There's a young lady on my job whose very friendly and a outgoing person. She loves to talk to others and laugh and have a good time whenever we can. The only probably is her breath is horrible (early in the morning). It smells like she bypass the toothbrush and toothpaste in the morning. One day she was sitting across from me with her mouth closed and the smell was so terrible. Whenever I have peppermint or gum, I offer it to her and she takes it but it doesn't do much good. As I look at her teeth, it appears that she does not brush her teeth everyday because most days they are very yellow and there are a very few days her teeth are clean. I enjoy talking to her but don't want to hurt her feelings. I hate to be rude but I just don't know how to tell her that her breath smells or just don't say anything at all. Any suggestions?
2006-11-21 12:03:26 · 12 answers · asked by Shay 4 in Health ➔ Dental
I know you are afraid to hurt her feelings but you MUST tell her! If it was me, I could only wish someone would tell me about it. You can do it very gently and tell her if you ever have bad breath you would hope she would tell you. People can't smell their own breath and if no one tells her, she will never know. You sound like a caring person and I have confidence you can find a nice, gentle way to tell her. Good-luck.
2006-11-21 12:11:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mustang Sally 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to tell her because I know she's talking to more people than you and it can't be good. You should start up a conversation about going to the dentist and he said you needed to brush more often, if not you'd get some gum disease. So it looks like your not a pro on brushing teeth either, and she won't be so embarassed. And then after chatting about that ask her who her dentist is, and if she says she doesn't have one tell her she needs to get one because its healthy! And then see if there's a difference in the smell.
2006-11-21 20:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to pull her aside and seriously speak to her about her bad breath, tell her that you are only looking out for her, and not trying to insult her in form. But this is a hard one, I had a friend that was her prob, but we told her and we just put up with it, she probably has a serious problem, but she needs to get that fixed. Be a great co worker and let her know, don't embarass her just tell her the truth and try to see if you can help her find some products to freshen her breath.
2006-11-21 21:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by Nattiedred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write an anyonymous note. Just say something like, "I am doing this because I am your friend, and if it were me I would want to know. You have chronic breath. You really need to do something about it." I know it is funny in a way, but maybe she has some sort of gum disease or something, and she doesn't even realize how bad it is.
2006-11-21 20:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offer them gum every day for one week...then the following week, make it a point to say (After "looking" for your gum)..."Oh no! I have forgotten my gum and I hate this...MY breath smells badly."....Instant...no hurt feelings....no hard feelings...they WILL get the message and it will appear as though the joke is on you...I have used this before..several times in my life...good luck!
2006-11-21 20:31:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could just ask her if your teeth look whiter and say that you've been using a new toothpaste after lunch too and pull it out of your desk or something. And say how many more guys (or girls if she is attracted to them) have been looking at you ..Hope this helps
2006-11-21 20:13:55 · answer #6 · answered by help:) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never solved this problem with my own coworker. He just went on stiknin' till he changed jobs. But if you say you are friends maybe you can turn conversation to dentists and tooth aches one day. Maybe you can "incidentally" recommend your dentist to her. The dentist will do the explanations.
2006-11-21 20:13:54 · answer #7 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AS YOU. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I DID. THE NEXT DAY AT WORK, I TOLD MY CO-WORKER, "HEY, DID YOU HAVE A GARLIC DINNER LAST NIGHT"? SHE SAID NO, THEN I SAID, WELL, YOUR BREATH IS REALLY BAD, YOU SHOULD GO TO THE DENTIST. SINCE THEN, I NEVER SMELLED HER AGAIN. I WAS SO INNOCENT, GOOD LUCK
2006-11-22 13:19:41 · answer #8 · answered by gumhelper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk about your battles with your morning breath( true or not) maybe she will open up and you could talk about it. sometimes i do it at work if there is a person who has a dressing or hyeigene problem.
2006-11-21 20:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by starrynight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put an anonymous note on her desk telling her about it. Hopefully it will help. Good luck!!
2006-11-21 20:12:51 · answer #10 · answered by Shea32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