Smelly sex?

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Registered: 11-17-2003
Smelly sex?
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Tue, 06-15-2004 - 7:44am
I've always heard people say things like, "sex smells nasty," and "it smells like sex in here," and so on, but I dont get it. I have sex with my boyfriend, and it has never once "smelled" in our room, or anywhere else for that matter. I have even walked out of the room, then walked back in, just to see if it smelled in our room, and it didnt. Why do people say this, and WHY do people smell when they have sex? That just sounds like they're dirty to me. Thank you.:)
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Registered: 11-17-2003
In reply to: codybear22
Wed, 06-16-2004 - 3:57am
I have to disagree again. Although I know every woman has some type of scent, I just dont get why the majority of women I've talked to say it smells strong, and "nasty". My own scent is not noticeable, so that's why I dont smell anything when I have sex with my boyfriend. I guess other women and men jsut have strong natural smells down there. BTW, having BO does mean you need to shower and wash yourself, because the two types of sweat glands Endocrine and Apocrine dont produce any scent, it's only when the sweat comes in contact with bacteria on the body, that it smells. So if having enough bacteria under your arms or down there to make BO doesnt constitute as being "dirty", than I dont know what does. I am sorry, but if you have BO anywhere, strong enough for anyone to smell, you (not you personally) are dirty and need to wash yourself, so yeah, I would say if after you have sex there is a strong smell, then you are dirty. Plain and simple. I am not trying to offend anyone, but it seems like people are making excuses for smelling, when if they'd take a shower they wouldnt smell. Also, I wasnt the one saying sex smells nasty. In my origional post, it clearly states that my friends and other women have said this.
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Registered: 04-23-2004
In reply to: codybear22
Wed, 06-16-2004 - 7:44am

I have never heard anyone talk about smell of sex being nasty.


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Registered: 05-14-2003
In reply to: codybear22
Wed, 06-16-2004 - 11:22am
I just *love* the scent of sex! I was once a woman that thought that was a "nasty" smell. I just thought that way because in high school, everyone made fun of any woman that had any smell. So, I thought that any smell a woman had was "nasty". I've since learned that my natural smell is not nasty. It's clean. I'm very clean. My SO also tells me that I have a very mild scent and flavor, but it's there. It's not nasty.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: codybear22
Wed, 06-16-2004 - 12:00pm
Who's talking about BO? Not me. But if you're trying to tell me that if a couple has sex right after taking a shower together, that their sweat won't have ANY odor? Hmmm. News to me since our hormones produce our natural bodily smells and they can't be washed away. A dirty body is one thing but normal natural aromas during sex are something different altogether.

I'm sorry though but humans beings are hosts to microscopic "bugs" on our bodies that don't wash off so while we wash off bacteria, dirt, etc. daily, those "bugs" stay and they're there for a reason.

And maybe the "majority" of YOUR friends complain about sexual smells, but I've never heard the complaint before. Ever.

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Registered: 05-18-2004
In reply to: codybear22
Wed, 06-16-2004 - 12:05pm
>>And maybe the "majority" of YOUR friends complain about sexual smells, but I've never heard the complaint before. Ever.<<

Me either. I found that odd, left me wondering what kind of stinky friends she has ROFL.

Leticia

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Registered: 11-16-2003
In reply to: codybear22
Fri, 06-18-2004 - 11:14am
SEX DOES HAVE A SMELL and it doesn't smell bad it just smells MUSTY. the musty smell has many different smells but mostly it smells like two people sweating combined with their own body ordor. the main thing is that you can tell when people have sex because of the smell of the room. SEX has a distinct ordor.
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Registered: 11-17-2003
In reply to: codybear22
Fri, 06-18-2004 - 3:30pm
To whoever said that you wonder what kind of stinky friends I have, that was rude. I dont think they were talking about themselves, at least not all of them, b/c one said it about her roomate in college having sex all the time, then she would come home to the dorm room, and said it smelled "nasty, like sex". So dont call my friends stinky. Did I call you personally stinky? No. And my BF and I dont use condoms, we just dont have noticaeble odors. And also, to whoever said that BO has nothing to do with sexual odor, you are wrong. BO stands for Body Odor, which means any body odor. Yes, I know BO is different form the actual odor you lubrication glands produce, but I'm talking about when sweat and bacteria mix, that is BO. AND are you really going to tell me that sweat has odor? That is funny, because I am in aesthetics school, and we have to learn about sweat glands, what they do, and why, and they do not produce odor. It is only when the sweat mixes with bacteria on our skin, that it smells, and it's only when you have enough bacteria, i.e. from not taking a shower, that it will smell. I never said anything about "bugs" and "bugs" arent the same as bacteria, so I dont know what you were talking about. So to put this topic at rest, at least the "debate" about sex smelling, I got it-some people smell during sex. What I meant about people smelling because they havent taken a shower is, that if you dont shower often enough, then have sex, then you might smell strong when having sex, as compared to someone who just took a shower or recently, and then they had sex. It probably wouldnt smell as strong. That's what I was saying. So you have no right to make the rude comment that my friends are stinky. Did I say you were stinky b/c you have a scent when YOU have sex? NO I didnt. And anyway, I asked this question in the first place because of what I had heard from other people, I personally was not calling sex smells nasty, so please dont jump on me for that. I have never smelled sex, so I wouldnt know if it smelled nasty. Thanks, and can we please stop with the debate?:)
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Registered: 10-09-2003
In reply to: codybear22
Fri, 06-18-2004 - 3:41pm
Lick your hand. Does it have an odor? Wait for it to dry and see if it smells. All bodily fluids have a scent, some are just stronger than others. I drink lots of water, and it keeps my body flushed and fresh. Think of urine. Drink four glasses of water in an hour and you'll see how diluted your urine is. Less stinky too. Bathing takes care of the outside, drinking lots of water and eating healthy takes care of the inside. Sex has a very distinct musky odor, if it's good sex anyhow. Why? Because lots of fluids are being transferred and mixed together.

I remember a scene from the movie "Breathless" with Richard Gere. The woman he was with had to run to a job interview and as she leaped out of bed to get ready, he grabbed her and said "Don't shower...I want you to have the smell of sex on you when you go."

Women have very sensitive noses. I am very aroused by the smell of my DH's area. I hate the soapy smell.

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Registered: 05-18-2004
In reply to: codybear22
Fri, 06-18-2004 - 5:32pm
You have no sense of humor, and BTW >>I dont think they were talking about themselves, at least not all of them, b/c one said it about her roomate in college having sex all the time, then she would come home to the dorm room, and said it smelled "nasty, like sex".<<

You've just shown what has been said all along. You are used to YOUR OWN SMELL and that's why you aren't noticing it, just like your friends notice other people's smell. Go ahead and call me stinky, I don't care LOL.

Leticia

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: codybear22
Fri, 06-18-2004 - 6:31pm
One person's "stinky and nasty" is another person's SEXY! But of course, smelling the evidence of someone else's sexual activity isn't too appealing! It's different when it's your OWN though!