Hi, I am about to start looking a bit deeper into pheromones and the potential effect they may have on various social interactions.
Let me say I am very excited!
As a bit of a background, I am a psychology graduate from Eastern Australia and in general am highly skeptical about such things. In all honesty I think that applying pheromones may cause the wearer to act more friendly and outgoing than they normally might, and thus get more favorable responses because of this.
I, however, am already a social and friendly person, and am immensely interested to see what effect if any there may be on me.
This all started because I have a friend that seem to dabble in pheromones, and one day in very conspiratorial tones I was pulled aside and told that he believed 110% in their effectiveness, and that I should check them out. So here I am.
Although skeptical I am prepared to allow myself to be convinced and will use them as instructed and openly embrace any results. If there are no noticeable I will also report as such. I intend to test them as methodically as possible to be fair to both sides of the debate.
My goal is to purchase 1-2 recommended pheromones, and as I am starting a new job as of next week, use this new environment to test in without confounding the results with preconceptions and previous impressions others may hold.
I have also purchased a brand new and relatively expensive pheromone-free cologne, that has been rated as being very attractive to women, as well as liked by other guys. Wearing this will hopefully give me a similar lift as wearing a pheromone for a day, eliminating some bias and extra confidence that comes with wearing something new, whether it be clothes, shoes or a scent.
If I purchase 2 pheromones I intend to test various mixtures; including a mix of the two on some days, a mix with my cologne and a mix with a cheaper less applauded cologne to see if there really are any differences. I may even see if I can rope a mate in and do some blind tests on him in clubs over a few weekends.
Let the testing begin, and I would appreciate any comments and suggestions you may all have ![]()