My boyfriend said i have a bad breath :o

Yes, you’re overreacting, even though the way he broke the news probably wasn’t the best.

Years ago this happened to me with my first serious boyfriend. We were living together at the time and he gently told me one day that I had bad breath. I was a little hurt at first but glad he told me. I brushed twice a day but I started flossing after he said this (for some reason my mom didn’t push this on us kids) and that totally solved the issue. Since then, never had a problem unless I eat garlic or something.

It seems like he likes you, sometimes people just aren’t aware of their own body odor and things like that until someone who cares for them points it out. I suggest you return his texts and start adding flossing and rinsing to your routine if you aren’t already. Or go to a dentist, you could have gingivitis or some underlying issue causing the odor. It happens to all of us, nothing to be ashamed about!

Bad breath comes from the stomach not from your mouth, unless you have something rotting in your mouth big way. Is most cases it is from the stomach. Google pH balance.

Tonsils stones can also be a culprit for bad breath. They are harmless but gross.

My boyfriend’s breath was awful and I had to tell him. He was upset. I told him he needed to get to the dentist. Turns out he had gingivitis. He hadn’t been to the dentist in a while and wasn’t flossing. It’s usually not flossing that makes the breath that bad. Think about it, food rotting between the teeth. He was grateful in the end. Better that he told you!!

Your breath should not smell bad (funky or rotten).

If it does there is an underlying cause (one of the things already mentioned).

There is nothing worse than trying to kiss someone who has dragon breath, and it’s almost always fixable.

If you have a rotten tooth or improper dental hygiene it can cause a myriad of issues.

Get over your embarrassment and get to the bottom of it..for you. I’m sure it’s fixable.

I would tell a guy I really cared about, if he had this problem. But I wouldn’t kiss him until it was resolved. It’s a major turnoff, and ultimately a deal breaker if they don’t fix it.

To Maria, if you dont have knowledge, please do not write nonsense here. Bad breath doesn’t come from the stomach. It has to do with dehydration or dental issue.. Please Google dehydration causes bad breath. Everyone of us do experience dehydration or dry mouth at certain times of our life. Chill ya.. 😉

ps I don’t think it was needy for you to ask your bf how he likes your kissing. I am very verbal and love to hear what my man likes about what we do. It turns me on. But I want to validate to you that as much as it IS a boyfriends right to let you know that maybe your breath could use improving — it’s hard that he did that while you were being vulnerable.

But I guess there’s never a good time huh? I’m pretty OCD about mine and have always preempted this situation by checking in with my SO and saying — Hey— I always wanna make sure I have good breath for us. I’m keeping mints right near me so let me know. LOL. My new boyfriend has asked for one maybe once or twice for one of my mints when we were starting to kiss — which was just a gentle message for me. Didn’t offend me at all.

Apologize for being sensitive and not answering his texts. And next time something like this happens — instead of disappearing — just tell him you’re having some strong feelings and need a minute to process them. Communicate. Being this reactive can really harm a budding relationship. Good luck!