The dude was putting off meeting because he wanted to get his teeth fixed. After meeting, I knew the lady was thrown off because of the teeth. I knew that she felt some sort of way because of the teeth, but she was holding it back. It's just a fact that people treat you differently based on how you look. I know the way people look at you when your teeth aren't great. I know the look of disgust when you open your mouth to speak and they don't hear anything. They just see. They see your teeth. I haven't been kissed by anyone and I 100% know it was because of my teeth. Although they are fixed now, they weren't. And I lived 95% of my life not putting myself out there because no matter how nice of a person I may be, people dismiss me based on the teeth.
It's just funny how seeing it happen right in front of me... like I see it. I know it happens but it feels different seeing it happen to others rather than yourself, and then you feel bad because it was you at one point.
And Kamie said it best "After he gets his teeth fixed don't come crawling back." Because that's exactly what I believed was gonna happen. Sometimes I wonder if the people that are friends with me today, and the people who are friendly with me today would still be this friendly with me if I had my old teeth. Like, would they treat me differently? I'll go out on a whim and say, probably. I don't have a reason to believe they wouldn't, but I also don't have a reason to believe they would.
This is just a topic that is very personal for me.