Turned off by bad teeth

[LetsParty]

Ahh... So I guess a "mouth shut" picture does not mean bad teeth, per se.

Good to know.

So much for my anecdotal evidence and my convenience sample of.... two couples.

Good to know!


I sure wasn't born with perfect teeth... and the smile I have now cost my parents a lot of money.... and they never let me forget it!

Hey intuition... your avatar's deliberatly-closed mouth style is probably the sexiest smile on this board!! All in favor with this observation, say Yae!!!!

[Spoomonkey]

Originally Posted by Amanda69

I have nice teeth but am very self concious smiling for pics so tend to have a closed mouth...

You have teeth???

I am sure it would take me a while to get around to noticing them, single-minded monkey that I am

Yes - teeth are extremely important - even if they are the "no kissing" variety of swingers. I like to make my playmates laugh - and short of that, I definitely like to watch them talk. Mouths are pretty sexy.

A mouth with rotten teeth is like boobs with festering nipples...

Spoomonkey

PS - The truth is, though, the camera hates me. Smile or not, I look pretty much like a doofus in every picture ever taken.

PPS - I am smiling in my avatar. I am not sure it sexier than Intuitions, but it does deserve honorable mention, I think...

[LFM2]

Originally Posted by Spoomonkey

...like boobs with festering nipples...

Hmmmmmm.... That's a kodak mental image that I won't be able to get out of my head all day.

[good times]

Originally Posted by Spoomonkey

A mouth with rotten teeth is like boobs with festering nipples...

EW! EW! mental image foul.

Originally Posted by Spoomonkey

PS - The truth is, though, the camera hates me. Smile or not, I look pretty much like a doofus in every picture ever taken.

I don't photograph well either, I usually look like Doofus's taller brother. At least, I hope I only look that way in pictures.

As far as teeth go, I have really good teeth, according to the dentist, just not perfectly straight. But as soon as the camera comes out I put that doofy smile on anyway.

[rpu3]

Originally Posted by Spoomonkey

PS - The truth is, though, the camera hates me. Smile or not, I look pretty much like a doofus in every picture ever taken.

I hear you - I have very few "good" photos of myself. I am not one who shows teeth very often when smiling (not that I have bad teeth, I just don't like how it looks). However, my closed-mouth smile ends up being a one-sided smirk in photos. If I get the smile right, then I must be squinting, or rolling my eyes, or my personal favorite, the "deer in the headlights" look. My best photos tend to be when I'm completely stoned faced. And that's not an attractive photo either.

My driver's license is just outright frightening. I've been told by more than one person that I looked like a "crack whore" or a bad celebrity arrest photo.

Rebecca

[ShellyM]

So, I guess you aren't playing with me anytime soon then.
JK!

[northindycpl]

My only requirement is that a play partner has clean teeth, white teeth and that they are all there. Straight isn't that important, and I understand crowns and fillings.

[JustAskJulie]

Some people just keep their mouths closed because they THINK they have ugly teeth or an ugly smile (if they open their lips).

I don't care for bad teeth and by bad teeth I mean you look at the person and wonder if they brush them and how the heck they can look in the mirror and not want to do something about those things (what's left of them anyway). I've had guys that I've gotten to know and really like as people but their teeth are enough of a turn-off that I'd never end up doing anything with them.

[prettylady]

I love to smile and laugh.
I hate my teeth. There is no good reason for it. They are only slightly crooked but they are clean and white.
I prefer not to think too much about my teeth when out in public, it could result in a waste of a great laugh.
If you arn't making the flowers wilt. pucker up baby, I'm comin in for a kiss.
Your friend,
Prettylady

[Chip_n_Muffy]

You know, some people just naturally smile with their mouth closed. Usually you get what could be described as a slight, wry smile from me. I mean nothing by it, that is just the way I am. On the other hand, I breathe with my mouth closed and chew food with my mouth closed, so at least I don't embarrass myself in public.

Chip

[Tybee Swing]

Originally Posted by intensity_too

I get judged on my smile often. I have a large Venus gap between my two front teeth. I personally love it but it turns a lot of people off. Oh well, to each his own.

Good for you, be proud of what's unique about yourself! Lauren Hutton became rich and famous, a renowned beauty, with the gap between her two front teeth.

[ShellyM]

Originally Posted by JustAskJulie

Some people just keep their mouths closed because they THINK they have ugly teeth or an ugly smile (if they open their lips).

I don't care for bad teeth and by bad teeth I mean you look at the person and wonder if they brush them and how the heck they can look in the mirror and not want to do something about those things (what's left of them anyway). I've had guys that I've gotten to know and really like as people but their teeth are enough of a turn-off that I'd never end up doing anything with them.

Right, thats me. I HATE my teeth with a passion. As a matter of fact, I have every intent of having veneers done in January. They aren't bad per se, but I hate them all the same lol.

[aahours1]

When smiling with your mouth closed DOES NOT hold true, that they have bad teeth. I ALWAYS smile with my mouth closed and I take VERY GREAT care of my teeth. I bruch my teeth twice a day, I do not eat much sugary food, No soda pop. I do not smoke, I go to my dentist twice a year and my daughter is a dental hygenist. So you can see or tell that there are some people that have wonderful teeth without opening their mouths when they smile.

[Tia Vampire]

when i meet someone, just people at work, at the store, or where ever, the smile is the first thing i look at. i love a pretty smile. a ugly dirty smile is a real turn off. i won't play with a couple or person with bad teeth. if they don't show their teeth, i won't play with them either. i'll get to know them and maybe become good friends, but that is as far as it would go.
my fiance teeth are not all that great, but he has the most beautiful eyes to me, but he is a person that does'nt show his teeth much. i love his anyway.