my5cents is offline my5cents Post #1  June 21,2010, 5:33pm
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Does the scent of your date help in making him/her attractive and you more willing/unwilling to go on another date with him/her?

The reason why I ask is that a friend of mine met a guy and she didn't like his scent. No, it wasn't body odor it was just the smell emanating from him, his pheromones. She just didn't like it and in that way she wasn't attracted. She had a strong response actually.

I have gone on dates with guys and their looks plus good cologne have made them more attractive to me. I've actually never had a date smell bad (thank goodness) but on the flip side I've worked or been in social situations with people who haven't smelled good (whether that's bad breath coming from deep in the gut, unwashed hair, or bad body odor) and I just haven't wanted to be around them. In fact I want to run the other way.

So does the scent of your date have an affect on your decision to go out again or not?
 
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I have not been able to detect any smells of any women I've met (at least, speaking of the part of meeting that is only dinner.)

I suppose something that was strong enough to notice, would be a problem.

From what I understand, women are more sensative to detecting smells?

I do prefer to shower before going out to meet - just to be on the safe side!
 
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Excellent question....I actually had a very long discussion with this over dinner with a date 4 years ago.

For me, I've noticed that scent doesn't really matter to me TOO much in terms of wearing perfume and what not...

...personal hygene on the other hand is a different story. I do like a girl that can keep herself maintained.

And you're right...at times a guy that smells good is more appealing than not. But cologne aside I'm glad you brought in pheremones, because that's a huge factor regarding your thread.

I went on a date with a girl named Sophie and when we were snuggling at the movies I had Chanel's Allure on and she just could not take her body away from mine. I found her even smelling my neck and kissing it and wanting to be intimate right away.

She also explained that my natural pheremones were very pleasing to her senses and that it definitely turned her on. She definitely wanted a second date...

...but unfortunately it would only go to 2 dates because of her jealous friend who just got out of a bad relationship so we mutually ended it.

Based off my experience from various women's testimony, I can definitely vouch for the legitimacy of your thread.

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Edit: D_Lion you're correct for the most part in saying that men do not detect a woman's pheremone as easily as a woman detects a man's...it's been scientifically proven.
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Oh my yes, scent plays a huge part for me... along with other things. I've always said a great smelling cologne on an average guy will make him great!
 
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D_Lion, I think you might be right that some people are more sensitive to smells. I myself can smell things my family and friends can't. They call me a bloodhound. It's not the best gift in the world to have especially if it's not a good scent.

On the other hand to me there is nothing like that clean scent, newly washed clothes scent, and good cologne smell. To me it adds to the attractiveness of a person.
 
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It's not about whether a guy smells good or not. Obviously body odor is going to be a turn off. I have definitely met men who I could not consider dating based solely their natural odor (pheromones). On the flip side, I have found that the common characteristic among men that I am attracted to is that I am intoxicated by their natural scent. Early in our relationship, my boyfriend loaned me an old shirt of his that he often plays sports in. I wore it every night for the next week because I just loved that it smelled like him.

This is very common with women. Supposedly we can smell genetic diversity. We don't like men who smell like our fathers. I find this fascinating, so I have asked numerous men whether they notice a woman's scent. The answer has been universally no. They may notice perfume or the smell of your soaps, but they don't seem to notice our natural scents.
 
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We notice perfume mixed in with the scent of shampoo... it's fairly intoxicating.
 
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Vanilla (or fried chicken, or cheese).
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