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How does smell affect socialization?

Francisco Fisher
Francisco Fisher
2025-06-25 02:57:08
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Smell is extremely important when it comes to attraction between two people. Research has shown that our body odour, produced by the genes which make up our immune system, can help us subconsciously choose our partners. Kissing is thought by some scientists to have developed from sniffing; that first kiss being essentially a primal behaviour during which we smell and taste our partner to decide if they are a match. Smell loss can affect one’s ability to form and maintain close personal relationships and can lead to depression. Anosmia sufferers often talk of feeling isolated and cut-off from the world around them, and experiencing a ‘blunting’ of the emotions.