HappyPanda Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) I put on my boyfriends shirt to go to bed tonight, and I could smell his smell on it... and it automatically brought a smile to my face. I texted him to tell him that and he told me about how the sweet smell of my hair makes him feel "enchanted" To me, scent is one of the most powerful emotional triggers there is. My bf's scent makes me feel safe and content, the smell of lilacs most closely represents the feeling of happiness than any other thing in the world... then theres a darker side, the smell of smoke and leather reminds me of my POS "father" :/ Its all really pretty incredible. It makes me wonder if there is some evolutionary benefit to the relationships between scent and memory... Or if I just romanticize everything Edited June 7, 2011 by HappyPanda
Intricategirl Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Pheromones. And you can read up on that on your own. But apart from that, scent has serious evolutionary benefits that a lot of people don't realize. My mom had an accident several years back and fractured her skull (probably knocked her brain funny too). Whatever she did- she lost her sense of smell. I don't know if it was because her sinus cavity was broken or her brain was damaged in the section that controlled smell. All I know is that she never smelled anything for the rest of her life. She was always asking me if she smelled funny, cause she can't smell herself. I was constantly worried that the house would catch on fire and she can't smell the smoke. She couldn't smell food if it went bad. Evolutionarily speaking, you need to know if the food is going to make you ill, and scent is the best way to do that. You need to know if you're in danger. You need to know what's safe and what's not. Romantically, those scents are able to establish a memory and say, "Trust this person if there's danger." So we become attached. I remember one of my ex-BFs lending me his jacket on a cold night. He told me to keep it for a while, and I wore it around. A few weeks later, I gave it back and he told me, "You can keep it a little longer, I didn't need it back right away or anything." I told him, "I know, but it didn't smell like you anymore." He got a pretty stupid grin on his face, but I meant it. That was the best part of that jacket- his scent. Not any cologne or anything... it just smelled like him. He obliged and wore it a little longer to put his stink back on it. lol
thatone Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 I put on my boyfriends shirt to go to bed tonight, and I could smell his smell on it... and it automatically brought a smile to my face. I texted him to tell him that and he told me about how the sweet smell of my hair makes him feel "enchanted" To me, scent is one of the most powerful emotional triggers there is. My bf's scent makes me feel safe and content, the smell of lilacs most closely represents the feeling of happiness than any other thing in the world... then theres a darker side, the smell of smoke and leather reminds me of my POS "father" :/ Its all really pretty incredible. It makes me wonder if there is some evolutionary benefit to the relationships between scent and memory... Or if I just romanticize everything well that goes both ways. a woman getting up and putting on a man's dress shirt to walk to the bathroom is pretty much the sexiest thing in the world. so if you wanna score some points lift one of his button down shirts and do that.
93TheHitStick Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Anybody else think this was gonna be about the smell of vagina?
Disillusioned Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 I thought it was going to be about farts. What a gyp.
pilotDXB Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Anybody else think this was gonna be about the smell of vagina? +1 not that it wasnt an interesting read.
Feelin Frisky Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 ...It makes me wonder if there is some evolutionary benefit to the relationships between scent and memory... There totally is. When my first LTR where we lived together broke up it took a long and painful time of not having her scent around anymore. I didn't realize how powerful the calming effect on me was until it was ripped away. It was like a whole secondary biology I never thought about before but missed terribly. It's almost a cruelty of nature to intoxicate a being and have us grow into depending upon that and then having to face its withdrawal. Just the scent of a woman's scalp sometimes is enough to disarm me totally.
angielove Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 I LOVE the way my boyfriend smells - the deodorant he wears mixed with his sweat. I always make him leave a shirt at mine so I can smell it before I go to sleep. It kind of makes me feel butterflies and makes me feel safe, and sometimes turns me on as well. LOL! Just reread this, man do I sound creepy
Disillusioned Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 I remember a couple of years ago on another board, some guy wrote a couple of posts telling how he used to get his rocks off by having his gf fart in his face. Judging from his poor English, he was either a foreigner or he didn't have both oars in the water...
mr.dream merchant Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 I remember a couple of years ago on another board, some guy wrote a couple of posts telling how he used to get his rocks off by having his gf fart in his face. Judging from his poor English, he was either a foreigner or he didn't have both oars in the water... Lmfao! My ex used to have a teddy bear I bought her (maybe she still does). When we were together one day she told me it didn't have my smell on it and demanding I go upstairs and put my smell on it again lol. I was young so my reaction was "-_-.....uh..ok?" I also used to keep her panties cause her natural smell would drive me crazy, don't know why. But yeah, that stopped when my father found them. (I wonder if he smelled them, ooooh I'm gonna so pissed if he did).
iris219 Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 It's definitely pheromones. It's a really interesting topic to research. I've stopped dating guys because I didn't like the way they smelled--not that they smelled bad, just that I didn't get that intoxicating feeling where I wanted to smell them all the time. I always do a sniff test on men (on their hair) to see how it makes me feel. I used to secretly sniff my ex. I'd snuggle close to him just to get a whiff. *Sigh* It was like a drug. I liked to hug him when he was sweaty because I liked how he smelled when he was all sweaty. He used to get annoyed.
