Help Dating a guy who's otherwise perfect but

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He has bad breath!

What do I do? Anyone been in this situation?
I'm pretty shy in nature. The first few times I noticed it I put it down to one offs and him drinking coffee.

I have stayed over his twice now and he doesn't brush his teeth much.

🙁 I know people will say just tell him but I've seen his bathroom and he has a brush and toothpaste but as he's like more than 5 years older than me don't know if it's worth telling someone to floss, brush more use mouth wash and tongue clean.

He's literally perfect apart from this.

Did you tell him

He should see the dentist

Just reading this made me feel sick.

It's unfathomable that you could even have sex with this man. FFS, raise your standards.

Halitosis

no amount if brushing will help. 🌸

You sound too nice.

Say "you have bad breath. It's putting me off. Go to the dentist".

He either will or he won't. 🤷‍♀️

It’s no mystery - if he doesn’t brush his teeth at night then of course he’s going to have bad breath. And probably dental problems by now so more than brushing is needed.

You really shouldn’t need to tell a friend man to brush his teeth before he gets into bed with you.

• grown man

Sounds like he could have an underlying issue. You should definitely mention it to him. If you don't feel comfortable telling him something like that it's probably not going to work out anyway.

He needs to go to the dentist. I regret not pushing my husband to sort his teeth out. It's no more acceptable that any other poor hygiene.

My worst fear is bad breath, I have a phobia of going to the dentist but my fear of having bad breath makes me go. I'm also quite ocd about my hygiene and smelling in general as I was bullied as a child (I didn't smell as a child).

If he is neglecting his teeth what else is he neglecting should be the question?!

Why don't you arrange for you both to have a pamper day together. Either book a spa or do it together at home. Once he's nice & sparkly he may like how it feels 😆

He's literally perfect apart from this.

He literally isn’t. No one is perfect. Stop pretending. You’re doing yourself no favours and it comes across as desperation.

Thanks for the advice I've stopped seeing him not as in stopped talking but no plans meet up.

Haven't told him about his breath yet he's older than me and just think I got the ick now and think this is sort of thing where he will do it for a bit and probably be one those things I have to keep bringing up and in your 30s surely by now he should have this as a habit.

And for the I'm desperate and need up my standards I agree 🤣 everyone even himself said he is punching and I'm not full of myself or shallow but him not making that much of a effort on hygiene is just too much this early on.

I need work on my confidence and my ability to say no I think. He was kissing me and I was repulsed last time it was the worst its been and I just sort kept letting him but turning away as much as I could.

Yup I have the ick. Can't go back even if I tell him right and he sorts it out like I can't imagine kissing him after telling him his breathe bad too awkard. An him being like so any better 🤣🤣

him not making that much of a effort on hygiene is just too much this early on.

Hint for the future- it’s too much at any stage. Hygiene is a lifelong habit- not a “until I get her into bed” habit. Unless someone is very ill they should be brushing twice a day and if their breath still smells they need to see a dentist. Don’t lower your standards as a relationship progresses OP!

Thank you think I need to do some self work before dating now. I should been able to tell him.

I did give it chance to see if it was a one off but you are right. He's already talking about I'd I'd be comfortable enough to fart on front one another 6 dates in a hard pass.. 🙄

*in front 😂

Did he sort out the problem?