My partner and I both have terrible breath from gum disease but we're too embarrassed to bring it up with each other, so we've just stopped kissing and being physically close, and our relationship is dying from this thing we can't name.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shame about bodies creates silence that kills intimacy more thoroughly than the original problem.
“Where Are You with Dental and oral health?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.