Perfume, Cologne and Dating: More than just smelling nice
Of course we all want to smell nice when going on a date, or seeing people. Few things turn someone off faster than smelling bad. So we pour on the perfume or cologne to attract people instead of sending them running. But there’s more to it than just that.
Have you ever gone into a bakery, smelled cookies baking and remembered being a kid again? Or the smell of chlorine reminds you of that one great summer sitting by the pool? Or maybe chlorine reminds you of the hospital where your grandfather died.
Out of the 5 senses, smell links the strongest to past memories, good or bad. Smell can also invoke feelings in us. Happy, calm, nervous, etc. There is a bunch of science and biology to explain why this is, but that’s way out of the scope of this article.
Did you know that casino’s use certain smells to try to get people to gamble more?
Aromatherapy works because our feelings and memory are so closely linked to smell.
How’s all this matter in dating? Well a long time ago I dated this girl for a while. We had all sorts of problems. The only consistent thing in our relationship was the perfume she wore. The same perfume everyday.
There was nothing wrong with the smell of it. It smelled nice. To this day though (about 10 years later), anytime I catch a whiff of that one perfume, I instantly remember her and all the problems we had. It turns me off even.
The moral of the story; buy small bottles of the latest perfumes or colognes. That way your dates will associate that new smell with how great you are, instead associating you with potentially bad memories.
Another perk of switching up perfumes often is you won’t become de-sensitized to the smell. So when putting it on, you won’t go overboard with it.
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