Am I the only one who gets creeped out by this? It's dressed up as something all cute and sweet and such, but think about it...the woman wants the clothes so that she can cuddle up with them and continually breathe in your scent. That's a behaviour I'd associate with creepy sex offenders!
Reverse the genders and it's horrifying. Picture a guy cuddling up with small pink shirts, bras, underwear, what have you, nuzzling into them, inhaling deeply to catch the woman's scent...does this not disturb anyone? I don't see the difference just because you flip genders.
And yes, taking my first girlfriend as an example in which this phenomenon was the most predominant (was with her for over 3 years). Over time she took the only two sweaters I owned, several t-shirts, and many pairs of boxers. The idea of her holding these articles of clothing up to her face and sniffing it like crack doesn't exactly make me go "D'awwwwwww!"
She never wore this stuff in public so the whole "making a statement" argument is out.
A number of years ago, my best friend (who is a woman) was going on and on about how her boyfriend left his shirt there and how happy it made her to just hold it up and smell it. Throughout the conversation, my thoughts oscillated between "Ew" and "Just WHAT exactly is wrong with you?" EVERY girlfriend I've ever had has always commented at some point that I "smell so good." I remain tight-lipped and impassive so as to not betray my misgivings.
I don't think I'll ever be able to understand this disturbing phenomenon. Can anyone think of a common male equivalent? I'm trying, but nothing comes to mind. It's not like I steal her lip gloss and put it on when she's not around to remind me how pretty she is.
