Rinnix Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 When it comes to dating and finding your match, how important is it for them to have a perfect smile? Would you be opposed to dating someone with crooked teeth? Are you only interested in dating someone with a perfect straight smile? After seeing an episode of Millionaire Matchmaker, where a pretty girl was insulted for not having perfect teeth, it made me wonder. (She was told that she had horse teeth, and should see a dentist and have them filled, etc.) If your date was insanely attractive everywhere else, yet had a funny set of chompers, would it be a instant turn off? Or would you find that his/her teeth gave them some character?
stace79 Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 I don't need someone with "perfect" teeth. However good dental hygiene is extremely important. I think having clean teeth from of excessive stains from smoking and stuff like that is important, because it can also indicate how someone will take care of the rest of their hygiene and appearance. But I dated a guy with a little bit of a gap between his front teeth and it was sort of endearing.
Jazzari Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 I don't need perfect teeth, just perfect hygiene. If the problem was severe - say half the teeth missing - then it would bother me. But a smile is important in other ways. The smile has to reach their eyes with that gleam. And I much prefer an open mouth smile. I hate profile pictures of people who smile without showing any teeth. They give the appearance of being closed off and not fun.
tigressA Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 I don't need a guy to have perfect teeth, but they need to be clean, and there can't be too many missing. I've seen precious few guys in my age group who have a significant number of teeth missing, though--I'm 24.
BeginAgain Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) Being able to smile, smile well, smile genuinely, and smile at the right times is important. It affects us deeply even if we don't know it. People were wooing others and getting laid long before "perfect" teeth. It will help to have all of your teeth and for them to be white but it isn't necessary. This girl doesn't have perfect teeth and she is adorable. Notice the smile. http://img819.imageshack.us/i/pgeoivb4bo1278517872.jpg/ The girl who had the horse teeth smile might have been smiling too widely. Smiling in the wrong way can be creepy. A smile can help as well as hurt. Gentle smiles are most times best. If Patti Stanger or her minions made the comment then ignore them. They are buffoons. Patti thinks only a crack smoking twink wears a belt and that a man should dictate a woman's alcohol consumption on a date. If one of the bachelors said it then he might be too picky, he maybe was just making her a punchline of a joke to make himself look better, or there was slight cause for concern. It still is as I said before all about the actual smile and not the teeth. Edited April 12, 2011 by BeginAgain
Eeyore79 Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 My teeth aren't perfect, but I'm slim, pretty, and have a nice smile. Nobody has ever had a problem with my teeth, and most people don't even notice the minor imperfections. I wouldn't have a problem with someone else having imperfect teeth; my bf has crooked front teeth and it doesn't bother me. Having said that, I do draw the line when someone has absolutely terrible teeth! I once met someone via internet dating who looked fine on his closed-mouth photos, but when we met he turned out to have hideously huge and crooked teeth that he could hardly close his lips over, and it did put me off. His teeth were clean, but they were quite frankly a mess, and it had a really negative effect on his overall appearance.
Author Rinnix Posted April 12, 2011 Author Posted April 12, 2011 I agree with most of you when you say that you just expect clean teeth. All I ask for is that good hygiene and a nice white smile. I can live with crooked teeth, I even find some cute. There is nothing more of a turn off to be then black or badly stained teeth. Noticible missing teeth aren't very appealing to me either. Other then that, I'm really not too picky. Most my teeth are pretty straight, but then I have one vampire tooth that pokes out
Feelin Frisky Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 It's vary important but the teeth don't have to be perfect or even straight. It's the imperfections that make for uniqueness of our identities. Certain imperfections can be extremely sexy. I had a g/f with the "pushed in" look (like Patricia Arquette). She was hot and put those teeth to work in ways that sent me to Aplha Sentori and back.
TheLoneSock Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Millionaire Matchmaker is a ridiculously poor place to look for relationship information, trends, advice, or what ever other whatnot you can think of. The host of that show is the most shallow woman I've ever seen on television. Think about it, she makes a living off of finding millionaires their pieces of ass (and %90 of the time that's exactly what it is). She has to be shallow to do that job. Have you seen the way she treats some of the 'no-gos' on that show? Like absolute dirt. She is a chud herself. There is a reason an otherwise good looking woman would come under such scrutiny on a show like that, like the one mentioned (with the teeth). It's as shallow as a desert stream.
Star Gazer Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 This girl doesn't have perfect teeth and she is adorable. Notice the smile. http://img819.imageshack.us/i/pgeoivb4bo1278517872.jpg/ . You're kidding, right? That GIRL is like 13 years old, not exactly the best comparison for adults who are dating! That's like putting a prepubescent boy up and saying how cute his bare chest is. Odd. If that girl's teeth were on an adult woman or man, I believe they'd have a difficult time dating. I don't need a guy to have perfect teeth or perfectly straight teeth, but that sort of overlapping business is just not attractive. Even worse is when someone has awesome teeth, but their smile is all GUMS. or when their teeth are yellow. Yikes.
EyeJustDontKnow Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Perfect smile? Not at all. Frequent smile? Yes please! I am a smile guy, a good smile goes a looooong way.
