How bad is bad breath??

[Cuddle_Muffin]

So, I asked some people about how they felt if they meet an attractive person with horrible breath for the first time...Someone told me if the girl/boy had the f***ed up mouth odor...that would diminish any type of attraction toward him/her.

How would you feel?

What would you do?

No in all cases.

No, but I am willing to try if the person is really attractive.

Yes, I really don't care.

I don't know.

[So-Innocent]

If because they just ate something with a strong smell like garlic or onions, I wouldn't care. That's normal and easy to fix with a breath mint or gum. If it's from not brushing one's teeth and or tongue that's pretty gross. You'd be surprised how many people do not brush their tongue and most of the odor causing bacteria comes from the tongue I think. I have those days every now and then when I'm in so much of a rush that I forget to brush my teeth but I don't make a habit of it. I don't see how some people can be normal when they have bad breath. If I know my breath smells bad I don't want to talk to anyone.

[Cuddle_Muffin]

wow.

[fascination_streak]

It would kill it for me, I don't care how attractive he is. I feel like it's not that hard to carry breath mints or a pack of gum to pop in your mouth when you're out. I think it's always a good idea to focus on having good breath. I know I am uberly obsessed with having nice teeth and fresh breath.

[Cuddle_Muffin]

lol...I understand.

[sovetskii13]

If it was my first time talking to her, I would try to let it go. If I end up talking to her again, I would offer her gum, or a mint, and hope it goes away. If she has bad breath the third time we talk, I will just tell her that I don't like the way her breath smells, and see how she reacts.

[baliguy11]

mouth odor has a cause. If it is what you just ate, then maybe both of you have garlic at the same meal and you smell the same. If it is a dental/gum problem, maybe get them to a dentist. But to your question, yeah bad breath is sort of a turnoff but easy to fix for the food causes.

[Hades]

Pretty bad! It would certainly offer them a mint and see how it goes.

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=QPlAagCXYeI&feature=related

[kamryrose]

lol I remember that episode.

[Hades]

I would* typ0

[Cuddle_Muffin]

lmao.

[Anonymous]

It depends. Did we just eat onions, garlic, peppers, or something similar? Then that's OK because you expect it. I even expect it when someone is ill, and that's OK too. But, when someone's got funky breath for no reason it's a major turn off. I've always got mints and gum handy for those moments when I may be away from my toothbrush and scope, especially on a date.

Everyone's different, but this is a deal breaker for me personally.

[Cuddle_Muffin]

Iol, Amen to that.

[Anonymous]

I don't feel that your poll answers are that clear for some reason. Anyhow...it depends how bad it is. The thing is, if it is the first time we are talking it would probably turn me off.

The guy I am attracted to didn't when I first met him...once or twice I saw him in the morning and his didn't smell that great but that was when he didn't have breakfast, everyone's smells when they don't eat anything even if they do brush their teeth...and most of the time it didn't, so it didn't bother me.

[pr3ttybr0wn]

its an instant turn off. if you have bad breath I don't care if your tyson beckford, I'm gonna be turned off. its actually a deal breaker

[EsmeSnow]

I don't know but it would kind of me a turn off because I can't kiss anybody with bad breath and it would be rude to tell them how bad their breath was.

[Anonymous]

It would make me feel more attracted to them bad breath hotties rule