Catrinel Bartolomeu interviews Rachel Herz, psychologist, odor-expert and author of The Scent of Desire. Herz confirms that scents are intimately tied to emotions and that judging people on how they smell is not only ok, we’re biologically programmed to do so.
“Our body odor is the external manifestation of our immune system. The immune-system match is particularly important for women because they have a huge cost to bear in terms of the time and energy it takes to reproduce.”
So the next time you’re looking for an excuse to stop seeing that guy you’ve been dating don't struggle with what to say. Tell him it’s nothing personal, you just don’t like the way he smells.
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