>>96719119
Goblin girls are commonly stereotyped as smelly, as are goblins in general. However, this as always is an oversimplification, and partly fueled by centuries of anti-goblin propaganda.
Heritage and clan identity are critical in goblin society, as knowing who is friend, foe, fuckable, and family is exceptionally important in a short-lived, high breeding rate species. Plus, they lived underground for much of goblin existence, only being seen on the surface as a recent event, in evolutionary terms.
Goblin males, therefore, have evolved enormous noses to identify female goblins even in the dark, able to distinguish the minutest traces of who is who based on their individual genetic expression. Much like ants or termites, who use chemical signals to identify members of the hive.
In the modern world, this emphasis on chemical analysis isn't as important, but culturally a "big nosed" male is still considered "insightful", able to perceive subtle shifts in a female goblin's attitude by the slight pheromones she gives off. Such a goblin male will anticipate a female's mood shifts with ease, creating a more harmonious, stable, long lasting relationship than a less gifted male might be able to achieve.
Humans of course, being nose-blind to such things, frequently fail to read a female goblin's intentions, giving rise to the stereotype of crazy or erratic goblin girls. While there IS some truth to this, as often as not it's a female frustrated to no end that her signals aren't being "heard" correctly, her instincts at war with her environment. Given time, effort and close proximity, human-goblin relationships can work, but more often than not it's the goblin female that has to learn to express herself with words alone rather than the richer word/scent hybrid language of her kind.
