Anybody else hate their smile?

penrbrown
penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
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I'm addicted to smiling. I smile all the time but when a camera gets trained at me I immediately adopt a serious expression... why? Because I hate my smile!!! And I absolutely hate seeing it in pictures because it's horrible.

No. My teeth aren't bad.
No. It's not a crooked smile...

It's just that... well... it's an ugly smile. I don't know how else to describe. I've even had people comment on how ridiculous my smile is!!! (strangers of course, friends would never dare. Haha)

Anybody else hate their smile??? Why? Why not? What do you do to overcome your dislike of your smile?
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  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    Yep, always hated my smile....darent wear red lipstick for fear someone may mistake me for a post box and shove their mail in my gob!
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    yup.

    because my mouth is always hanging open and *kitten*

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  • Lisseth03
    Lisseth03 Posts: 518 Member
    *raises hand*

    also i've recently come to realize that my face automatically resets itself into a frown.

    i've no idea why!
  • empty_with_you
    empty_with_you Posts: 129
    i hate when i smile with my teeth
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    My grandmother used to insist that it's NOT a smile until your teeth show!

    But when I smile with my mouth closed I look even more ridiculous so I honestly prefer the open mouthed smiles anyway.
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    I'm not keen on mine.
    I don't like smiling and showing my teeth, but I must have a slightly crooked smile because when I smile with my mouth closed (which I prefer) I have one tooth that somehow shows through. I guess there's a little gap that's always there, and this one tooth always looks really shiny and sparkling white and gets itself into every picture. Bah!

    In fact, here's an open-mouth 'smile' that STILL shows that evil tooth:

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  • DalexD
    DalexD Posts: 236 Member
    Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. I have a gap between my two front teeth that'll never be fixed by braces, so I just have to learn to love it :)
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    yup.

    because my mouth is always hanging open and *kitten*

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    you seriously make me snort!
  • BlessedMomX2
    BlessedMomX2 Posts: 241 Member
    I do! I never smile in pictures.
  • Beffster
    Beffster Posts: 14
    Me! I am no oil painting as it is, but when I smile- cringe!

    I hate my wedding photos 1- because my hair looks pants, 2- I am smiling so much I look like a goon.
  • mrtentaclenun
    mrtentaclenun Posts: 174 Member
    I do VERY very much but for two good reasons: Biggest reason being that when I was younger, I had a baby tooth without an adult tooth under so it was pulled and I was given braces to close the gap. This caused my whole bottom jaw to shift back and NONE of my teeth line up, I can stick my tongue out with my jaw closed, eating is EXTREMELY difficult, I cannot bite my food, when I clench my teeth only two teeth touch. To fix this I would need braces again for at least two years, a fake tooth put in the gap, and major jaw surgery on top and bottom jaw to line them up. Needless to say, I cannot afford such things. Secondly is I had a filling in a front tooth with a rough edge which is now darker so I have a dark circle on my tooth which you can see when I smile :(
  • zombiesama
    zombiesama Posts: 755 Member
    I think i look like an idiot when I do a full smile, so it makes me feel self concious about it. but at the same time I have no shame, so I do it anyway lol.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Me! I am no oil painting as it is, but when I smile- cringe!

    I hate my wedding photos 1- because my hair looks pants, 2- I am smiling so much I look like a goon.

    Hee. Any pictures taken at special occasions where I am very happy are opportunities to make me feel very hideous. Silly stupid smile and people who take pictures of it!

    But... but, your hair looks pants? What does that mean? Haha.
  • janehen12
    janehen12 Posts: 162 Member
    I'm not keen on mine.
    I don't like smiling and showing my teeth, but I must have a slightly crooked smile because when I smile with my mouth closed (which I prefer) I have one tooth that somehow shows through. I guess there's a little gap that's always there, and this one tooth always looks really shiny and sparkling white and gets itself into every picture. Bah!

