Question for those living with pets

As the title asks, I was curious what the interactions look like with your pets. I have a cat and she is pretty distant and doesn’t like to be held or touched, but when she does want to be pet, it will only be a few minutes and then she’ll leave my area. I’ve always chalked this behavior as just how she is, but now that I realize it’s the odor coming from me, a lot of things make sense. She always smells me when I try to get near or when she comes around and she’ll always pull back. When she does decide to hang around, it’s a few feet away, but she won’t really look in my general direction. She is a very picky eater and does not eat any fish/seafood or wet foods. I know that she does love me, but now I see why I have always kept to myself around people or relationships. I feel guilty to have to be in the same space as other people and have them endure the malodorous smell.