So, women are smelly in a weird way and it turn him on?
Can we safely call it a sexual fetish?
Toubrouk
at June 20, 2008 5:31 AM
Yet another excuse for why a guy is not responsible for his glandular reaction. What's next? She bewitched him? >>snort
Juliana
at June 20, 2008 6:00 AM
You left out the parts about "slathering" and "returning slowly to consciousness".
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers
at June 20, 2008 6:25 AM
So, women are smelly in a weird way and it turn him on?
Can we safely call it a sexual fetish?
Well, Toubrouk, there are pheromones and then there are really smelly prefumes that are supposed to act like pheromones, I guess. My BF absolutely hates perfumes, so I don't wear any anymore, but he loves the smell of my hair just afer I've washed it. Go figure. o_O
Flynne
at June 20, 2008 6:50 AM
Man, I hate this. I have a particularly sensitive sniffer, and I'm absolutely in love with smells. Better perfumes, plants, food, and especially the opposite sex, their smells are wonderful and more varied than anything in the other senses.
Then along come wackos like this guy, and make smelling sound so creepy. Between these proto-serial killers and the guy in _Perfume_, I'm reluctant to talk about smells with anyone.
As an olfactory-American, I object to this prejudice!
Josh
at June 20, 2008 6:54 AM
Mmm baby, YES YES YES. Keep perspiring all over me!! Don't stop! Your river of sweat pouring into my eyes and stinging them is SO HOT.
Ok I'm done making fun. One's scent actually is a huge subliminal factor in our attraction (among other things). In my own experience I may encounter a very attractive man, with whom I cannot find anything physically unattractive, and yet I just don't feel attracted. Likewise, sometimes unattractive men attract me. I think personality and demeanor also play a role but pheromones are not something I'm willing to rule out.
A "perspiring" person isn't necessarily attractive to me. But I do love nuzzling into my boyfriend's neck and inhaling him without cologne on. There's sometime primal going on.
But I do love nuzzling into my boyfriend's neck and inhaling him without cologne on. There's sometime primal going on.
Heh. I do this to my BF all the time. He thinks I'm nuts. o_O
Flynne
at June 20, 2008 8:12 AM
I agree with Flynn and Gretchen. Everybody has a unique scent and certain men just have the right one. I love to steal a shirt from my bf so I could smell him when he's not around. Who sounds creepy now? :)
I have a rather sharp sense of smell and sometimes I notice particular men that aren't generally attractive, just from their scent. I always thought it was hormonal, and I have read that womens' sense of smell sharpens during ovulation. I've also read in my genetics class that some studies suggest we are particularly attracted to people that are genetically dissimilar to us. It's something about a protein on our cells (MHC) that is usually similar in our sibs and parents. Sounds so unromantic, doesn't it?
christina
at June 20, 2008 9:13 AM
Book deal Amy
rusty wilson
at June 20, 2008 11:27 AM
I've got one -- but I'm a bit behind, thanks to Bank of America, the institution whose tellers give your money out to just anybody with missing front teeth who walks in with a fake driver's license in your name.
There is something to the smell factor of a person. When I was in college one of my classmates wore some perfume, bodyspray, lotion, whatever that simple put was the goodness. That and her nice on surface personality allowed her to have my snowed over for about 2 years. But thankfully once I realized she was super traditional, a homophobe, kinda snobbish I didn't feel as bad when she shot me down after expressing my feelings for her. And by shot down I mean she didn't talk to me for two months and even when she started to it was only for studying for finals (did I mention she was quite manipulative and tricky?). But fortunately I aware enough to not let her get to me a second time.
All because of an alluring scent.
Danny
at June 20, 2008 2:15 PM
christina says: "I've also read in my genetics class that some studies suggest we are particularly attracted to people that are genetically dissimilar to us. It's something about a protein on our cells (MHC) that is usually similar in our sibs and parents. Sounds so unromantic, doesn't it?"
Interesting, the genetic component. My father died nearly thirty years ago, but a sniff of one of my own sweaty shirts always brings up vivid memories of him. Sweaty smells from other guys don't have that effect.
I don't recall ever being initially attracted to a woman by her perfume or her natural scent, but such scents do awaken fond recollections, sometimes.
I used to have an Australian Shepherd (asca.org) that I took everywhere with me. The bank, hardware store, any place that didn't sell food pretty much.
I had her in a Wal Mart one day, and some little managerette stomped up to me while I was in the checkout line and told me that I'd have to get her out of the store Right! Now! I pointed out to her that I was seconds away from paying for my Chinese imports, and I promised her I'd never bring her in again.
She remained all huffy and declared that only service dogs were allowed in the store.
"Oh," I said, "she's a Smelling Nose dog. You see, I have no sense of smell so she goes around with me sniffing stuff. Of course, she'll eat cat shit right out of the litter box, so her judgment is somewhat suspect, but that's her job, to smell things for me. Like right now, see how she's sniffing your crotch? If I had a sense of smell, I'd be doing that."
Somehow I was allowed to pay for my stuff and leave.
So, women are smelly in a weird way and it turn him on?
Can we safely call it a sexual fetish?
Toubrouk at June 20, 2008 5:31 AM
Yet another excuse for why a guy is not responsible for his glandular reaction. What's next? She bewitched him? >>snort
Juliana at June 20, 2008 6:00 AM
You left out the parts about "slathering" and "returning slowly to consciousness".
