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I know a person very close to me who has very bad breath. How can I tell her she has bad breath?
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Nikzor asked:
She’s like very, very close to me and she’s older than me by about 36 years of difference, and standing infront of her while she’s talking is just horrible. Telling her something offending will make her think I’m disrespecting her. How can I tell her?
She’s like very, very close to me and she’s older than me by about 36 years of difference, and standing infront of her while she’s talking is just horrible. Telling her something offending will make her think I’m disrespecting her. How can I tell her?
June 1st, 2008 at 6:23 am
Tell her she needs a mint or something to freshen her breath.
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm
You should ask her every time if she wants a peace of gum, and she will realize it after some time…
but if your really really really close to her, than you should just tell her…
but the gum works great! i did the same thing…
June 6th, 2008 at 11:53 am
You take her aside in private and say, “I don’t mean to hurt your feelings, but you have some pretty bad breath.”
If she is offended, that is her problem. Your other option is that she doesn’t know and someone who doesn’t care just blurts it out and embarrasses her in public or something. Take the chance of hurting her feelings! You’ll be doing her a favor.
June 9th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
If you don’t tell her, how is she gonna know? That’s not dissing her. Dissing her would involve giving her a bottle of Listerine or a breath mint.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Place a small bottle of Scope and a pack of breath mints her drawer at work or on her door step.
Keep asking her what did she just eat, as you don’t want to try that food.
Repeat it often, she will get the idea.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Hi, I also had a friend who’s like that, she’s a girl which make her worse. Sometimes, I offer her candies. Sometimes, I ask her to brush teeth with me, so as not to offend her by saying brush your teeth. One time, I asked her if she has eaten onions, to show her that she has a foul smell, which was not be offending. You are a true friend because you are concerned. Thanks for that.
June 15th, 2008 at 8:01 am
You have to find a non-offending way to tel her about that, because you’ll help her.
June 15th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
36 years is a big age difference, unless you are her helper or something. Generally I think honesty is best, but because of this age difference, I think maybe you shouldn’t say anything.
We had a similar situation with two elderly ladies at our church, there just wasn’t anyway to do it to justify the embarrassment that it would have caused.
An alternative might be to notify a family member that perhaps there is a health issue at hand here. I am assuming that you yourself are an adult and I’m not writing this to a teenager. If you ARE a youngster, just keep quiet, someone else will eventually deal with it.
June 19th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Faint !!!!!!!or say close your legs your breath smellwhilst smiling of course
June 20th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Take her aside and explain to her that she has bad breath. Also, tell her that bad breath can be a sign of health problems. Some can be serious…like.. chronic lung infections and lung abscesses, kidney failure, diabetes, or infections of the mouth, nose or throat.
If you tell her in a concerned matter, I am sure that you will not offend her.