I don’t like his natural scent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like my boyfriend’s natural body odor. It’s the way he smells when he sweats a little. Do others think this is a big deal? I’m used to enjoying my partner’s natural scent. I like everything else about him.

We need to accept people as they are, we can't a la carte partners. I'm sure there are things about you he finds not as good as his previous partners.

No way. This is a boyfriend she has seen for just a couple months. Move on.

In that case, move on. Don't drag it any longer. Next time, smell them on early dates before promoting them to boyfriend status. That's cruel to get someone emotionally attached and then suddenly dumping them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be aware that people's natural scents change for a variety of reasons and with age. About 20 years into our marriage, I started to be annoyed by the scent of DH, and I am also really repelled by the scent of one of my kids post-puberty.

Would I abandon either of them because of my sensitive nose? Of course not. But I have taken measures to mitigate it.

Yea, my mom had the same reaction to my scent as a young guy in college. Repelled is the word. If he stinks, this ain’t gonna work.

[Anonymous]

Yeah ..
Move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t like my boyfriend’s natural body odor. It’s the way he smells when he sweats a little. Do others think this is a big deal? I’m used to enjoying my partner’s natural scent. I like everything else about him.

We need to accept people as they are, we can't a la carte partners. I'm sure there are things about you he finds not as good as his previous partners.

No way. This is a boyfriend she has seen for just a couple months. Move on.

In that case, move on. Don't drag it any longer. Next time, smell them on early dates before promoting them to boyfriend status. That's cruel to get someone emotionally attached and then suddenly dumping them.

Breaking up is a part of dating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be aware that people's natural scents change for a variety of reasons and with age. About 20 years into our marriage, I started to be annoyed by the scent of DH, and I am also really repelled by the scent of one of my kids post-puberty.

Would I abandon either of them because of my sensitive nose? Of course not. But I have taken measures to mitigate it.

Yea, my mom had the same reaction to my scent as a young guy in college. Repelled is the word. If he stinks, this ain’t gonna work.

Well that’s normal that you’re not attracted to your own kids!

25% of the reason I married DH was that I would just get lost in how he smelled. Took it as Mother Nature saying “mate with this man, now!”

[Anonymous]

I read about this study years ago and was fascinated:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/6/l_016_08.html#:~:text=This%20clip%20outlines%20the%20%22sweaty,were%20different%20from%20their%20own.

I don’t think I’d break up with a man I was otherwise attracted to over smell, but it’s hard for me to say because I can imagine being attracted to someone whose smell I didn’t like. It’s weird, but just yesterday I was stressed and hugged DH and nuzzled my nose right against his neck and breathed deep and the smell was more calming to me than the hug.

[Anonymous]

Pp here. *can’t* imagine.

I mentioned this post to my husband who asked if it would help if you bought them a scent.

[Anonymous]

Probably dandruff which is a fungus or yeast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I LOVED the way my DH smelled. All the time. I’m pretty sure it was pheromones.
So I don’t know if you can”fix” your lack of attraction to his smell.

Yes pheromones.

Its amazing