Lads?(or ladies i suppose)

Ballerina

just curious to find out how many of you would be turned off some one of the opposite sex(or same sex!)because they wear braces?(on their teeth btw)
anybody i know who has braces(myself included) feels very self conscious about them and think they look awful but is it really that big a deal and would they really turn you off someone?:(

petes

I think they are sexy.

b3t4

Definitely don't think of them as a big deal. If you start thinking about them as a big deal other people pick up on this and feed off it.

I had braces for around 2yrs and never had a problem. (I'm a girl by the way)

A.

Stabshauptmann

was seeing a girl on and off who thought they were the end of the world.

I honestly never noticed them. Ran into her recently and she'd just had them off and I didnt notice.

Definitly not a big deal for me

humanji

I'm with petes, I think their damn sexy too!

Ballerina

humanji wrote:

I'm with petes, I think their damn sexy too!

your being sarcastic right?

Nalz

they are not sexy, but they are not not sexy

wouldnt matter to me in the slightest!

Drift

I'm being completely honest when I say that I find braces on a girl very sexy. It is not the slightest bit a turn off, if anything its the opposite ..... something different.

I had braces when I was in leaving cert/start of college and although I was self conscious when I got them first I don't think they affected things badly at all.

Only pity is that there's not many girls my age that have them and I feel guilty thinking they look sexy on younger girls

c - 13

Drift wrote:

I'm being completely honest when I say that I find braces on a girl very sexy. It is not the slightest bit a turn off, if anything its the opposite ..... something different.

Only pity is that there's not many girls my age that have them and I feel guilty thinking they look sexy on younger girls

QFT

Ballerina

yea drift, i have heard a few people say that-i have even heard of people that are older GETTING braces because they feel they make them look younger :eek: thats a bit crazy

Ballerina

btw,i got to say i think finding them sexy is strange-i just dont see how they can be attractive-even if theyr not a turn off!

each to their own though!

xzanti

No they wouldn't bother me in the least.. Just means their taking pride in their appearance and caring for their teeth really.. and it means they'll have a lovely smile when they come off

justsomebloke

The braces wouldn't bother me, however a lack of confidence in the person brought on by wearing them may do.

Drift

I can't explain it, I find them hot so sue me. Btw, can you add an option to the poll specifically for me ....... "I find braces on the opposite sex HOT"

turbot

This is how I think about it:

Braces are a minor detail when it comes to sexyness.

There is a girl I fancy quite a lot, who has braces, and the braces wouldn't put me off.

In general, while they can only be considered as part of the whole:

Perfect teeth + nearly perfect teeth = sexy

Teeth with braces is ok and not so different to crooked teeth

junii

There is an old BOI ad for student loans that they started showing again around September with a girl that has braces. They don't change my opinion of her one bit. She is extremely sexy and confident.

Basically, its comes down to if you are willing to accept them yourself you won't seem like you care to other people. They will not be an issue then. If you let them be an issue then they will be. People accept people as they are 100% if they accept themselves. Self confidence is a hugely desireable quality. Self confidence makes people extremely attractive. Its all in the subconcious signals you send out.

Drift

Oh and one more thing (I'm sounding really fetishist here :rolleyes: ) ........ smile a lot if you have braces - big toothy ones - it looks really cute.

humanji

Ballerina wrote:

your being sarcastic right?

Not at all. They add a certain cuteness to a girl.

6th

Drift wrote:

I'm being completely honest when I say that I find braces on a girl very sexy.

Am with Drift on this, at the recent Boards Beers a certain Boardsie (girl) had them and I thought they were sexy.

biko

More AH than PI.
I like them on a girl. Wouldn't want to wear them myself.

Ballerina

this thread has brightened up my day
btw i am an outgoing person and never even really think about them.They dont make me less confident(much)but i just got back from the orthodontist where i THOUGHT i was getting them off today but no


(but i never smile with my mouth open in a picture...that would be a sin;) )

Ballerina

biko wrote:

More AH than PI.
I like them on a girl. Wouldn't want to wear them myself.

yea feel free to move it
(i would have thought it was a personal issue though... )

humanji

Ballerina wrote:

i just got back from the orthodontist where i THOUGHT i was getting them off today but no
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Well now you see that for some people here, that's a good thing!

