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👃🏻The Science of Smell and Attraction: How Scent Affects Mate Selection
👉🏻 Pheromones, MHC Genes, and Body Odor: Unconscious Signals in Human Mating
Do you remember that story from the café? ☕ The charming businessman who, despite making a great first impression, was let down by an unpleasant odor? 🤔 (See my previous article for reference.) That experience really made me think: How much does our sense of smell actually influence our relationships? I decided to dive deeper into this fascinating phenomenon, and I uncovered some surprising insights.
The Science Behind Our Sense of Smell:
Our sense of smell is truly remarkable! It does much more than just differentiate between “good” 👍 and “bad” 👎 scents. It also plays a crucial role in mate selection — and for good reason.
Pheromones: Invisible Messages
Imagine pheromones as invisible messages that we send out into the air. They are particularly important in the animal kingdom. For instance, male moths 🦋 can detect females from miles away because they release pheromones, which help them find each other with pinpoint accuracy.