Cee Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Smell is a big thing for me. Any time I kiss my BF's neck, I want to stay there to enjoy the smell. I try not be creepy about it, but sometimes it's hard to pull away.
Intricategirl Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Smell is a big thing for me. Any time I kiss my BF's neck, I want to stay there to enjoy the smell. I try not be creepy about it, but sometimes it's hard to pull away. What's probably happening is that he's smelling you too, and you're both trying to be discreet about it.
LittleTiger Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 What's probably happening is that he's smelling you too, and you're both trying to be discreet about it. Why bother being discreet? My relationship is LD and we communicated daily on skype for almost two months before we met. Obviously we talked about the chances of there being a physical attraction when we eventually met face to face and I told him straight out that, for me, his smell would be the deciding factor - it would either attract me or it wouldn't. It did! First time we met he'd been on a plane for the best part of 30 hours and he smelled 'divine' .
Cee Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 My weirdest pheromone experience was with a fellow grad student. I had a crush on him and after several months, we dated and had a kissing session. After that kiss, I could smell him from a mile away and it repelled me. He also made a comment that he could smell me across the classroom. We stopped dating soon after. Such a weird experience. I guess, we weren't compatible on a chemical level.
Mimolicious Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 I put on my boyfriends shirt to go to bed tonight, and I could smell his smell on it... and it automatically brought a smile to my face. I texted him to tell him that and he told me about how the sweet smell of my hair makes him feel "enchanted" To me, scent is one of the most powerful emotional triggers there is. My bf's scent makes me feel safe and content, the smell of lilacs most closely represents the feeling of happiness than any other thing in the world... then theres a darker side, the smell of smoke and leather reminds me of my POS "father" :/ Its all really pretty incredible. It makes me wonder if there is some evolutionary benefit to the relationships between scent and memory... Or if I just romanticize everything The bolded- I think there is!!!!!! Have you ever smelled something and it takes you to a place in time????? I LOVE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS! Especially if it takes me to a good place! (hardly remember those times ). There is this perfume that my bff and I used to wear in HS. I smell it just to take me back! I have a weak sense of smell, hardly any. It has to be something strong for me to really pick up on it. I love "black ice" car freshener, now when I get in a car that has it, it reminds me of an xBF that I dearly miss. I no longer buy this freshener for the same reason. Makes me sad. (LOL)
Author HappyPanda Posted June 8, 2011 Author Posted June 8, 2011 Anybody else think this was gonna be about the smell of vagina? HAHAHAHA! I thought of that!! Then I realized that any great author knows they must first captivate their audience...
Author HappyPanda Posted June 8, 2011 Author Posted June 8, 2011 Literally just thinking about it makes me giddy. My guy wears Jean Paul Gaultier when we go out... I could literally follow him around the world for that scent... But the REAL kicker when he gets home from work... He's a landscaper, so when he comes home he smells like a mixture of his natural musk, sweat and Earth... ...Gives me ladywood.
tigressA Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 ...Gives me ladywood. Wow, that's awesome. Totally cracked me up. I'm a sucker for my BF's scent. Even when he's all sweaty I will stick my nose into his armpit and take a deep whiff. I'm not subtle about it AT ALL.
motive2002 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 *cues up old Lynyrd Skynyrd album* Smell is vastly more important than I realized. You'll understand if you ever date someone who's BO doesn't exactly click with your olfactory.
col182 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 Was once told I smelt like a baby. Still not sure if that was a compliment or not. Smell is very important, I must agree.
Ross MwcFan Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) I've got a question for the women. I know it's pheremones. But does it seem like it's the actual smell of his BO that you like? I always thought BO was supposed to be a bad thing. Edited June 9, 2011 by Ross MwcFan
angel_tenniser Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 I put on my boyfriends shirt to go to bed tonight, and I could smell his smell on it... and it automatically brought a smile to my face. I texted him to tell him that and he told me about how the sweet smell of my hair makes him feel "enchanted" To me, scent is one of the most powerful emotional triggers there is. My bf's scent makes me feel safe and content, the smell of lilacs most closely represents the feeling of happiness than any other thing in the world... then theres a darker side, the smell of smoke and leather reminds me of my POS "father" :/ Its all really pretty incredible. It makes me wonder if there is some evolutionary benefit to the relationships between scent and memory... Or if I just romanticize everything my boyfriends cologne and my tennis coaches cologne is the same :)
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