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at June 20, 2008 6:25 AM
So, women are smelly in a weird way and it turn him on?
Can we safely call it a sexual fetish?
Well, Toubrouk, there are pheromones and then there are really smelly prefumes that are supposed to act like pheromones, I guess. My BF absolutely hates perfumes, so I don't wear any anymore, but he loves the smell of my hair just afer I've washed it. Go figure. o_O
Flynne at June 20, 2008 6:50 AM
Man, I hate this. I have a particularly sensitive sniffer, and I'm absolutely in love with smells. Better perfumes, plants, food, and especially the opposite sex, their smells are wonderful and more varied than anything in the other senses.
Then along come wackos like this guy, and make smelling sound so creepy. Between these proto-serial killers and the guy in _Perfume_, I'm reluctant to talk about smells with anyone.
As an olfactory-American, I object to this prejudice!
Josh at June 20, 2008 6:54 AM
Mmm baby, YES YES YES. Keep perspiring all over me!! Don't stop! Your river of sweat pouring into my eyes and stinging them is SO HOT.
Ok I'm done making fun. One's scent actually is a huge subliminal factor in our attraction (among other things). In my own experience I may encounter a very attractive man, with whom I cannot find anything physically unattractive, and yet I just don't feel attracted. Likewise, sometimes unattractive men attract me. I think personality and demeanor also play a role but pheromones are not something I'm willing to rule out.
A "perspiring" person isn't necessarily attractive to me. But I do love nuzzling into my boyfriend's neck and inhaling him without cologne on. There's sometime primal going on.
Gretchen at June 20, 2008 7:32 AM
But I do love nuzzling into my boyfriend's neck and inhaling him without cologne on. There's sometime primal going on.
Heh. I do this to my BF all the time. He thinks I'm nuts. o_O
Flynne at June 20, 2008 8:12 AM
I agree with Flynn and Gretchen. Everybody has a unique scent and certain men just have the right one. I love to steal a shirt from my bf so I could smell him when he's not around. Who sounds creepy now? :)
I have a rather sharp sense of smell and sometimes I notice particular men that aren't generally attractive, just from their scent. I always thought it was hormonal, and I have read that womens' sense of smell sharpens during ovulation. I've also read in my genetics class that some studies suggest we are particularly attracted to people that are genetically dissimilar to us. It's something about a protein on our cells (MHC) that is usually similar in our sibs and parents. Sounds so unromantic, doesn't it?
christina at June 20, 2008 9:13 AM
Book deal Amy
rusty wilson at June 20, 2008 11:27 AM
I've got one -- but I'm a bit behind, thanks to Bank of America, the institution whose tellers give your money out to just anybody with missing front teeth who walks in with a fake driver's license in your name.
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/06/17/bank_of_america.html
More on that soon!
Amy Alkon at June 20, 2008 11:31 AM
Was there some kind of sale on old typewriters to those who are sanity challenged? If so, did everyone fail to alert the media?!?
Robert W. at June 20, 2008 1:09 PM
Where was this guy when Dan Rather needed a memo?
MarkD at June 20, 2008 1:24 PM
There is something to the smell factor of a person. When I was in college one of my classmates wore some perfume, bodyspray, lotion, whatever that simple put was the goodness. That and her nice on surface personality allowed her to have my snowed over for about 2 years. But thankfully once I realized she was super traditional, a homophobe, kinda snobbish I didn't feel as bad when she shot me down after expressing my feelings for her. And by shot down I mean she didn't talk to me for two months and even when she started to it was only for studying for finals (did I mention she was quite manipulative and tricky?). But fortunately I aware enough to not let her get to me a second time.
All because of an alluring scent.
Danny at June 20, 2008 2:15 PM
christina says: "I've also read in my genetics class that some studies suggest we are particularly attracted to people that are genetically dissimilar to us. It's something about a protein on our cells (MHC) that is usually similar in our sibs and parents. Sounds so unromantic, doesn't it?"
Interesting, the genetic component. My father died nearly thirty years ago, but a sniff of one of my own sweaty shirts always brings up vivid memories of him. Sweaty smells from other guys don't have that effect.
I don't recall ever being initially attracted to a woman by her perfume or her natural scent, but such scents do awaken fond recollections, sometimes.
Axman at June 20, 2008 6:03 PM
I used to have an Australian Shepherd (asca.org) that I took everywhere with me. The bank, hardware store, any place that didn't sell food pretty much.
I had her in a Wal Mart one day, and some little managerette stomped up to me while I was in the checkout line and told me that I'd have to get her out of the store Right! Now! I pointed out to her that I was seconds away from paying for my Chinese imports, and I promised her I'd never bring her in again.
She remained all huffy and declared that only service dogs were allowed in the store.
"Oh," I said, "she's a Smelling Nose dog. You see, I have no sense of smell so she goes around with me sniffing stuff. Of course, she'll eat cat shit right out of the litter box, so her judgment is somewhat suspect, but that's her job, to smell things for me. Like right now, see how she's sniffing your crotch? If I had a sense of smell, I'd be doing that."
Somehow I was allowed to pay for my stuff and leave.
Steve Daniels at June 21, 2008 11:02 AM
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