Ask QC: Smelly Breath

Dear QC,

I’ve been admiring this guy from afar at work for a while (he works in a different section of the building), kinda using my Gaydar to pick up on whether he’s interested or not. So I finally pluck up the courage and go right up to his desk and ask him out on a date and he agrees straight away! (that’s the good part).

Thing is I realized when I was that close to him in his cubicle and literally inches away, when he whispered yes in my ear I got this really horrible smelling breath from him and it was like OMG! I just desperately had to leave. And it wasn’t like he had just eaten an onion bagel or something, this was a really putrid stench!

So he’s agreed to meet end of next week when he gets back from his vacations and I’m like now wondering how to tell him he has a serious halitosis problem? I still really want to see him but I’m worried I might retch if we kiss, what’s the best way to approach this? Is it true that people with bad breath don’t even know it?

Appreciate any advice guys?
David.

Anyone been in a smelly breath situation? What advice would you give David, dear QC readers? Please feel free to share your own experiences and advice to help him in the comments section.
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