Would you tell your partner if they had bad breath?

I think that's a good way to do that, me and my former girlfriend used to do that too. There's no problem with straight up telling them if they have bad breath. But a funny thing that you can do is just offer a piece of gum or mint, they'll get the hint and hopefully just laugh about it and be like "oh does my breath smell bad" and you can just laugh and say "yeah". Although it may not work out like that all the time, i've done it that way and it's worked for me before. It's important to make sure your partner doesn't feel horrible about it so I always tried to keep it lighthearted and funny.

Yeah, that should be the way because a couple should have nothing to hide, and be straight forward.. haha =D There are no awkward moments between couples ^_^ I guess i will rather my partner telling me about my bad breath or flaws, rather than letting my frenz or even strangers telling me that!! lol =D I will be so embarassed till then.. hehe ^_^ Thus, with a partner that's being frank, it's not a bad thing after all ^_^

Yes I would tell my partner if she had bad breath and she would do the same with me. Otherwise how are we going to know about it. We both work with the public, and both feel we would want to know to save embarrassment. - Derek

Hi norah, I just tell him to go brush his teeth and make sure he use the strongest mouth wash we have, but the thing is we don't have that problem as we always brush our teeth and use mouth wash unless he has eaten food outside and the his breath stink, so I tell to get himself sorted out. Tamara

We should be free to tell the truth.After all it is our partner and will not get offended.You have to be careful only to tell it to a stranger.So,we need not hesitate to complain the bad breath of our partner as there are nice things to follow with a good breath.Cheers!

If he had bad breath,I asked him if he would feel uncomfortable with body.Having bad breath,some parts of the body is often a symptom of the problem. The business is too busy,rest well,gastrointestinal problems,of course,may be eating some food like garlic.Give him some peppermint gum preparation,or some green tea into his mouth to chew,fresh breath.This is him a guarantee all day outside to maintain the elegant demeanor.

We tell each other. Why miss out on some kissing and fun because of something that happens to everyone? We'll suggest a shower too if there's a problem w/ BO. We shower every day (sometimes twice a day) and brush our teeth too, but we may be close to each other before those things happen. It's the worst in the early morning. Can you say, morning breath? I can't even think of kissing him or getting close to him until after his teeth are brushed. We love each other and want to be happy so it's important to be honest and forthcoming.

I think it is better to tell your partner of his bad breath. After all you are living together and sharing everything. Then why not bring out the bad breath issue too. I would definitely tell my husband gently to go ahead and brush. He would tell me too. No offense on either side. its a part of life and we have to share the good and the bad with each other. I dont know how one can avoid your partner when you are staying with him or her all the time. I cant and wont avoid my partner. Id rather be honest with each other. Thanks.

I think better way to tell partner politely and without any sharp comment. even we can suggest a better solution to fix the problem. It si always my thinking that I should not give so many false reasons just to stay away due o bad breath problem. it is always better to advise politely.

I couldn't tell my fiance if he had bad breath unless he was going in for an interview or something and really needed to brush his teeth again. Lol, I've kissed him plenty without him brushing his teeth, and he has the same for me. It's not all that bad and if it's really that bad I'm sure we'd be respectful enough to brush our teeth.

I would appreiciate it if someone close to me did tell me so. Them the problem can be fixed. Once i had dropped food on my front while i was eating and didnt notice. I was with people i knew when it happen and nobody said anything to me about it. Before i left i visited the restroom that was when i saw it in the mirror. It was so big i do not know how anyone could not see it. Im so glad i visit the rest room before leaving.

I do usually because he tells me. He sometimes will say, do you have any gum? Which is when he is trying to be polite. Or he will honestly ask do I have bad breath or is it you because something smells terrible. Haha. I like that he just tells me. I can do the same with him because of that!

yes, we do that... sometimes, when we are out and my husband had eaten something that caused it, i'd buy a candy and tell him to eat it, because he has a bad breath... and he would the same thing to me if im gonna be bad breath too... even when at home, he would say, mom brush your teeth it smells... lol i think we should be the one to tell our partners first... if they talk to other people and they are bad breath, people will say something not nice about them behind their back. i would be thankful if my partner tells me that, so i will not be humiliated in front of others if i talk with bad breath.

I think I would just offer a mint or some gum. Once my bf told me that, and I felt a little embarrassed. He was nice about it, but still

absolutely. i want him to tell me as well. which he has a few times.i dont get mad i just brush my teeth and he does the same. i dont want to kiss that stinky mouth.yuck.lol

I would tell him in a nice way and he would tell me. I know that we would both want to know from each other, if we had bad breath because we wouldn't want to go around with it and not have the other tell us.

I would tell my husband if he had bad breath, and i am sure he would say something to me if mine was bad.

I have to laugh at this because I am sure one of us has found a creative way to tell the other (waving your hand in front your face, etc.) when we are in private but I can't remember the last time it was an issue.

My hubby and I tell eachother when we have bad breath and body odor too for that matter. Those are the kinds of things you'd rather hear from someone you love than to hear it from some random person on the street.

Yes I would because I wouldn't want my partner to get embarrassed if someone else pointed it out. The caution from my side generally has my partner remedy the situation. Likewise, I am never offended in case my partner cautions me about something. I thank her and try and sort out the problem so as no to offend someone else or hear about it from someone else.