How do I tell someone about something embarrassing? (long-term, how to, guy)

[yankeegirl313]

I mean, do we remain nice, but explain to her that her breath freakin` stinks, bad!!
Perhaps do we offer her a mint? IDK..All depends on how close I am to her, to be able to tell her a little more of an open, and understanding.

[Neemy]

Originally Posted by yankeegirl313

I mean, do we remain nice, but explain to her that her breath freakin` stinks, bad!!
Perhaps do we offer her a mint? IDK..All depends on how close I am to her, to be able to tell her a little more of an open, and understanding.

There used to be a site that would send anonymous emails alerting someone they had a hygiene issue.

I would probably play it off, like "Girl, what did you have for lunch?!" and laugh about it.

Tough situation, dunno any other way to do it.

[imsh0t]

keep it anonymous and discreet, like a random email or post it.

Or how about a call from a pay phone using a voice changer?

[JustJulia]

My policy is to be frank and friendly, and then never mention it again. Look right into her eyes, give a small smile, say, "Your breath is kind of funky. Want a mint?" Proffer mints. Then drop the gaze and pretend like it never happened. You can deal with gunk in the teeth and boogers hanging out of the nose the same way. You'd want to know, right?

Long-term, frequent grossness is more dicey. That really depends on how close you are.

[HurricaneDC]

If you've got a mint or gum, pop one in your mouth and then offer.

[Hawk J]

Perhaps, leave a present of wrapped mouthwash in their mailbox, on carseat, front steps, office desk, etc...

[suedonym]

my husband has diabetes and sometimes... WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!

those are the times i say - sweetie... i love you, but you gotta go rinse your mouth out or something. that or sleep in the guest room!

LOL

a lot of times (like in his case) it is a medical condition and not just poor oral hygiene. since you never really know, usually offering a mint or gum or something will work. if someone were to offer me one, i would assume i was having dragon breath and accept it- but not all people think that way LOL

[mom2justynsarah]

Originally Posted by HurricaneDC

If you've got a mint or gum, pop one in your mouth and then offer.

I like this answer!!

[Childfree35]

Originally Posted by HurricaneDC

If you've got a mint or gum, pop one in your mouth and then offer.

This happened to my brother on a job interview for a position. She popped some gum and offered. He said, no thanks. She said, yes you do.

He got the job. Funky breath and all!

[noela]

I've encountered few cases in my life and I always tried to ignore it, even though it bothered me a lot.

It never crossed my mind to say anything because I had no idea what to say and how to say it, for fear of being inconvenient or even mildly hurtful. Instead of concluding that I might be doing the guy a favour by politely pointing it out, I always presupposed that the person knew about his/her problem and couldn't or wouldn't do anything to solve it, so I thought that even the most delicate way of commenting on it would be unwelcome. That's a problem I have: I always try not to complain, unless the relationship is really, really close. Which is no good and NOT recommended!