google "tonsil stones" or "tonsiliths" this is what normally causes bad breath. Little bits of food and bacteria get stuck in tonsil crevices- shows up as white bits on your tonsils (you can use a flashlight) totally gross.

You can get your tonsils lasered flat so that they do not collect as much, but this has its own host of issues. alcohol containing mouth wash makes the problem worse. thera breath helps.

"Sorry, Honey, but I have to tell you: you've got a breath problem. Can we figure something out?" Short and simple. Dancing around it would just annoy me.

(Shoot - hope it's not me...)

You'd think he'd want to know in general, anyway. She's letting him walk around embarrassing himself.

I'd tell him. Spouses should be able to tell each other anything, and she can be gentle about it, so as not to hurt his feelings, but if she says something like "sex with you is great, but there's this one thing that would make it better..." I bet he'd listen. Or she could say "I only enjoy sex after dinner" he might ask why. Then they could figure out a way to deal with it. It could actually be something simple. He could have a tooth abscess or something (I know, I thought it was BS, too but I actually know someone that happened to) or maybe he doesn't brush his teeth right before bed, maybe he needs to start using mouthwash with toothpaste... But at least they can figure it out.

DH's breath is not the most pleasant thing I smell each day and I'm a huge germophobe too so that doesn't help matters. He knows how I feel about breaths and most always never approaches me for sex until he's brushed his teeth and used mouthwash.

Maybe she likes doggie style anyway. When you are married you are one person, even if some lance corporal wants to blow DH despite his breath, and you do what you need to do to make it work. Doggie style is a small sacrifice (if any) for your man.

Oh, sorry, I think I may have two threads mixed together.

Frankly, I left. (It wasn't just the breath - he also tried to run me over with a car, but that's another post for another day.) Anyway, my ex had terrible breath. We tried diet changes, more frequent dentist visits, tongue cleaning, etc. Nothing ever worked and his bad breath is one of the many reasons I'm glad to have left. But, since your friend's husband seems to be better after eating, that could point to dental hygiene as a solution. Have they talked to a doctor or dentist?

OP Sorry for the typo I was typing on my iPad and did not realize the mistakes until I submitted the post. I really can write lol.

How do you deal with a spouse with bad breath especially when it comes to sex. My girlfriends says she triesmtomschedule sex with her bad breath husband after dinner because that is earn he breaths smells the best. She states also she likesmtomhave sex from the back because she is least likely to smell his breath. I nearly died laughing when she told me this! Does your husband or significant other know that their breath smell. How do you tell them?