The Scent Of a Man

Today I was rushing from one meeting to another while working with three separate schedules and a final relocation on my mind. I try to visit at least one gallery or play per week during my lunch break. It was beautiful outside and decide to walk in downtown DC towards the National Gallery.

I was day dreaming about my relocation; about my baby girl's audition for Hannah Montana; and King when I older man passed me by. I caught a breeze of his scent and it reminded me of my first boyfriend; how odd..
A scent of a man is very important to me. I'm not referring to his aftershave or cologne but his natural scent. When we disregard what our noses tell us, we can find ourselves mired in partnerships that breed sexual discontent, infertility, and even—in extreme cases—unhealthy offspring. And if you had good memories of a man who's aftershave was "Ralph Lauren", the next time chances are that if you meet a man at a party who's wearing the stuff, your nose will tell you to get closer to this individual. Culture and conditioning play an important part in how we perceive odors.
For example, while most people enjoy the scents of both pizza and roses, few would be interested in a cologne that smells like a pepperoni pie. Perfumes contain scents from blooms, and not bakeries because flowers are symbols for life, fertility and romance in most cultures. People's response to perfume is more than just conditioning. There are some odors such as the rich scent of roses or the sweet smell of ripe apples, that we naturally enjoy because of our genetic heritage.

I read a research article from a professor in Chemistry at IU. When humans were evolving millions of years ago, those that were attracted to the lush scents of flowers and ripe fruit got a better diet and therefore had more and healthier children than those proto-humans whose malfunctioning sniffers led them to eat hard, unripe fruits or rotting meat; yikes.

In one particular case I'd met a men via a business acquaintance.She convinced me he had commodities with my interest, he was handsome, educated and caring. After about three months I finally gave in, and agreed to meet this individual for lunch. When I'm unable to project the outcome of a blind date, I prefer a lunch date as oppose to a dinner date; it gives you the opportunity to have a conversation but also a reason to politely warp up, and get back to work when expectations aren't met.
When this individual walked towards me, and asked if I was Angry Asian Cookie, I noticed he was polished, and nicely groomed. However, he was carring a body odor around himself that forced me [during the course of our conversation and lunch] to be excused three times to visit the ladies room. The scent of this individual had made me lose my appetite, and in my mind I knew I had already made a decision about where I would go with this particular date.

A few days ago my dating site sent me a profile of a man who was very specific about his expectations and I quote:

I like a woman who has a pleasant scent, and is clean both up and down..if you know what I mean.

I thought it was so funny he expressed that in such manner, but I cannot blame him hygiene is a very important selection tool and according to research at least as important if not the most important factor if selecting a partner.



Hugzzz Dahlings,


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