BAD BREATH
By minxy67
@minxy67 (2707)
13 responses
@sherinek (3320)
• United States
30 Nov 06
Its a very sensitive thing. What you can do is just start talking about mouth washes and tooth pastes and such things that you use and ask the other person what he uses and tell him you always use it cos you're scared that you will have bad breath and if you have how the others will get disgusted to talk to you. This might let the other think about this seriously. Good luck
@srinathakarapu (3093)
• India
30 Nov 06
i jst advice to use a good product... i think they will be able to guess frm tat
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@Desdemona (1301)
• Canada
2 Dec 06
I would just tell them. No sense in holding back. Plus, after I told them, I would offer them a mint or a stick of gum.
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@wmaharper (2316)
• United States
21 Jan 07
It really depends on your relationship with that person. If it was me, and I was telling someone else, I might say something like; "John, you know I love you, and I don't want to hurt your feelings, but more than that I don't want you to be embarrassed, so because I'm your friend I thought I should tell you that you need a mint. I don't want you to be walking around all day w/out one, because I would hate for you to be embarrassed. And I hope that if I need a mint, you will feel free to tell me." Hopefully they will take it well, don't make a big deal of it, and if it's awkward, change the subject. Hopefully this helps.
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@wmaharper (2316)
• United States
21 Jan 07
oops.. I see you've already had a chat with him! then just disregard my previous comment! thanks.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
5 Dec 06
I would just tell them. in a nice way though. have some mouthwash around, peppermints. lemon juice is good for bad breath.
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@nana1944 (1364)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Just tell them you have something of a delicate nature to talk to them about. Tell them to not get upset about what you sre going to talk to them about but you thought they would like to know.Then tell them that breath is smelly. Ask them also if they have sinus problems as that it an offender and contributes to halitosis.
@hassanchop (820)
• United States
21 Jan 07
First, invite them over to have a nice bowl of cereal with you (skip this step if it's your husband or someone else who lives with you). Then, pour them a bowl of Altoids instead. I'm pretty sure they are going to get the hint at this point. If not, use some rather advanced dental equipment to lock their mouth open, and pour in lemon juice at will.
On a serious note, though, I'm a blunt guy, so I usually just bust it out and tell them outright that they have bad breath. They're usually too surprised to respond, and they thank me later because before I said it, they never realized it, but now that they realize it, they can fix it.
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@babyhar (1335)
• Canada
10 Jan 07
It all depends who you are confronting about this. I know someone close to me has bad breath from time to time.. And I just tell him honestly how I feel, without trying to be rude.. I think if you come out rudely & say to someone "Your mouth stinks" they are going to get offended. But if you talk to them in a nicer tone of voice I am sure they won't get as offended. It all depends upon who it is your confronting.
When I confronted my other half I am close with I just talked to him privately. Without anyone else around. And informed them that there breath smells badly from time to time & that I am only informing them of this so that they don't get embarrassed if someone else was to tell him. And I think he had appreciated my honesty. And now if we are to kiss he will make sure he has nice smelling breath.. He's always appreciate my honesty though & knows I will tell him the truth. And I find he was happy that I had told him, instead of a complete stranger being rude to him & having to tell him.
I think if you approach the person at the right time & don't say anything to offensive that no one will get hurt. Sometimes having some form of candy on hand, such as a mint puts the situation more at ease. I'd try one & then tell them how good they taste. I've found it works by saying they taste good & then offering them one to try.
I feel if you we're to laugh at the person instead then they would be very hurt. I feel offering candies, mints, or gums is the best road to go down.. Or just talking to them privately about the bad breath issue. But like I had stated before it all depends upon who you are confronting. Everyone may react differently.
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@Nyenye05 (130)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I couldn't bring myself to do it. My friend has bad breathe sometimes I either turn the other way, breathe when she's not talking, or breathe slower, but I can't tell her because I love my friends and I don't want to hurt there feelings by something so trivial.