When you first start dating someone, you try to be on your best behavior. You do and say things that make you seem perfectly lovable, so you can win his or her affection.
After that, the relationship starts to change, and you become more relaxed and easygoing with one another. But just how comfortable do you let it get? More specifically, how do you feel about passing gas in front of your new love?
Do you show every aspect of yourself right away, both the good and not-so-good parts? Do you wait until you get to know each other before letting out your true personality (pun intended)? Or do you think that farting in front of your significant other is completely unacceptable and unladylike?
Diesel
Bottega Veneta
Ash
Never ever pass gas in front of your man if you can help it. I've heard they don't think it's cute at all!!!
1I don't care if they do think it's cute, I could never deliberately. It comes in handy to have a dog - can always blame any funny noises/smells on poor Roscoe!
2i have been with my boyfriend for 2 1/2 years and we are pretty open with one another but that's one thing i really try hard not to do! i think i've been pretty successful! haha
3I don't know if it's possible to live with someone and never pass gas in their presence. How does one do that?? My fiance applauds when that happens, I think because it's rare and he doesn't understand why it doesn't happen more.
4Good thing I don't fart. Ever.
5I could never fart in front of my man...and hopefully he will never fart in front of me. I don't think our relationship is strong enough to withstand gas.
6I never fart in front of my boyfriend! We live together, so it definitely IS possible. I just don't really ever have to, and if I did I would just go to the bathroom. My boyfriend is totally mystified as to how I never fart, since he does quite often. He said that he heard me once in my sleep though - I guess I couldn't help that!
7Being a 12 year old boy, I love the "Read related" on this:
"Dating fart gas pass gas Relationship"
But really, it depends on how quickly you reach a certain level of comfort. Probably, in my opinion, sometime after you let him see you without makeup on (for those of you who can't live without makeup, that is), and probably around the time that he realizes that you're actually in the bathroom for That Long for a reason other than primping. It's human. I wouldn't recommend eating a big dish of beans before a romantic night together, or on one of your first dates, but if you're just sitting around watching TV after dinner together, then it's perfectly fine to let one or two slip. It's just really important to have a sense of humor about it. A fart is not the end of the world. (Well, unless it makes the room shake...) And if your man thinks it is, then he needs to loosen up (literally, I suppose).
8Well I am married and there is no way that you can ALWAYS hold it in! Thats not healthy...I dont do it deliberately but if it slips out...so be it!
9bellasugar - you would absolutely explode if you didn't fart.
10everyone farts - just like everyone picks their nose. it's just the manner in which you do it.
If it happens, it happens. I don't deliberately fart in my bf's presence. We've been dating for almost three years and living together for quite awhile. It's hard to live with someone and make them think you never fart!
11I don't see how you could never do it in front of someone you are with unless you don't live with them or you get up and walk away every time. I don't see what the big deal is b/c it is a natural thing and if you are comfortable and intimate with someone it shouldn't matter.
12Bingobaby, I do believe Bellasugar was being sarcastic...
13We've been married for over a year, and together for 2 years. We're both nurses, so we're used to much more disgusting things than a little gas.
Let it out. Everyone does it. Geez.
14I cannot even give a time limit because i do unladylike stuff all the time.
15If a girl were to fart in front of me, i would be happy that she feels comfortable with me, but i do not think its cute at all, never do it ladies
16It's a bodily function. Gosh, people.
I rarely pass gas and if I do, it's very discreetly. I'd be more embarrassed of farting LOUDLY, not the fact that I had to let off some excess gas. Even IF I farted loudly, I'd immediately laugh it off. If the guy I was with thought it was disgusting then I'd be quite sure that it wouldn't work out because I couldn't be myself around him. I've been through way too much in just ONE past relationship to know that you shouldn't pretend to be something you're not to impress someone else because it's only a matter of time before the real you comes out and before you know it,you're in so deep that you find it hard to get out of a relationship that is not right for you. You're just staying 'just because'...just becasue you invested, for example, 5+ years. DEAD END relationships.
17I totally agree, indielove!
18Not in this lifetime nor under any circumstance. It's neither cute or funny to pass gas or belch in front of people, let alone a love one at anytime. Nothing to do with loosening up and not taking it seriously, it's just not going to happen. It's rude, crass and shows a lack of respect. But if you can't help it then that might be another story.
19i don't really like to fart in front of anyone, but sometimes it just happens. i don't wait for a specific comfort level. besides, even if it is embarrassing, its a funny story and if someone doesn't like you because you fart occasionally, they're idiots.
20i just CAN'T! i dont care that were already in that "comfortable phase" i just dont think its something i could do. he farts all the time but they never EVER smell!! i mean how in the world could i fart in front of him when his dont smell at all??? no way.
21I'm sitting with my boyfriend right now and read him the question, followed by some of the responses. He laughed and said "Farting is a sign of a healthy digestive system. Why is it such a big deal?"
So, for the record, we have no issues passing gas in front of one another. It has, more than once, turned into a bit of a competition following some particularly potent Mexican food.
22My husband and I fart in front of each other. Granted, its more him than me...but I'm perfectly comfortable doing that with him. Like fadeastride, we have also had a competition or two. In fact, I don't recall a time in our relationship, aside from maybe the first 6 months, where I made an effort to NOT fart when I'm with him. What's the big deal?
I'm really surprised at how uptight some of you ladies seem to be in regard to a perfectly normal bodily function!
