this is a bit of a weird random post, sorry.

i'm figuring that there is an inherent connection between people's sense of smell and other topics in life.

we people have, just as other animals, an instinct to guide us through life, that tells us where to go and what to do. i think that this instinct was systematically removed over time, though. there is a significant part of people who say that you shouldn't just do what first comes to your mind, but think about things, and then act. this basically removes or weakens the influence of instinct on people's lifes.

at the same time, instinct largely relies on smell, while rational thinking basically almost doesn't have any access to the sense of smell at all. that is why people who try to be more guided by thinking and less by instinct typically have a less well developed sense of smell.

and i get the feeling that sexuality is heavily driven by instinct as well, there's not much of a good way to think about it rationally. so there should be a correlation as well.