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The smell plays a role in attraction. Fertility surely plays a role too, for heterosexual relationships… yet I guess the compatibility of immune system should still play a role in homosexual relationships and between people who aren’t fertile (due to age or health conditions) since it is not conscious, no? Do you know if it has been studied too?
That last bit is huge. When I transitioned I went from slightly bi to full homo (hormones can do weird things) and went from thinking that most people smelled pretty good with mild sweat to loving it in women and finding it utterly repulsive in a way that I get how some people could like it, but please get it away from me on men.
Maybe not “pheromones”, but there’s certain aspects that make up our “smell” that people can detect. Compatible immune systems (i.e. “could we likely produce healthy offspring?”) and apparently fertility can affect smell in a way people are sensitive to.
And sexuality plays a part too. People prefer the smell of the gender they’re attracted to.
The smell plays a role in attraction. Fertility surely plays a role too, for heterosexual relationships… yet I guess the compatibility of immune system should still play a role in homosexual relationships and between people who aren’t fertile (due to age or health conditions) since it is not conscious, no? Do you know if it has been studied too?
That last bit is huge. When I transitioned I went from slightly bi to full homo (hormones can do weird things) and went from thinking that most people smelled pretty good with mild sweat to loving it in women and finding it utterly repulsive in a way that I get how some people could like it, but please get it away from me on men.