4 ms·

Let’s not forget smelling like a dog (or having a strong body smell) ;)

by illiac786 2y ago

shiroiushi 2y ago
That's weird, because women these days seem to really love dogs. There's a stereotype about women loving cats (which do not normally have a strong body smell at all), but these days women seem to greatly prefer dogs over cats. I think it has something to do with the fact that dogs require far more maintenance than cats, so they basically act as surrogate children. Cats are independent and don't need to be bathed (you do have to clean their litter box, but that's about it) or walked 3x a day so you can pick up their fresh poop in your hand, so they don't take any time out of your day, or force you to adapt your schedule to theirs, the way dogs do.
- illiac786 2y ago
  I meant that a specific strong body smell in men has been shown to be attractive to a lot of women, it doesn’t specifically smell like dog, but the study also showed that men dislike this odour – unless it’s exactly theirs ;) hence me calling it “dog smell”, but it’s inaccurate.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    Oh sorry, I misread that and thought you meant that women don't want strong-smelling men. I'm rather surprised it's actually the opposite.
    - illiac786 2y ago
      Well it was one specific smell, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. “Old sweat that closes your throat because it’s so unbearable” is definitely not that =)
- datavirtue 2y ago
  Cats are far more maintenance than dogs. I went over a decade just buying food and toys for my dog. I got a cat (a very laid back cuddle monkey) and he eats more than the dog, loads our HVAC filter with fur, requires daily cat box maintenance, and has been to the vet more times than I can remember and now has a prescription.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    >Cats are far more maintenance than dogs. I went over a decade just buying food and toys for my dog. You never took your dog on a walk for 10 years?

4 ms·

Let’s not forget smelling like a dog (or having a strong body smell) ;)

by illiac786 2y ago

Let’s not forget smelling like a dog (or having a strong body smell) ;)

shiroiushi 2y ago
That's weird, because women these days seem to really love dogs. There's a stereotype about women loving cats (which do not normally have a strong body smell at all), but these days women seem to greatly prefer dogs over cats. I think it has something to do with the fact that dogs require far more maintenance than cats, so they basically act as surrogate children. Cats are independent and don't need to be bathed (you do have to clean their litter box, but that's about it) or walked 3x a day so you can pick up their fresh poop in your hand, so they don't take any time out of your day, or force you to adapt your schedule to theirs, the way dogs do.
- illiac786 2y ago
  I meant that a specific strong body smell in men has been shown to be attractive to a lot of women, it doesn’t specifically smell like dog, but the study also showed that men dislike this odour – unless it’s exactly theirs ;) hence me calling it “dog smell”, but it’s inaccurate.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    Oh sorry, I misread that and thought you meant that women don't want strong-smelling men. I'm rather surprised it's actually the opposite.
    - illiac786 2y ago
      Well it was one specific smell, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. “Old sweat that closes your throat because it’s so unbearable” is definitely not that =)
- datavirtue 2y ago
  Cats are far more maintenance than dogs. I went over a decade just buying food and toys for my dog. I got a cat (a very laid back cuddle monkey) and he eats more than the dog, loads our HVAC filter with fur, requires daily cat box maintenance, and has been to the vet more times than I can remember and now has a prescription.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    >Cats are far more maintenance than dogs. I went over a decade just buying food and toys for my dog. You never took your dog on a walk for 10 years?