A Better Alex, stage 2: ASC Journal

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I'm reading through old AM journals right now and found this nugget in Sean's AM Journal about body scent:

Actually now that you mention it Shannon, my ex talked about when I left an item of my clothing like a jacket she would sleep with it because of the smell. I found it a bit strange at the time. :Z

It's also a comfort thing. They associate your scent with security and safety, so they try to be close to it when you're not there.

This reminded me of a couple of months ago when my one-itis/former friend asked me to bring her a sweater when we met up for her birthday dinner in June because "she was suddenly cold" and when I couldn't find a sweater of mine I bought her a new one and she demanded I take it back and get refunded.

I originally thought she was being unappreciative of my gesture and my therapist later convinced me she was trying to be considerate of my financial situation at the time, but combined with all the other signals she sent me the above explanation about associating my scent with "safety and security" makes a lot more sense to me as another signal that she was into me.

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Also, this bit by massagemaggie stood out to me:

Not dwelling on this, something just ocurred to me.

Stress, fear, discomfort, anxiety all cause a rather sour and unpleasant smell and taste in a person. I ccan onsciously detect the change in "flavour" scent and taste wise in men.
I bet AM changes that, as a general rule.