Pastor,

I am a regular reader of your column. I decided to write to you, as I have been married for many years to my husband and it has been rough. My problem is that he is nasty and does not practise proper hygiene. I have spoken to him on numerous occasions about it but to no avail. I can't bear to sleep with him. We have been married for quite a while and I don't even kiss him intimately as he suffers from extremely bad breath. He has a sinus problem and is lackadaisical about his health and finances. I have tried to help him with his hygiene problem but he acts as if he doesn't care and I am getting fed up with the situation.

I don't want to cheat on him. I plan to get baptised on New Year's night and I really want my husband to correct his life. How can one person be vex with another for telling them the truth? He's a good husband but he is nasty.

Pastor, please, tell me what else to do as it has start to affect me. He's 33 years old and doesn't know how to clean his anus properly. A teenager behaves better than the does. I am afraid to eat from him.

A., St. Catherine, Jamaica

Dear A.,

You have a humongous task on your hand. The good thing about it is that your husband is preparing you for childbirth, if you do not yet have children. What a nasty man. My dear, I am sorry for you.

You need to get this man to take off all his clothes in the back yard so that you can hose him down while he scrubs himself with the biggest rag you can find and blue soap. Immediately after he has put on his clothes, you should take him to a medical practitioner, then to the dentist and have each of them properly check him out.

Seriously now, Madam, all jokes aside, this man is a disgrace. And, if he won't listen to you, try and get one of his close relatives to talk to him. Insist that he takes his shower every day and that he brushes his teeth after each meal and before going to bed. Remind him that when he goes to the toilet he should ensure that he wipes himself clean.

You have a baby on your hand. May God grant you grace and wisdom to know how to deal with him.

Pastor