I tried a dating service that matches couples based on body odor - and the results were surprising

As a single 24-year-old living in Manhattan, I'm no stranger to the dating scene. I've tried everything from apps like Bumble and Tinder, to maintaining eye contact for too long with cute people on the subway.

So when I read about Smell Dating, a new dating website which matches people entirely based on body odor, I decided to give it a try. The service cost $25 and was only available to 100 people living in the New York City area.

Everything would be anonymous and participants weren't allowed to include any personal information like sexual orientation. My only guide would be my sense of smell.

"It's about trusting subconscious intuition and not falling back on inevitable preconceptions and prejudices," Smell Dating creator Tega Brain told BuzzFeed when the website launched in February.

After wearing the same shirt for 72 hours straight, I'd would then swap shirts with 10 other people in the hopes I would find some of their scents appealing. Mostly, I was just hoping that none of the shirts would make me gag. I was excited to try the service, if a little dubious.

The whole process took over a month to complete, but by the end I was pleasantly surprised by the results.