I don’t like to receive unless I’ve actually soaked in the tub. I’m hyper-sensitive to making sure I smell fresh and sweet south of the mason-dixon.
I heartily agree with Coldfire though. It’s likely to be a problem in future relationships.
Sorry perhaps adding TMI here myself, but women’s physiology being what it is, just the act of intercourse alone isn’t enough for at least 75% of us to achieve orgasm (From either Master and Johnson or one of the other human sexuality bibles, also spelled out with that percentage in many of B. DeAngelis’ books.)
So, if you expect a woman to approach sex with the “well, I can do without BJ’s, regular sex and cuddling is good enough” and expect HER to feel the same way?
You better be DAMN good at other forms of sex and foreplay, or you’re going to have a hard time finding cheerfully willing partners.
As to how to get over the aversion you seem to have developed? It seems as if it was brought on by unpleasant associations.
How bout this? If and when you find another LTR, start out S-L-O-W-L-Y reacquainting yourself with how a woman smells. Enlist her help. She might be a bit put off by what you are feeling now, but she’ll likely be even more put off if she can’t figure out why a nice guy doesn’t want to pleasure her in the most exquisite way a man can.
Maybe just start out with touching and foreplay, try to learn to associate her scent with the pleasure in that. Slowly immerse yourself more and more into getting used to your girl’s scent, and associating it with the pleasure you have in bed.
When you finally get to the first time you go down on her, only do it for a tiny bit. Instead of allowing yourself to recall the unpleasant association, remember all the good times you’ve had having sex with her, and all the times you smelled her scent then.
Don’t plunge (no pun intended) into a full-on 20 minute “muff-dive” your first time out. Extend this “reassociating” the scent of a woman with good things, rather than that one bad experience over a period of months.
I hope this helps a little, good luck to you.