Jonas Olofsson
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If they are unpleasant to begin with, we can get used to a lot of smells that we don't find acceptable at first.
If they are unpleasant to begin with, we can get used to a lot of smells that we don't find acceptable at first.
If they are unpleasant to begin with, we can get used to a lot of smells that we don't find acceptable at first.
Yeah, and that's also one of the basic functions of smell is that it alerts us to new smells. But once we have sort of understood what it is and we have attended to these smells, they fade into the background. And that's probably because... We don't really need to attend to them anymore. We know that they are not dangerous. You know, it's the change in the chemical environment.
Yeah, and that's also one of the basic functions of smell is that it alerts us to new smells. But once we have sort of understood what it is and we have attended to these smells, they fade into the background. And that's probably because... We don't really need to attend to them anymore. We know that they are not dangerous. You know, it's the change in the chemical environment.
Yeah, and that's also one of the basic functions of smell is that it alerts us to new smells. But once we have sort of understood what it is and we have attended to these smells, they fade into the background. And that's probably because... We don't really need to attend to them anymore. We know that they are not dangerous. You know, it's the change in the chemical environment.
That is what we need to be alerted to. So our noses get tired and our attention span, our attention moves away to other things very quickly when it comes to smells. So people smell.
That is what we need to be alerted to. So our noses get tired and our attention span, our attention moves away to other things very quickly when it comes to smells. So people smell.
That is what we need to be alerted to. So our noses get tired and our attention span, our attention moves away to other things very quickly when it comes to smells. So people smell.
Many people feel that a pleasant body odor is a very desirable characteristic. And in women especially, an attractive body odor is as important or even more important than good looks. So it certainly is a big factor when it comes to finding a partner and romantic attachment and such. Those people who lose their sense of smell, they often report that their love lives suffer.
Many people feel that a pleasant body odor is a very desirable characteristic. And in women especially, an attractive body odor is as important or even more important than good looks. So it certainly is a big factor when it comes to finding a partner and romantic attachment and such. Those people who lose their sense of smell, they often report that their love lives suffer.
Many people feel that a pleasant body odor is a very desirable characteristic. And in women especially, an attractive body odor is as important or even more important than good looks. So it certainly is a big factor when it comes to finding a partner and romantic attachment and such. Those people who lose their sense of smell, they often report that their love lives suffer.
So they don't feel as connected to their partner on an emotional level as they did before. And oftentimes they might not be aware that it's a sense of smell that kind of brought about this close emotional tie between them. So the sense of smell is very powerful in this regard. In surveys on U.S.
So they don't feel as connected to their partner on an emotional level as they did before. And oftentimes they might not be aware that it's a sense of smell that kind of brought about this close emotional tie between them. So the sense of smell is very powerful in this regard. In surveys on U.S.
So they don't feel as connected to their partner on an emotional level as they did before. And oftentimes they might not be aware that it's a sense of smell that kind of brought about this close emotional tie between them. So the sense of smell is very powerful in this regard. In surveys on U.S.
college students, for example, women tend to say that a good body odor is more preferable than good looks. For men, the looks are more important, but for women, the smell is more important.
college students, for example, women tend to say that a good body odor is more preferable than good looks. For men, the looks are more important, but for women, the smell is more important.
college students, for example, women tend to say that a good body odor is more preferable than good looks. For men, the looks are more important, but for women, the smell is more important.
Yeah, it is very individual. And I think it's also interesting to what you said that we don't really talk about it very often. It's really hard to communicate and talk about smells and try to put it into words what we are experiencing. So a lot of it...
Yeah, it is very individual. And I think it's also interesting to what you said that we don't really talk about it very often. It's really hard to communicate and talk about smells and try to put it into words what we are experiencing. So a lot of it...