Scraggs

Braces ftw!!1

I'm very much biased though considering I've had them since I was 16. Its crap having them in fairness and they do feck with your confidence but apparantly its all worth it.. I'll let you know in a months time:D

Drift

Ballerina wrote:

(but i never smile with my mouth open in a picture...that would be a sin;) )

I was the same as you when I had them Ballerina I used to make sure I was smiling with my lips covering them. But looking back now (about 5-6 years later) I'm sorry I did cos I look a bit foolish. There's a middle ground you can take, part your lips slightly for the smile so your 2 front teeth would show if you didn't have braces. Its barely noticable in the photo that you have braces but the smile is natural.

Lorax

I think they are really hot on girls..

spinandscribble

i dont like them at all. it would be a turn off for me personally.

:|

I barely ever notice them. seriously. They don't make a difference at all.

^don't listen to him there

GrumPy

Wouldn't bother me at all, although I'd imagine dental hygiene would be even more important for t3h braces wearing folk.

Talliesin

Ballerina wrote:

your being sarcastic right?

Why think that?

Some people find them a turn on. Some people find them a turn-off. Some people have a fetish for them (you can buy fake braces from some fetish suppliers and from http://www.bracecompany.com/ who are actually work-safe though probably have the same market as those of their rivals we'd have to ban anyone who linked to). Some people find them so much a turn-off that they just couldn't find someone at all sexy if they wear them. Some people couldn't care less.

Much like most things really.

Alter-Ego

Braces FTW.

Doctor DooM

Shouldn't there be a "braces rock hard" option?


Dont come into it for me

melekalikimaka

braces are sexy... sometimes, usually just jut before they are taken off, as the work is done, but not at the start... to be blunt

twanda

I just got my braces off a few mnths ago and I'm 27!
I had the clear ones and they didn't look bad at all. My bfriend didn't mind them, and to be honest neither did I - it was worth it in the end..

Jonny Arson

I had braces at 16-18, at first it bothered me then I got used to them and then I became paranoid that they were a huge turn off for women. I do think from experience girls don't like braces on a bloke but alot of guys don't mind them on girls. I think they're cute on girls, be proud of them!

Cravez

I find braces sexy and cute also!

Peyton Manning

My girlfriend had braces, got them taken off, had them again and got them taken off again just yesterday, and to be honest, it doesnt matter an ounce to me. Even when kissing, I never even notice them!

Talliesin

melekalikimaka wrote:

braces are sexy... sometimes, usually just jut before they are taken off, as the work is done, but not at the start... to be blunt

But would the case when the work is just started be a matter of the braces, or the orthodontal matter the braces are intended to correct?

Nightwish

Take it from someone who wore braces for 7 years, that no-one notices them. People didnt even notice when mine came off.

NADA

My Girlfriend got them on a few months ago. I forgot she had them until I read this thread. Don't make any difference to kissing or anything so why worry about them. Plus they don't make her any less attractive than she was without theM!

Tails142

I remember one time after lunch I was talking to a very hot girl in work who had braces - and there was all food stuck in them.

I was so confused I didn't know what I felt, because she was super hot, but the food in the braces was super minging... I definetly still would have though, giggity giggity

the end

Black Swan

No problemo. They are temporary. And your teeth will be straighter after. Although there might be a problem if your kissing partner also has braces? Puts a whole new spin on what it means to be "hooking up?"

Dan133269

myself and few of my friends find them attractive! bet this thread has made you feel better OP?

Ickle Magoo

Not put off by braces at all - infact I'd be much more likely to be put off by crooked or manky teeth tbh...:)

Ballerina

Dan133269 wrote:

myself and few of my friends find them attractive! bet this thread has made you feel better OP?

definetly!!:D (they should really make one of these smilies with braces haha)

Caliden

braces = beautiful set of teeth when you get them off, and theres nothing better than a great smile.

Drift

Just to add a little extra note. Was at a christmas party last night and met a girl I've known for a while who has got braces recently (in her 20s). She was always pretty but I can confirm the braces in no way damage the image and when she smiled or laughed it was even cuter than before.

ApeXaviour

petes wrote:

I think they are sexy.

Ditto, once clean and metallic shiny.

nialo

Really depends on how much metal u would be carrying.. very heavy braces dont look the part... But then it also depends on how u are with them confidence attracts..

petes

petes wrote:

I think they are sexy.

Me too

JC 2K3

nialo wrote:

Really depends on how much metal u would be carrying.. very heavy braces dont look the part... But then it also depends on how u are with them confidence attracts..

QFT.

Heavy braces are horrible, but smaller, lighter braces can be cute.