# Single Male, Have all my teeth and hair, so why am I single? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2001, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014 "2001-07-11T00:59:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zene111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/848f3c/32.png) [@Zene111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zene111)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/1 "2001-07-11T00:59:12Z")
What is wrong with woman? My male friends and I cannot seem to find any single woman. We all have a full set of teeth, and all our hair, we would have thought that this would be enough to impress any woman, but no! To top it off we are all well educated and have well paying jobs. Also needless to say we are all quite good looking, so we have been told. So, what is wrong? I put this question forward to the millions of woman out there. What is wrong with you? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/2 "2001-07-11T01:15:42Z")
It’s because you goofballs can’t dance worth a damn. If you think that herky jerky frug you specialize in is going to impress the ladies you’d better think again spastic boy. And well… there’s also your “little” problem. ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/3 "2001-07-11T01:48:45Z")
Speaking as a single male, I’d have to say that: teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quite good looking” = ego and: teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quote good looking” \<\> personality Offhand, I’d say the problem is probably not so much with the _women_ here… ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/4 "2001-07-11T02:21:15Z")
You’ve tried pasting $100 bills on your forehead, correct? Note the plethora of dorky, ugly guys who have killer babes… It’s not because they have a good personality… Women are attracted to bright, shiny objects as well-- gold and diamonds are especially effective at any time of the year. (kidding!!!) ---
**Author:** ![Harbour\_Lights](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7feea3/32.png) [@Harbour\_Lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harbour_Lights)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/5 "2001-07-11T02:34:54Z")
Count your blessings…just be a married woman’s boytoy. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/6 "2001-07-11T03:09:10Z")
How about buying yourself a wife? I heard that in many countries you can get yourself one for 5 camels. By the way what is the exchange rate from Dollars to camels? ---
**Author:** ![Kittie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kittie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kittie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/7 "2001-07-11T04:22:06Z")
Huh, you’ve got a point there Zene! What IS wrong with us?! How could we not love someone as modest and “good looking” as you? And you’ve got ALL of your teeth? All of 'em?? are you sure? Gosh…If only I could find a man like you ~Kittie ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/8 "2001-07-11T04:31:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Darwin’s Finch \* > Speaking as a single male, I’d have to say that: > > teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quite good looking” = ego > > and: > > teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quote good looking” \<\> personality I think you’re leaping to conclusions a little bit there, DF. I don’t think that’s any more fair than seeing a blonde bombshell and assuming she doesn’t have two brain cells to rub together. And teeth, hair and education are objective measures, opinion and ego don’t enter into it. And that idea applies to the OP as well. Zene111, you’re applying objective standards to the ultimate subjective topic. There are poor, bald guys who are married because some woman saw something in them, and it doesn’t matter if the rest of the world understands it or not. Although I do understand the frustration that prompts you to ask. I’ll be following this thread myself, though I had my wisdom teeth taken out so it doesn’t strictly apply. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/9 "2001-07-11T05:03:17Z")
I got my wisdom teeth removed too – maybe that’s it!! The secret to my lack of success… Damn dentists! Give me my teeth back!! ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/10 "2001-07-11T05:07:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tedster \* > **Note the plethora of dorky, ugly guys who have killer babes… It’s not because they have a good personality…** Can I get an “Amen” here on behalf of all the dorky, ugly guys who have killer babes? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/11 "2001-07-11T05:13:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Montfort \* > \*\*Can I get an “Amen” here on behalf of all the dorky, ugly guys who have killer babes? 🙂 \*\* Amen! G-d, I’m the luckiest guy ever. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/12 "2001-07-11T05:17:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mighty\_Girl \* > \*\*How about buying yourself a wife? I heard that in many countries you can get yourself one for 5 camels. By the way what is the exchange rate from Dollars to camels? \*\* Why didn’t anybody tell me?! I’ve got a whole carton of Camels right here! Only cost me $22.00! ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/13 "2001-07-11T05:25:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Robot Arm \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Darwin’s Finch \* > > Speaking as a single male, I’d have to say that: > > > > teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quite good looking” = ego > > > > and: > > > > teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quote good looking” \<\> personality > > I think you’re leaping to conclusions a little bit there, DF. I don’t think that’s any more fair than seeing a blonde bombshell and assuming she doesn’t have two brain cells to rub together. And teeth, hair and education are objective measures, opinion and ego don’t enter into it.\*\* Actually, I wasn’t really jumping to conclusions (at least I wasn’t trying to). It was more a comment on the stated idea that teeth and hair ought to “be enough to impress any woman.” That, and the general tone of the OP sounded an awful lot like “well, gee, we’re God’s gifts to women, so why aren’t they lining up?” **Kittie** pretty much stated what I was thinking as I wrote my first post… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/14 "2001-07-11T05:28:33Z")
“Teeth and hair”? Don’t some people have cysts with teeth and hair? It isn’t always a good thing. Personally, I think the problem women have is that they get turned off by men who blame their lack of romantic success on a whole gender. I can’t really blame them. I don’t like hanging around people who’s personal problems are everyone else’s fault. My suggestion is to look inward to find out where the problem lies. Having self esteem is good, but it also helps to be self critical if you want to retain some perspective. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/15 "2001-07-11T06:04:32Z")
I have just been informed via email that contrary to my baseless characterization of the OP as a bad dancer he has indicated- quote _“Thanks for your reply to my thread, Did I neglect to mention the fact that I am a pro dancer?”_ Now where’s that OP? quote _“What is wrong with woman? My male friends and I cannot seem to find any single woman. We all have a full set of teeth, and all our hair, we would have thought that this would be enough to impress any woman, but no! To top it off we are all well educated and have well paying jobs. Also needless to say we are all quite good looking, so we have been told. So, what is wrong? I put this question forward to the millions of woman out there. What is wrong with you?”_ Now let’s see, “professional dancer” and “quite good looking” but try as he might no females seem to respond and his “male friends” all have the same problem. Hmmmm… picture becoming clearer. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/16 "2001-07-11T06:43:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mighty\_Girl \* > \*\*How about buying yourself a wife? I heard that in many countries you can get yourself one for 5 camels. By the way what is the exchange rate from Dollars to camels? \*\* Five camels? That seems pretty expensive. How about three camels and a goat? I’ll even throw in a sharpened stick to sweeten the deal! ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/17 "2001-07-11T07:15:06Z")
Maybe yer an egomaniac, an asshole or gay. Any number of reasons;) Seriously, you really _are_ approaching this difficulty the wrong way. Doesn’t the fact that the features you’ve listed are obviously not attracting women suggest that they’re the wrong elements to do so? Or not necessarily the most important things? Oh yeah, calling women bitches probably won’t help matters (you didn’t say you don’t do that), although you \*are \* educated…😉 ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/18 "2001-07-11T08:09:20Z")
Because you’re a Stu. I, on the other hand, am a Steve. (That’s a movie reference, BTW) ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/19 "2001-07-11T12:48:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Darwin’s Finch \* > Speaking as a single male, I’d have to say that: > > teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quite good looking” = ego > > and: > > teeth + hair + “well educated” + “well paying job” + “quote good looking” \<\> personality > Actually, I wasn’t really jumping to conclusions (at least I wasn’t trying to). It was more a comment on the stated idea that teeth and hair ought to “be enough to impress any woman.” That, and the general tone of the OP sounded an awful lot like “well, gee, we’re God’s gifts to women, so why aren’t they lining up?” > > \*\* Um, Darwin’s Finch – there are organizations that will help the humor impaired. The OP was just saying, in a rather lighthearted way, that there’s nothing overtly repellant about himself and his friends. In fact, it’s more or less a resurfacing of the perennial “Why can’t nice guys get laid?” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014/20 "2001-07-11T14:32:21Z")
Try talking to the women. It can help you actually meet them. Of course, staring at their breasts while saying you are good looking and have a good job won’t cut it…(beleive me…) > [@](#): > > Did I neglect to mention the fact that I am a pro dancer? ballet, tap, or strip? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-male-have-all-my-teeth-and-hair-so-why-am-i-single/72014.md?page=2)