I have no teeth - dating.

[guywithnoteeth]

I'm in a LTR, due to a medical condition my teeth basically disintegrated by the time I hit 30 and I've worn dentures ever since. My partner and I had a small heated debate about my lack of teeth and she is of the opinion that over 90% of women would refuse to date a man (or woman) who wore dentures. I said that was a rather shallow opinion. I'm mid-40s, FWIW.

AIBU - A woman WOULDN'T date someone with dentures.
IANBU - A woman WOULD date someone with dentures.

So is your partner saying that you should be grateful to have her as no other woman would take you?

Sorry I have a medical condition that causes weakness meaning I am asleep/silent resting at times so haven't been back here as often as I'd like.

The teeth condition I cannot remember the name of but it's a genetic condition.

She often says that no other woman would have me because of my dentures, that I have "nothing to offer", and other derogatory terms. Of course I'm in no position to counter her assertions (I have a few serious medical conditions), except one thing she cannot possibly argue about (sex, although she does try).

To the poster referencing dentures with lack of gag reflex - I fail to see the link, and not all men want to forcibly ram their penis down someone's throat...

implants? lovely amazing teeth are just around the corner should you so wish. i'm sure your dentures are fine.
but i would tell her that you are withdrawing x amount of savings will sort out the permanent teeth issue and join the dating pool.

@guywithnoteeth

So is your partner saying that you should be grateful to have her as no other woman would take you?

Sorry I have a medical condition that causes weakness meaning I am asleep/silent resting at times so haven't been back here as often as I'd like.

The teeth condition I cannot remember the name of but it's a genetic condition.

She often says that no other woman would have me because of my dentures, that I have "nothing to offer", and other derogatory terms. Of course I'm in no position to counter her assertions (I have a few serious medical conditions), except one thing she cannot possibly argue about (sex, although she does try).

To the poster referencing dentures with lack of gag reflex - I fail to see the link, and not all men want to forcibly ram their penis down someone's throat...

She's a bitch. You'd be better off without her, seriously.

She's horrible. LTB.
If you can afford it and want to, you could get implants though your medical condition might mean that you are not able to if you have a lot of bone loss in the jaw.

She often says that no other woman would have me because of my dentures, that I have "nothing to offer", and other derogatory terms.
Well, yes, then it's abuse, isn't it?
She's putting you down so that you don't come up with the idea of leaving her, as she knows a confident man would. And trying to persuade herself that however unpleasant she is, you have even less to offer than her so you must see her as superior, if no-one else does.

Whether or not someone else would want you is a red herring. The choice is not between her and eternal unhappiness, as she's making you unhappier than you would be alone.

That wouldn’t bother me per se. I don’t know enough women to be able to comment on how 90% of them feel, and I imagine your DP doesn’t either!

My DM wears dentures she's only early sixties and has had them for a while, gets is also due to a medical condition, and her gums wouldn't be strong enough for implants, you can't tell. Most people aside from friends or family who have known her for a very long time don't even know, and the ones who do is only because we were around when her teeth disintegrated and during the process of getting her dentures. Your partner sounds cruel, picking on something you are likely insecure about

I think she's being silly. So many times I've thought a person has a lovely smile and it turns out they have dentures.

Assuming she's not in Olympic condition you might point out that lots of men wouldn't date her due to her muffin top/wonky boobs/least attractive feature, and see how she likes it

I don’t think it matters if women would or would not date a man with dentures (fwiw if I really liked and cared about someone it wouldn’t stop me but I’m not shallow). I think the main issue here is that your partner is really unkind, I can’t imagine having such disdain for my own partner that I would tell them that they are undateable because of something they have no control over. Does she often say nasty stuff to you?

I don’t think it matters if women would or would not date a man with dentures (fwiw if I really liked and cared about someone it wouldn’t stop me but I’m not shallow)

I suppose the mix of replies are because dating means different things to different people. I imagined it as the first steps of dating when you're usually pickier about superficial things because you don't really know the person yet. If you care about someone you've already gone past the initial dating phase and then dentures would be insignificant.
It would likely put me off if I found out in the first few dates (if it was due to a genetic condition), but not once I had a meaningful connection with someone. Same with anything really.

But yeah, the issue isn't dating people with dentures. It's being in a long term relationship with someone with dentures and being a dick about it.