For some people, this is not a temporary feeling or a way to be different. It is a reaction they have had for many years. When they see oval shapes, the color pink, or shiny surfaces, or when they smell sweet perfumes, they feel the same thing: irritation. It is not hate or fear. It is just a strong feeling that these things do not feel right.
Some people feel that ovals do not have clear boundaries. They have no clear start or end. There is no point where you can say the shape stops. These people like edges and angles. They like things that have clear lines and can be easily understood. For them, ovals feel like they are trying to be pleasant instead of being clear and direct. It is not about whether something looks beautiful. It is about whether it feels clear.
Pink is not a neutral color for everyone anymore. For some, it comes with many meanings that they do not like. It can feel like it is trying too hard to be friendly. It can feel like it is making something seem softer than it really is. When something serious, like a business or a professional tool, is made pink, it can feel dishonest to these people. They are not against softness in general. They just do not like it when softness feels fake or forced.
Shiny surfaces are made to get your attention. Chrome, gloss, and sparkle all say the same thing: “look at me.” This happens even if the thing itself is not interesting or important. For some people, their brains read this unnecessary shine as noise. It steals their focus instead of being something that is worth their attention. It feels like visual spam.
Sweet perfumes are a very similar problem, but for the nose. Scents like vanilla, candy, or sugary flowers do not just stay quietly on the person wearing them. They push themselves into the space around them. For some people, this feels like a forced closeness. It feels like someone is trying to create a warm or friendly feeling without asking if the other person wants that. Sweet smells can feel either too much like a child’s thing or too much like a love thing. Neither of these feels neutral. Unlike something you see, you cannot easily ignore a smell. It stays in the air, it sticks to things, and it fills your head. In the end, a sweet perfume is like the visual version of pink, gloss, and round shapes, but it attacks your sense of smell.