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Easy. Stop showering. Summer's here. Its the economical solution (you don't need to buy anything and save $ on utilities, soap & shampoo) to combat people who are clueless about personal space. OK, I'm being sarcastic but really OP all you need to do is learn to take a couple of steps backward when someone invades your space.
I thought I heard everything until I read this post. If you are that worried about people coming to close to you stay home. I think this pandemic has made people crazy.
I've been abiding by the mask mandate by wearing a hockey mask. Nobody will come near me. The other day I saw an attractive single mom with her kids and I was so lonely with the lack of human contact I wanted to reach out and just talk to another human being. I was kind of nervous and didn't know what to say. The mask muffles my speech and I didn't want to seem too shy and quiet so I tried to speak from the chest and asked, "Cute kids! What school do they go to? I live by the school." It came out a lot louder than I intended, almost screaming really, and instead of talking to me she huddled the kids around her and left the store.
I realized that she completely misunderstood my intentions and I wanted to apologize and let her know that I was just lonely and harmless, so I started walking briskly after her, trying to catch up. I suppose that when she realized I was trying to apologize, she must have had social anxiety about it she didn't want to deal with, because she started walking a lot faster. This made me feel even worse and fortified my need to make her feel better. I tried to match her speed but she responded by walking even faster. Pretty soon we were all running.
So, I guess no special perfumes are necessary, just upgrade your mask.
There was a perfume popular with London women in the 70s and 80s, called Opium, Jeez, you could smell that a woman was wearing it in the bar that you were approaching, when you got within 50 metres of the door.
The word cloying didn’t do it justice, if you found yourself in the company of a woman wearing it, it still clung to you the following day, rather like cigarette stink in your hair when you woke up, (when smoking was allowed).
There was a perfume popular with London women in the 70s and 80s, called Opium, Jeez, you could smell that a woman was wearing it in the bar that you were approaching, when you got within 50 metres of the door.
The word cloying didn’t do it justice, if you found yourself in the company of a woman wearing it, it still clung to you the following day, rather like cigarette stink in your hair when you woke up, (when smoking was allowed).
Ha ha, I used to wear "Obsession"! Try wearing it as the only female MP in the transport van on the way to shift change.
The guys smelled like the perfume all day or night and then they were dosed again on the way back.
I had to explain to a couple of irate wives exactly why their husbands smelled like the scent.
My DH still loves it, though and still buys it for me and wants me to wear every once and a while. I think some of those guys probably get flashbacks if they ever run into the scent!
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