My husband has constant bad breath that's wrecking our love life. When driving with him I'll offer him a mint, but he refuses. He says it burns his mouth. When I try to tell him about it, he gets mad, withdraws and he won't talk to me, which is his M.O. and this burns me up! He brushes once, maybe twice a day, flosses about once a week. He has a spinning toothbrush and only puts a small dab on the tiny spinning part. I've told him that wasn't enough, but he refuses to change. His breath has made sex a chore so much that now I refuse to have sex with him. He asked why and I told him I couldn't tell him because he'd get mad. Now, I'm just bottled up with fear of telling him. We've been married over 25 yrs. and this wasn't always a problem. But we've gotten older and had gum disease. I try to take special care of my mouth. I just don't understand why he doesn't. Generally, he's a very clean person, but his oral hygiene is terrible and so is his attitude about it. Got any suggestion?
2007-01-04
06:24:42
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meillee44
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Marriage & Divorce