Your 5 senses are important in dating. You may have taken your refined taste buds for granted your whole life, and now you can use that to your advantage when searching for a life partner. Of course, what you see is the first indicator of attraction, but all 5 senses matter when it comes to finding love.
Sight
Your sense of sight is the first thing that comes into play when assessing if you’re attracted to someone. Most people decide instantly if they want to learn more about the potential date. If not, they may walk away and never give the person a chance.
You should be at least a little bit physically attracted in the beginning. That attraction can grow immensely, and maybe you’ll begin to love other qualities that make up for a person’s average looks. However, if the person becomes more and more unattractive to you over time, it’s a sign that the relationship is heading for failure.
Sound
A person’s voice can be pleasing to your ears, or it can sound like fingernails scratching on a chalkboard. Tony Robbins is famous for many things, including his raspy voice. With hours of non-stop talking, he has damaged his vocal cords.
It’s important to enjoy or at least tolerate your date’s voice. If the person’s voice makes you shiver with disgust, you have to decide if you’re willing to put up with it for the rest of your life. Your personality comes through when you speak, too. Listen for tone, clarity, speed, and volume when you’re on a date. Once you hear the essence of a person’s voice, you’ll know if it’s attractive to you.
Smell
All your senses are important, but smell may be the number one element of attraction. What you smell is a powerful indicator of how compatible you are with someone. Some colognes and perfumes supposedly contain human pheromones, but you can’t bottle up a person’s actual scent.
If your major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are too similar or too different, you won’t be attracted to the person’s smell. You can’t fight science. The genetic makeup of your date is either compatible with yours, or it’s not. It may take a little time for your nose to adjust to a new, unique smell, but after spending some time together, you can assess whether the person’s smell is a turn-on.
Taste
Your sense of smell and taste are closely linked, so when you kiss someone, you’re not only smelling the person’s scent, but you can taste it as well. I’m not talking about what the person ate for dinner. If you enjoy the taste of your date’s saliva and sweat, it means you are genetically compatible.
If you have an aversion to your date’s taste, you should figure out if it’s food-related or the way the person always tastes. Trust your taste buds. They will send a signal to your brain, so don’t ignore the signs you receive.
Touch
We all like to be touched. Some more than others. Luckily this is the one sense that can be altered based on your preference. If you start dating someone whose touch is too rough, you can guide him/her to caress you more gently.
One indicator that you aren’t attracted to your date is if you’re repulsed by any type of touch by this person. Maybe your date has a loving, gentle touch, but this isn’t the person you are meant to be with. It’s important to enjoy touching and being touched by your partner, as this is one of the love languages.
Your 5 senses are all important indicators of your attraction in dating.
Some of your senses might work better than others, but any sign you receive from your sense of sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch shouldn’t be ignored.