    In fact, here's an open-mouth 'smile' that STILL shows that evil tooth:

    14644573_4893.jpg

    this post made me laugh so hard my boyfriend had to check i was okay. I genuinely didn't notice it until i read your post. Please don't be offended, it was just the way you wrote it :)
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    I'm not keen on mine.
    I don't like smiling and showing my teeth, but I must have a slightly crooked smile because when I smile with my mouth closed (which I prefer) I have one tooth that somehow shows through. I guess there's a little gap that's always there, and this one tooth always looks really shiny and sparkling white and gets itself into every picture. Bah!

    In fact, here's an open-mouth 'smile' that STILL shows that evil tooth:

    14644573_4893.jpg

    I love that sparkly tooth!
  • LReneeWalker
    LReneeWalker Posts: 213 Member
    Yep! Right now my teeth are not the best looking. Although they use to be straight and white. Even back then, I had a crooked smile. My ex always laughed at it and made me feel ugly when I smiled. But, I love to laugh and my current hubby has no problem with it. I have also noticed that a few cousins of mine have the same crooked smile. So I have learned to accept it.
  • Ohjeezitskim
    Ohjeezitskim Posts: 129 Member
    Never do with my mouth open. But that's because I need braces, which seems like its never going to happen since I'm already almost 20
  • stay615
    stay615 Posts: 4
    I hate mine. I have a gap in my front two teeth that braces can't fix. My three siblings though have perfect smiles. One was picked to be a before and after photo for the ortho. I also have a gum line that can't be fixed except with surgery and even then it would only shave off a little. The gum inflammation can't be helped because of medication.
    The only time I could care less about my smile is when I'm laughing and I mean really laughing.
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    Hmm, I have a love/hate rship with mine.
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    No one can tell when I'm smiling... if you know where this quote comes from, you are awesome!
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    Never do with my mouth open. But that's because I need braces, which seems like its never going to happen since I'm already almost 20
    I'll be 20 in June and I just got my braces on last month. You're never too old to fix your smile if it's what you want! I had to wait until I could afford to pay for them myself since my parents couldn't.

    I used to not like smiling at all, but I already feel better about it even though I have braces (they're clear on top at least). I hope by the time that I get them off that I'll like my smile!
  • Kityngirl
    Kityngirl Posts: 14,304 Member
    I strongly dislike my smile. I call it the baby-eating smile because it looks like I'm going to maniacally devour children with it. For some reason my husband likes it though, but I try to never be photographed with it on my face.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I wouldn't say I hate it, but I don't like it. One single reason: In fourth grade, a boy pushed me when I was walking around the classroom, I fell and smashed my face off the side of a desk. My right front tooth cracked in half and has never had a proper cap put on ( I can't afford it), so it's just filling material that has been formed to look like a tooth. Due to it not being proper, parts on the front have chipped off, and I hate it.

    But no one has ever noticed, it's more of a personal I-can-tell kind of thing and it bothers the heck out of me.
  • meglep
    meglep Posts: 47 Member
    Mine is crooked!
  • Sam_Hain
    Sam_Hain Posts: 68 Member
    I strongly dislike my smile. I call it the baby-eating smile because it looks like I'm going to maniacally devour children with it. For some reason my husband likes it though, but I try to never be photographed with it on my face.
    And every time we take a picture together I try and make you smiles as big as you can.

    Personally I like my genuine smile just fine. My "trying to look good for the picture" smile is horrible.

    Might just be that I am NOT photogenic at all.
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    It depends on the day... sometimes I think my smiles look weird and I rather just keep a straight face but others I wouldn't mind smiling.
  • 2FattyXFatty4
    2FattyXFatty4 Posts: 215 Member
    I have good teeth and I like my smile, but I don't like how smiling makes my eyes disappear!
  • Switty_Kitty
    Switty_Kitty Posts: 532 Member
    I can't fake smile....If you point a camera and ask me to smile...It isnt happening. Not so much that I hate my smile, i just can't smile on cue.
  • badapdos
    badapdos Posts: 132
    I have a lot of face fat so my smile is ugly haha
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    My teeth are fine but my mouth is small... so it's all CHEEEEKS and little smile, even when it feels like I'm tearing my face apart doing it.

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