Dancing with a lady who has just enjoyed a fine meal loaded with garlic or such, should a man? #1 Would you like a breath mint? #2 Did you dine at --- the Italian Restaurant. #3 Stay as far away as possible, and return her to her seat ASAP.

Is the lady my mother?
Or someone I actually want to have sex with?

#1 presumes I carry around breath mints.
If I don't (and I don't), then I'm kinda an a-hole wanting to make sure she feels uncomfortable.
I can't see myself saying "would you like a breath mint? Yeah? Me too, here's a couple bucks, why don't you bring me one too, doll."

#2 Wouldn't help anything at all.
It either shows I play games trying to lead her around to realizing her breath is bad rather than just telling her, or I'm a really boring conversationalist asking about her dinner like she's four "did you eat today? Did you eat all your food? What did you have to eat? Did you have lots of garlic in that?"

#3 shows a lack of interest and really helps in me not getting any future dates.


Dancing with a lady who has just enjoyed a fine meal loaded with garlic or such, a man should enjoy dancing with the lady, assuming she can dance, is having fun, and he wants to be with her.
If something as petty as garlic breath is taking up all his concentration then he's really not into her and he shouldn't date her.

I am not talking about dating, just about courtesy. Would a lady like to know if she had bad breath or not? I would like to know if my breath was bad.

Well now sparky...
Was she your date... If so why not offer a breath mint at the same time you take one since if you both are at a place that serves dinner and dancing chances are your breath isn't all that hot either.

And there are ways to handle this situation even if she isn't your date. As you escort her back to her table. You make a stop by yours and say something to the effect oh my I just realized as I was chatting with you my breath was horrible I am so sorry.. As you pop a mint into your mouth offer her one.

Then it is done with class and style.

I am talking about a stranger. So, are you saying you would prefer to be told, as long as it is done with class?

I would typically say holy halatosis Batman... ding dang lady I thought my dog's breath smells bad! and he licks his butt...lol..... here have a meant no better yet have four.... .. that's okay baby I always got your back..
At least from now on! because I am never standing in front of that dragons breath again..

This is a no win situation for you, OP...yes, I think we would all like to know if our breath offends when involved in something that brings us physically close to another human (like dancing), but there is absolutely no way to "tell" someone w/o offending them at some level.

Oddly enough I find that when people are having fun with an activity they are into, that's when they are most unselfconscious about themselves. This is a good thing b/c you can see a little of what they are really like as a person b/c their guard is completely down. This is a bad thing b/c by getting "lost" in whatever activity it is, at least for women, that is when you don't realize that your hair/makeup/clothes...& even breath, can be messed up...LOL!

You are sending the message out that you are fun & enjoy life, while at the same time giving a less than desirable physical image...(another reason I'm glad I didn't go to clubs when I was younger)

lol I would love to be a fly on the wall when you tell a lady she has bad breath......

Although she's a bit ignorant to not have realized how offensive garlic smells to others who haven't eaten it...or...she doesn't care

Just offer her a mint as you pop one in yourself like another poster suggested

Cosby says its easy to solve by simply saying you been chewing on your socks again?

Absolutely.. I know I would do the same for the guy...I have been in close contact with people that their breath could knock you over. I have offered a mint as I pop one in my mouth 99% of the time they accept and are thankful.
Me... most likely wouldn't happen. I am the mini altoid queen. I carry them with me all the time and go through a tin every 5 days. I have a fear of bad breathe.. lol..

sometimes they don't take that hint..had a few who said no to the mint

these were chain smokers whose breath could knock ya over coming in the room

This works.
Put a mint or gum in your mouth.
Give her a mouth to mouth kiss.
Transfer mint or gum into her mouth.

Really..this works.
Unless, of course,
you are dancing with your mom.

Subtle ! Like the guy leans over to his date and whispers in her ear "Can I smell your p ssy"? She stiffens up. Absolutely not, why I should say not. He says, " Oh It must be your feet"

If they refuse I don't get that close again.

lmao... yeah let's not get started on this one talk about fish sitting out in the Sun too long..lol... hard enough telling them they have bad breath

I've never been bashful about telling anyone, when they need a breath mint.

Your mom told me to tell you she doesn't
like when you do that.

I wouldn't call garlic breath bad breath. I'd just make a joke out of it.

Bad breath isn't nice however, I think I'd walk away after a pleasant bye.

just do her quicker to get the date over with...

Telling someone, you ask to dance, they had bad breath is as tactless as telling a vulgar joke in mixed company.