# What does Sex smell like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 30, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244 "2004-03-30T04:07:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/41 "2019-09-01T23:43:17Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > In only three more years, this thread will be legal! May be legal now in Kentucky and Mississippi. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/42 "2019-09-02T01:39:54Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > Ok. Slight hijack. What gives semen its characteristic smell? It contains a mild alkali to counteract any residual uric acid in the male urethra, so as not to give your lady friend any discomforts. (See how considerate we are?) ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/43 "2019-09-02T04:41:44Z")
As you age, your sense of smell and the frequency of sex often both decrease. To test if there is a casual relationship, I’m attempting to negotiate a greatly increased rate of sex and see if that helps ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/44 "2019-09-02T05:39:06Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > I love the smell of sex in the morning. It smells like victory! Third times’s a charm! ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/45 "2019-09-03T01:49:16Z")
Zombies don’t really smell all that much, it’s one of their few positive qualities. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/46 "2019-09-03T03:13:03Z")
How do you keep a zombie from smelling? Cut off its nose. ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/47 "2019-09-03T06:25:54Z")
There’s a book, _ **Everybody Lies** _, by Davidovich. He analyzes what people ask Google in private. Among other fun facts - the number one question/insecurity for men (obviously) is “Is my penis too small?” The number one insecurity question for women is “why does my vagina smell?” ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/48 "2019-09-04T04:55:00Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > And yet no Marcy Playground references unless they’re hidden. I just heard the song a few minutes ago on the radio. Popped over here, and this thread shows up. It was almost deja-vu feeling. Also, whoever mentioned licking your hand and smelling that as an example… ? Raise your (damp) hands if you just tried it, too. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/49 "2019-09-04T05:50:30Z")
I raised my hand. It smelled suspiciously like the Corndogs I ate earlier. Amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/50 "2019-09-04T06:16:53Z")
Salt and vinegar potato chips. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/51 "2019-09-06T04:18:34Z")
I’ve had a lot of sex in my day and it always smells exactly the same. It’s a rubbery/latex type odor with hints of glue (kind of like the glue used for patching inner-tubes). Toward the end of sexual encounters there’s often the unmistakable acrid smell of burnt electronics and motor oil. Fond memories, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/52 "2019-09-06T20:35:38Z")
Loneliness and shame. That could just be me, though. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/53 "2019-09-06T22:03:40Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > I’ve had a lot of sex in my day and it always smells exactly the same. It’s a rubbery/latex type odor with hints of glue (kind of like the glue used for patching inner-tubes). Toward the end of sexual encounters there’s often the unmistakable acrid smell of burnt electronics and motor oil. > > Fond memories, for sure. Did you date Cortana, Alexa, and Siri? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/54 "2019-09-06T23:34:01Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Loneliness and shame. > > That could just be me, though. Stop using the doll and get a human. Things should improve. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/55 "2019-09-09T15:09:33Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > (It doesn’t smell much like napalm, however.) You’re doing it wrong. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/56 "2019-09-10T00:05:09Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > You’re doing it wrong. > > Regards, > > Shodan Ok, I laughed. They don’t jelly that stuff for no reason!! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/57 "2019-09-10T12:00:26Z")
(Re: napalm) > [@Shodan](#): > > You’re doing it wrong. > > Regards, > Shodan As in “Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love”? Elvis Presley isn’t supposed to be taken literally. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/58 "2019-09-10T13:10:41Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Stop using the doll and get a human. Things should improve. 🙂 I KNEW there was a better way! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/59 "2019-09-10T23:17:38Z")
> [@Thylacinewas\_taken](#): > > But please don’t say it that way next time you write a romance novel.😉 Or a cookbook. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244/60 "2019-09-10T23:21:56Z")
Well, we’re far enough in to this thread that I think I can safely say : Q: What Does Sex Smell Like? A: Your Mom. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-smell-like/237244.md?page=4)