23I've been with my husband for 12 years and I still get embarressed when one slips out!
24me and my boyfriend fart in front of each other all the time when necessary! we didnt do it in the beginning its onyl now later that we feel comfprtable enough to do it! hihi
25After 14 years of marriage it is impossible to never pass gas in front of my man. I try to be discreet but it's not always possible.
26Having been together so long we are very comfortable around each other and passing gas is hardly the worse thing we have done around each other.
Im like most others. I dont do it on purpose - however sometimes its impossible to walk away/hold it.
27Sometimes it can't be avoided, but for the most part I try not to - while you should feel comfortable in front of your partner, things like peeing in front of them, farting, burping...kind of eliminates that air of femininity and I don't think it's sexy at all!
28Gotta keep some things to yourself!
I've accidently let one out 2 or 3 times in front of my boyfriend and I'm always silently mortified. I'll never, ever do it unless I absolutely can't prevent it. I know it's natural and blah, blah, blah but so what? That doesn't mean your boyfriend wants to be privvy to your bowel gas!
I once had a boyfriend who'd do it all the time right in front of me and his were NASTY (result of his atrocious diet I'd say). I'd have to leave the room and stay clear for at least 10 minutes. That's just piggish and inconsiderate as far as I'm concerned. Not to mention a romance killer. There's definitely such a thing as being too comfortable!
If you can help it, I think it's common decency to take it elsewhere.
29Seriously, women hold in their farts around their men, because they don't think its cute?!
30Yeah, okay, you don't want to let one rip on a first date, but come on!
I used to leave the room or go to the bathroom when my husband and I first got together but he lets his business out in front of me, so if I feel the need to let loose, I let it out too lol.
31i fart all the time in front of my bf, and he farts all the time in front of me. men aren't the only ones who fart.
i'm a person, not a doll, and i fart, i burp, i poop, i bleed, i forget to zip my fly, i get zits, i have bad hair days, i have cellulite, and i get lipstick on my teeth, among many other things.
and he loves me all the more for it.
32I've been with my fiance for over 2 years and neither one of us has "passed gas" in front of eachother... I don't like it and either does he...we leave the room or go to the bathroom...I don't know why, lol, thats just how it is.
33Never.
I think burping is worse though...
I'm a lady. If he wanted to date someone who burped and farted he would be dating a male. My mother raised me to not do those personal (and gross) things in front of others, so I dont!
34Ummm I guess I'm the weird one. We do it all the time in front of each other...and neither of us cares...
35That's so weird! I can't beilive others don't fart in front of their boyfriend!!! Hahaha wow, your tummy's must get sore...
I live with him, so he knows everything, and he doens't care, because we LOVE each other
I've been married for 12 years, I have 2 kids, but I never ever pass gas in front of my husband!, or anyone else, even my mom!!! This is a rule of a thumb!
36i have been with my boyfriend for like a year and a half... and i have not yet!! haha i just cant bring myself to do it! lol.. seems sooo i dunno lol i mean he knows that i do it.. and im sure once or twice he has heard but im not gonna let one rip right in front of him.... him on the other hand is a different story.. he will fart right on me!
lol
37However my husband does it! All the time!
38The only thing I won't do infront of my hubby is goto the bathroom. I do not purposely pass gas near him, but it does happen.
39I was comfortable enough with my last bf to fart in front of him. We'd have a good laugh if it was particularly loud. But now I can't imagine farting in front of anyone else. With other boyfriends, I was so mortified when it accidentally happened. So I guess it's nice in a sense when you are that comfortable with each other... being mortified is NOT a good feeling.
40I've been dating my boyfriend for 2 years, living with him for 1 1/2, and he has NEVER heard me fart or belch...ever. It sucks to hold it in but there are just some things that need to be done.
41My husband was there when I gave birth both times, and there were much more disgusting fluids/noises going on down there those times. Farts are nothin! LOL
42I dont do it on purpose but when my husband attacks me with tickling or just laying on me holding me down, I warn him that it will happen and he always continues until it does so, he must not hate it. Also, if we are in different rooms of the house when it happens, we warn each other of what just happened. We say "I left something for you in the other room". We are open and laugh at everything.
43perfect Jess8902, isnt that the truth!
44I've been with my boyfriend for 10 years, and he was there when I delivered both of our daughters and witnessed all the gross stuff. AND I have NEVER farted in front of him or announced that I'm going No. 2 either. This has actually been a topic of discussion amongst us and friends on a couple occasions, and many of times he and the other guys have expressed how thankful they are when girls make them feel or think that they never fart or poop even though they know this is not true.
From what I've been told they understand if a girl slips or they know you tell them you need to go to the bathroom and they don't think it's a big deal but just would rather not.
45As soon as he starts doing it, I generally will. I suffer from IBS and if I keep it inside then it hurts me for hours!
I think it was a few weeks with my current boyfriend.. and sometimes I'm ashamed of the noises that emit from me! I always apologise. =)
46I don't think we did anything "gross" in front of each other until we moved in together a year ago. When you live together, there is no way around the smells, noises, and stuff like that.
You might as well fess up to it!
47I don't fart in front of ANYONE. I don't burp in front of ANYONE. I think its rude and un-ladylike.
Let the bashing begin.....
48I just checked back in to read more comments and this topic is really funny!
49Ha ha ha, I'm like bellasugar. I don't fart. Well, I really try not to in front of him, and vice versa!
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