Stealing Your Boyfriend’s Hoodie Could Actually Have Some Unexpected Benefits

We all know how comfy our boyfriends sweaters can be. With ample room and warmth its impossible not to want to steal them.

But did you know, according to science, there can be actual psychological benefits to wearing your partners clothing!

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found out that you can actually reduce your stress levels by smelling your partner's clothing.

In an Interview with The Guardian, psychotherapist and psychologist Peter Klein said:

"Research suggests women have a better developed sense of smell and men are more visually stimulated, so men would be more likely to experience stress reduction through seeing their partner's clothing."

Klein went on to say: "How close a woman feels towards her male partner - how much oxytocin she experiences when she's with them or how happy she is in the relationship - will also affect how comforting she finds smelling the clothing."

The study also revealed that smelling the scent of a stranger could also in fact enhance stress:

"From a young age, humans fear strangers, especially strange males, so it is possible that a strange male scent triggers the 'fight or flight' response that leads to elevated cortisol, this could happen without us being fully aware of it."

Sources: UBC, The Guardian & Her