When you’re in love, everything smells different

When you're in love, everything seems different – and that includes your sense of smell. Women who are deeply in love struggle to recognise the body odour of male friends, but their ability to distinguish their partner's smell is unaffected.

— from Love skews your sense of smell at New Scientist, with many thanks to Jirish for the link!

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