Farting in Relationships
July 10, 2007 by NML
It was only a few days ago when my boyfriend accidentally farted on my leg in his sleep and shocked us both awake, but after ten months of pregnancy he had to inhale a fair amount of my farts so I found it rather funny. However, there was a time when I would rather have given myself a bellyache than ‘let one go’ in front of him. It’s fairly safe to say that I used to pretend that I was like the Queen – I didn’t fart or do #2’s, but if I did, and that’s only an ‘if’, they smelt like roses…
I think that for a lot of women, it’s a sign that you’re starting to relax and that you’re comfortable in the relationship when you’ll fart, do a #2, albeit like a covert operation for the first while, or be seen without your make-up on and your hair all jacked up first thing in the morning. For many men, farting and locking themselves in the toilet with their PSP or a magazine for long periods of time is second nature to them. They don’t see it as a sign of intimacy because they’d fart in front of anyone and be vaguely apologetic about it, if even…
They think that we’re making a big ordeal out of nothing when we squirm at their farts or feel unbelievably mortified at letting one slip out. And that’s the funny thing – Often when we think that we’re letting one slip for the first time, it seems that we’ve been treating them to our farts in our sleep for a while; they’ve just been gentlemanly and not been telling you about them.
Now that I have let go of my airs and graces (pregnancy and childbirth will totally undo any shame you have left), I do wonder what the fuss was all about but still run a mile from farts and the bathroom when I know he’s been in there. Thankfully there is a healthy line of mystery because unlike some people out there, we wouldn’t dream of doing #2’s in front of each other, or with the door wide open. That is not intimacy; it’s a step too far.
So if you’re prepared to fart in front of your boyfriend and not have a meltdown, take it as a sign that you may be wanting to stick with your guy for a while…Of course, always say excuse me or pardon, don’t put his head under the covers afterwards, and don’t scratch your arse afterwards…
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I’m not a prude about the bathroom, but I generally try to keep rude smells away from people, not just my companions.
I’m perfectly comfortable opening the door to shout at someone about something (that is, if they’re comfortable with it) if I’m taking a tinkle, and if someone does happen to pass gas, I’m not girly about it, I usually laugh it off- I think if you are sleeping with someone and you can’t laugh about rude noises and smells, you need to reevaluate- but I honestly can’t imagine anyone other than my five year old that I’d be comfortable doing #2 in front of, and that’s because I can’t get HER out of the bathroom sometimes when I want to use the loo.