JANA HOCKING: I found the secret of how to spy on a single man

In my never-ending quest to find out about men and their hilarious ways, I’ve stumbled upon a new study that reveals a lot about these strange and mysterious creatures.

Now it might sound a bit crazy but I’ve been assured it’s science backed so buckle up…

An online scholarly journal called Frontiers in Psychology has found that single men give off a different — and stronger — scent to men in relationships. Yes, and it turns out we women can sniff them out.

‘How?’ I hear you scream Well actually it’s pretty damn simple, you just need to find the one with the stinkiest BO.

Jana Hocking (above) admits she gets turned on by a guy’s BO – and she’s not the only one

According to science, single men have more testosterone because they are competing for a partner. Therefore, single men have more body odor. While the coupled guys tend to have lower testosterone levels, they are able to maintain a bond with their lover. So, to put it simply, they’re not that stinky. huh!

Now I won’t lie, I find this new discovery very caveman-like and a little bit sexy. See, I have a confession… I’m kind of turned on by a guy’s BO. I know it sounds gross, but I once went out with a Tradie and couldn’t get enough of its fresh from work scent.

If I had to describe its aroma, I’d say it was part sweat, part motor oil, and just a hint of Lynx deodorant. I think subconsciously I found it very alpha. Here was a man who had been using his body to physically earn an income and all I wanted to do was rip his clothes off.

I felt a very similar attraction to a farmer I dated a few years ago. Sure he looked cute after a shower, but give me that guy who just walked in the door after moving 200 sheep to another paddock and fixing a few fences over this other version each day.

It also explains why I feel pretty horny in the gym. It turns out testosterone is flying around everywhere. No wonder people spend so much time there. If only that testosterone scent could be sniffed through the sheer volume of gym selfies guys put on their dating profiles. Instead of us women swiping left out of sheer cring, we might actually give you a try.

As it turns out, it’s all about the scent, says Jana

And luckily I’m not the only crazy person who thinks so. In fact, it is very common among women. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley said that women who sniffed a chemical found in men’s sweat had elevated levels of a key hormone, along with greater sexual arousal, faster heart rates and other effects.

Now don’t lie ladies, there’s nothing sexier than snuggling up to a guy after a romp and inhaling a whiff of his body sweat. It makes me itchy just thinking about it…

On the other hand, men can apparently smell when women are horny. Yes, you’ve read that correctly! According to a study from the University of Kent, men can actually distinguish between the scent of a woman who is aroused and a woman who is “not in the mood”. As an added bonus, the results suggest that men are more attracted to women who smell great. Seriously, as the boys sniffed samples of the horny women’s sweat, they literally got aroused.

If only that testosterone scent could be sniffed through the sheer volume of gym selfies guys take on their dating profiles, says Jana

Umm… should I start catching my sweat when I’m horny and start using it as perfume? I could get to the bottom of a million dollar idea here!

Now, while this is all very exciting and has all of us signing up for triathlons, let’s face facts. There are some serious deal breakers that can make this scent irrelevant.

For me, those deal breakers come in the form of bad breath (seriously guys, why avoid the dentist?!), bad manners, an aversion to dogs, and the use of baby voices (especially in the bedroom eww!). You might be the stinkiest, musky man in the room, but hit me with a bad case of bad breath and I’m out of there.