Irishlove Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 I'm pretty shallow. They have to have good teeth and very good hygene (sp)
Enchanted Girl Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Perfect smile? Not at all. Frequent smile? Yes please! I am a smile guy, a good smile goes a looooong way. I agree with this statement. A smile does attract me, but not because its pretty or whatever, but because of what it says about the person behind it. That they are happy and friendly and probably fun to be around. I've only had two serious relationships in my life. I'm in my second one right now and now that I think about it, NONE of the men I've dated seriously have had perfect smiles. My ex had a gigantic gap in the middle of his two front teeth. He never smiled in pictures because of it. And my current boyfriend can't afford dental care and has several teeth that are stained and need fillings and you can tell that he's that way the moment you meet him too. It sounds gross to write out here, but it really has never bothered me. That being said, I don't think I could handle every strange smile. Some are fine and others are not and I'm unsure what makes me enjoy one and pass by another, but it just works that way sometimes.
BeginAgain Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 You're kidding, right? That GIRL is like 13 years old, not exactly the best comparison for adults who are dating! That's like putting a prepubescent boy up and saying how cute his bare chest is. Odd. She is actually a 19 year old girl from plentyoffish. http://www.plentyoffish.com/viewprofile.aspx?profile_id=26812336
runner Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 i can't stand obscenely white teeth. it just looks so unnatural.
Author Rinnix Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 She is actually a 19 year old girl from plentyoffish. http://www.plentyoffish.com/viewprofile.aspx?profile_id=26812336 I actually find that her smile is just fine. The only issue about it is that the one tooth is much smaller then the others. If it was a bit bigger it would have been a bit more appealing. But still, she's cute. Maybe I just have a thing for Asians.
Lilmisus Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 There's one guy I know who is completely adorable, his personality is great, and everyone loves him, but his smile is horrendous. Apparently, he kept picking at his braces back in middle or high school to where they lost their purpose and he now has a huge gap between his two front teeth (looks like a tooth or two is missing..still not sure if one tooth fell out or not). To me, it's a major turn off, but apparently not to everyone, considering the fact that he's a complete lady's man. So for me, I hate gaps between the two front teeth. I have a tiny one, and it makes it to where I hate my own smile sometimes (everyone else says its gorgeous since they can't really tell I guess) and I think that that makes it to where others with the same "issue" just aren't appealing to me. I don't need a guy with perfectly straight teeth though..just no gap..please.
BeginAgain Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 The only issue about it is that the one tooth is much smaller then the others. If it was a bit bigger it would have been a bit more appealing. But still, she's cute. I find that tooth to be one of her cuter features.
veggirl Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Hmm. I don't require perfect teeth but...with that example beginagain posted, IMO the girl is adorable, and her teeth totally RUIN it. So, maybe I am more picky. I wouldn't date a guy w/ that girls teeth.
Enchanted Girl Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Hmm. I don't require perfect teeth but...with that example beginagain posted, IMO the girl is adorable, and her teeth totally RUIN it. So, maybe I am more picky. I wouldn't date a guy w/ that girls teeth. Wow! I think you're crazy. I think she looks adorable.
Author Rinnix Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 I also find it depends on the persons face and how the smile looks all together. These girls have some crooked teeth but I find them very cute. http://www.ageandanniesramblings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/yaeba1.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ocC4LGQZwEs/SgfxRQUPqkI/AAAAAAAAKHE/9bh90ujWZo4/s400/yaeba046.jpg http://www.japoneitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/yaeba1.jpg Where as here's some where I wouldn't find attractive: http://img3.cdn.crunchyroll.com/i/spire1/a01b38e90739a8b3ac31077e0360c40d1233019472_full.jpg http://gabuchan.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/sawajirierika.jpg
J200 Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) I'm a female and I think the pic Ibegin posted was scary! Like scary bad teeth, horrid, disgusting and repulsive! I would never ever date a guy with teeth like that and I don't think females should smile with teeth like that either. For myself I have high standards so I made sure they are perfect, got braces as an adult and bleach them and now I have celebrity perfect teeth, Teeth have to be white and STRAIGHT. I'm Asian but extremely Americanized and I only like STRAIGHT white teeth, that girls teeth are majorly messed up. The guy I am into doesn't have to have perfect straight teeth though; I have very high standards for myself but I am not so picky with guys; a little crooked is ok, but not as bad as that girl. She need to go to the orthodontist asap or never open her mouth again. I sure wouldn't if I looked like that. Edited April 13, 2011 by J200
counterman Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 I think the smile is more important than the teeth themselves but to an extent. I myself don't have perfect straight teeth. I have one tooth at the front that's slightly crooked, but I was fine with it; didn't want braces. I have been told I have a charming smile when it's natural. However, when it comes to being forced, say for a photo, then it smacks of a lot of effort. So I tend to have more a close-off smile. When I see a girl that smiles and I can't help but smile back, she's the one I would go for, even if she doesn't have perfect teeth.
Nexus One Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) http://img3.cdn.crunchyroll.com/i/spire1/a01b38e90739a8b3ac31077e0360c40d1233019472_full.jpg Oh no, not that girl again. I stumbled upon a few of her videos on youtube and all she does is stare in the camera with puppy eyes and not say anything except for maybe 1 or 2 Japanese words. And she gets millions of views just by doing that. Don't get me wrong, the whole Japanese kawaii thing is entertaining at first, but it can get annoying really quickly if you actually try to communicate with those girls on a regular level. But hey, I'm probably just a baka gaijin. There was a time when I tried to learn Japanese, but I dropped it. Hachimemash*te, dozo yoroshiku. Nexus desu. Or something like that. And oh yeah, the kawaii thingy without arms and legs should be obligatory to topics about Japan: Edited April 14, 2011 by Nexus One
Ross MwcFan Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Crooked teeth, front teeth with a gap in the middle, booked teeth or pretty much anything else doesn't bother me. The only two things that I find a turn off are brown teeth or a 'gummy' smile.
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