well..i would like to help a friend of mine..she really have a bad breath..to the extent that our classmates are mocking her,backbiting her...and she is not really aware of it..please help me..i really pitty her her...
2007-10-15 22:47:01 · 7 answers · asked by alphapoison_26 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
If this person with bad breath is a true friend of mine and is a close friend, I would tell her upfront and personal.
I will find the right time and place to tell her in a gentle manner. I would appreciate my close friend telling me a problem than to talk bad about me behind my back, no matter how personal the problem is, with the right approach I will keep an open mind.
Your friend would appreciate you helping her if you can be open with her and tell her what she can do better but not in a condescending way.
She would not want to be kept in the dark and be the centre of all mockeries behind her back.
2007-10-15 22:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by beckypik 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would take her somewhere quiet and tell her how much of a wonderful friend she is and that what a fantastic and honest friendship you have, then I would say in the most gentle way possible that she has bad breath and maybe she should see a dentist or maybe scour the internet for ideas on to solve it.
I know that if I had bad breath I would respect my friend even more for being honest with me.
Also if someone else told me and my best friend didn't I would wonder what else she isn't being honest about, and maybe she doesn't value our friendship as much as I do.
2007-10-15 23:12:40 · answer #2 · answered by kneecap2002 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i was in the same dilemma as you,a friend of mine (who is a really lovely person) had truly horrible breath,to the extent it made you almost want to throw up.i started offering her breath mints and chewing gum at every opportunity,in the end i just suggested she see a dentist,which she did.she had an abcessed tooth which was removed,no more bad breath.if you truly want to help her,just tell her,cos no amount of hinting is going to work.direct approach is always best in my experience.
2007-10-15 22:55:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think i would ever directly tell a friend that she has bad breath, iono, it just seems like the nicer thing to do. one of my friends does have bad breath, but it's really common, despite how gross it its. but i think i would carry around breath mints with me all the time and take one frequently, offering her some at the same time, so it doesn't look like ur just bringing out the mints for her. hope that helps!
2007-10-15 22:52:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offer her breath mints everytime you see her. If that does not work, pull her to the side and tell her that she needs to use mouhtwash, because her breath is offensive. Tell her that you are not trying to criticize her, but that people have mentioned it around school.
2007-10-15 22:52:01 · answer #5 · answered by PEGGY S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through the same thing with a friend of mine over
body oder. I was pissed I had to say something because he
was old enough to know better.I told him-I was uncomfortable
but he started using deoderant. Tell your friend when you
are both alone. The odor could be from poor dental hygiene
or from her stomach. Say "I'm telling you because you are
my friend and other people are saying things behind your back-besides you won't have to smell it anymore.
P.S I'm still friends with my friend.
2007-10-16 01:20:29 · answer #6 · answered by mary s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell her that u overheard someone else saying that she had bad breath and that the person said that she should seriously start brushing her teeth more often or taking breath mints
2007-10-16 00:24:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