Smell of partener doesn't drive me crazy

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Smell of partener doesn't drive me crazy
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Tue, 02-26-2008 - 6:27pm

....it drives me into the arms of someone else...I got a question for you :
Would you leave a guy simply because his smell doesn't drive you crazy sexually?
Would you prefer a partner who causes you goose-bumps just by simply huffing his/her shirt or snuffing the scent of his/her neck when he/she holds you ?
I mean how important is it for you that you get turned on and not turned off by your partner's smell??? How important is it to you that your lover makes you hot just thinking of his personal body odor ??? Would you stay with a guy when he does not have that erotic arousal effect on you ??

Looking forward to your thoughts and opinions on this one!

Sweetanima

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Wed, 02-27-2008 - 1:50pm

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Wed, 02-27-2008 - 4:22pm
My wife's mood is easily altered by smells and she can identify and detect aromas when no one else can.
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Wed, 02-27-2008 - 10:20pm

I hate the smell of mangos, but I love their taste, I love their texture, I love their juices,

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Sun, 03-02-2008 - 2:40pm

Thank you all so much for sharing your thoughts with me! Really helps me sorting out my own "case" . I still try to figure out if it's just the scent of my partner that causes the lack of sexual chemistry or what else might be a reason & if that can be improved. But I also see here that for some smell is somewhat of importance when being attracted to the SO. I am also aware that there are tons of other factors why you are attracted to a person (would also explain the crush on an online aquaintance). It's still mind boggling though why out of nowhere I can be aroused by a stranger I don't even like or who doesn't fit the "pattern" of guys I would be turned on.

Hugz for everyone
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Sun, 03-02-2008 - 10:08pm

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If someone has a smell that is UNPLEASANT to you, it's easy to see how it could interfere with sexual attraction. But the mere absence of an intoxicating smell would virtually no bearing on whether or not I was attracted to someone.

I personally believe the "pheromone theory of attraction" that pops up in magazine articles is greatly overstated. I believe there are numerous factors that account for sexual attraction/repulsion in humans (looks, smile, wit, brains, charm, generosity, to name just a few) and that smell is a rather minor one for most people.

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Mon, 03-03-2008 - 12:42am

I think you've got it backwards.

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Wed, 03-05-2008 - 7:37pm

I wouldn't refrain from dating someone because I didn't find his scent intoxicating. However, if I thought he stank, I wouldn't be going on any dates with him. I have a fairly strong sense of smell and stink is a turn off, so that just couldn't happen.

I agree with what Sakura has said about you growing to love the smell of your partner because it reminds you of them.

However, there are a few scents that make me want to jump on the wearer. Off the top of my head, I can say that Givinchy's Pi for men is definitely one of them. There is also a discontinued scent from bath and body...it was a Christmas smell, pomegranite plum or something like that.

 

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Thu, 03-27-2008 - 12:07pm

Here's an article I thought you might enjoy reading.

FOXSexpert: Forget Perfume, Embrace Your Natural Sexual Scent
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340092,00.html





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