What got you invested in collecting fragrances?

I was talking to a friend recently who asked me why I collect fragrances as a hobby. I hadn't really thought about it before, but realized the answer pretty quickly because it was sparked from embarrassment. I'd like to share my motivation and hear y'all's experience if you care to share. Anyway here is my reasoning:

Back when I was in middle school, I was poor and my family had literally 5-6 indoor cats AND 4+ dogs in a small starter home at any one point. (My mom had problems lol). Well I was a relatively weird preteen boy. Kinda sloppy, dressed like a goth, had hair to my shoulders, pimply face, etc etc. Zero experience with girls of course. Well, one day in class I decided to spark up conversation with a girl I was crushing on. She essentially completely ignored what I said and asked me "hey why do you always smell like cat piss?" then her and her girl friend, who I also was interested in of course, laughed at me in the middle of class. I was baffled, because I couldn't smell it and I literally never thought about how I smelled. I was the type of kid whose mom had to remind them to shower, which is apparently a terrible combo if you have pets and clean cat boxes as a chore. Maybe I just smelled like cat piss my entire early childhood? Probably.

I was so mortified that, within a month or so, I threw out my angsty teenage goth wardrobe and got nicer clothes, improved my hygiene, and bought a bunch of types axe body spray. That interaction kinda turned me into a germaphobe. I mean I guess I'm happy it happened, because it shaped who I am today. I've since upgraded from $5 cans of ass body spray to Hollister/Abercrombie colognes and now $300+ bottles of fragrances though, so RIP my wallet.