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Which is a bigger deal breaker on a blind date,

Jan72002
Jan72002 Posts: 37
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Bad breath or Body Odor?

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  • Birdie
    Birdie Posts: 256 Member
    They are both equally gross.
  • Bahet
    Bahet Posts: 1,254 Member
    Body odor. You can have bad breath and still be clean and hygenic.
  • CarleyLovesPets
    CarleyLovesPets Posts: 410 Member
    Body odor. You can have bad breath and still be clean and hygenic.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Both are deal breakers for me.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    The deal breaker for me is that the person isn't aware of the body issue than the issue itself.

    I can on occasions have bad breath, but am forever having mints to keep it clean.
  • zrmac804
    zrmac804 Posts: 369 Member
    Definitely BO. Any well-functioning person knows that you should shower and wear clean clothes for a date!

    As for bad breath, it depends on the source. Breath from coffee, cigarettes and garlic doesn't bother me (I love garlic) Alcohol on someone's breath is a red flag, but for other reasons.

    :sick: The worst breath I've ever smelled belonged to a student I tutored. It took all my self-discipline to pretend not to notice, because this guy's breath smelled like week-old rotting meat!
  • SMJ1987
    SMJ1987 Posts: 368
    BO. I can see it being easier to not realize that you may have bad breath than to not realize you stink!
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Ew.
  • LaurySch
    LaurySch Posts: 277 Member
    Definitely BO. Bad breath is "sorry, I forgot I had caesar salad for lunch". BO is "sorry, I didn't think it was worth it to wash off my man stink before meeting you".
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    BO is a bigger deal breaker. Bad breath could just mean they ate some garlic or have a slight cold and can be remedies with a stick of gum that you casually offer, but BO just means you have bad personal hygiene. There's no good excuse for smelling bad on a blind date.
  • LAWoman79
    LAWoman79 Posts: 348 Member
    Both are unacceptable.
  • bikinibeliever
    bikinibeliever Posts: 832 Member
    Your enemy set up that blind date?????
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    Yeah... BO definitely. Sometimes you can't help bad breath. My hubby brushes his teeth twice a day and uses mouthwash and before too long his breath reeks some days. Gum is helpful.
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    hahaha....You'll be alright if you don't forget to put on deodorant and brush your teeth. Chewing gum is a great idea.... but littlema is correct...both are unacceptable! DON'T FORGET THESE THINGS!!!
  • Matt_1972
    Matt_1972 Posts: 56 Member
    Sounds like you are trying to decide whether to have a shower or brush your teeth before you big date
  • Sierra_419
    Sierra_419 Posts: 201 Member
    lmao... this is just wrong .. but uhh... id say b.o is worse... if i HAD to deal with one.. id just ask them if they would like a mint or something... & stay out of their face : ) . .
    if it were a recurring problem i couldnt do it tho .. - _ -
  • Bevigal
    Bevigal Posts: 66 Member
    BO definately! How about this one gang....when I was young I had a blind date with a shoe salesman...or so I thought. Turns out he was a mortition and he took me to the funeral home and showed me how you embalm someone.
  • meeka472
    meeka472 Posts: 283 Member
    Both are deal breakers for me.
  • Sierra_419
    Sierra_419 Posts: 201 Member
    BO definately! How about this one gang....when I was young I had a blind date with a shoe salesman...or so I thought. Turns out he was a mortition and he took me to the funeral home and showed me how you embalm someone.

    o0o how romantic !!
    lol
    that would be very creepy.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    there is no OR :laugh: smelling bad is never good.

    i did go on a date once with a guy i met online who only believed in bathing twice a week. and yes you could tell. but somehow he convinced himself that he didnt smell like crap
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    bad breath you can offer mints or gum....BO you cant ignore or make go away, unless you cary a small bottle of fabreeze. lol

    personally, either or- i would walk away
  • IMElektra
    IMElektra Posts: 65 Member
    when he looks different from his pic
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    both...but if i had to choose i would go bad breathe...could spray some smelly spray as you walk by on the way to the bathroom...lol
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Body odor makes me gag. You can always offer him gum.
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    BO definately! How about this one gang....when I was young I had a blind date with a shoe salesman...or so I thought. Turns out he was a mortition and he took me to the funeral home and showed me how you embalm someone.

    Cool! Awesome date! That's just me, though. I'm twisted like that. :)
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    BO....i can give you a mint but i am not scrubbing your *kitten*.
  • jerbear67
    jerbear67 Posts: 247 Member
    They are both deal breakers! But of the two I'd say BO because I can offer you gum or a mint. There is nothing I can do about your dirty *kitten*! PS if I smell your nastyness I won't even continue the date and if I offer you gum there is no kiss at the end of the date.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    BO....i can give you a mint but i am not scrubbing your *kitten*.

    I love a good *kitten* scrubbing on a blind date :wink:
  • Luvmesumkenny
    Luvmesumkenny Posts: 779 Member
    BOTH would equal no second date for me
  • avir8
    avir8 Posts: 671 Member
    Both are bad but at least with bad breath you can offer some gum or mints you can't offer someone deodorant or a shower
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