What to Do About Bad Breath That is RUINING a Relationship? (partner, giving)
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My husband has a post nasal drip that causes him bad breath. When it gets really bad, I gently remind him to either pop an altoid, chew a piece of gum, swish with listerine or drink something. He usually carries listerine sticks and altoids with him at all times.
Yes, I also agree with Shiny Happy Lucy...if he has tonsils (especially larger tonsils with larger fissure's-holes) can pack muscus-like stones (I know totally gross). These when extracted smell aweful. So you can imagine each time a person with these stones exhales....whoaa!!
Pressing on the tonsil with a q-tip or finger if you can....a little pressure and the stones will pop out. Good Luck.
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I've had this talk with someone I dated. I just told him I don't want him to be embarrassed in public b'c you can smell it 5 feet away easily. I don't see how anyone can not know their breath is that bad. Yeah, just tell him, either hear it from me or from someone else--or worse, be shunned and avoided by people b'c of it.
Dental insurance can't be that expensive...I think my H pays like 5.00 a month for our family...or something rediculously low...
Isn't bad breath from bacteria growing on the tounge? Does he care for his teeth now? What about Listerine? Does he use a good mouthwash that kills bacteria??
Surely you realize that not every company offers the same premiums for dental and health insurances???
My company's employee premiums are $19 - $98 a month, depending upon the coverage you select.
Good morning (evening on the U.S. West Coast) to my fellow forum friends! Next week my partner and I will be celebrating our six-month anniversary! Although I love him very much, our physical relationship has been horrible recently because my partner's foul breath, which was initially just a barely noticeable annoyance, has now become overpowering and bewildering. It's become so bad that my eyes water when he's in the front seat next to me in the car, and I actually crack down my windows in the dead of a frigid Pennsylvania winter for some ventiliation while using the excuse of using the chilly air to keep me alert at the wheel.
What can I do? I have yet to touch this subject, as it is indeed a very touchy one. My partner grew up relatively poor and his parents divorced several years ago. He never had dental care growing up, which I think has contributed to whatever condition he might have. I myself wish to pay for him to have a dentist investigate the matter, but how can I bring this subject up without hurting his feelings? We haven't French kissed in weeks now, and I cringe inside whenever his lips come near to mine. I myself am blessed to have relatively perfect teeth and great dental health while he has visible tooth decay stemming from his lack of dental care. I'm certain he'd need at least several thousand dollars in oral reconstructive surgery to be healed, and even then I wouldn't know if the odor would be rectified.
Chewing gum doesn't seem to help him in the least bit. I personally think he must realize that he has a problem because he's now been chewing gum much more frequently whenever I'm around, but it does no good. He's also a recovering heavy smoker, but at age 20 I don't think he's had enough years under his belt for cigarettes to have done this much damage to his mouth.
Please help me! We can't even be intimate! I'm fully willing to end this relationship if there's nothing I can do about this, as my eyes honestly begin to water whenever he breathes!
Honesty and tact is always best in this situation.
Does he eat? Lack of eating will cause bad breath. Love him anyway - you will have to put up with his bad breath for the rest of your life with him.
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I'm fully willing to end this relationship if there's nothing I can do about this, as my eyes honestly begin to water whenever he breathes! 
