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Mid-20s woman - have never spent the night with a guy (have done the deed though)

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LightningOne · 23/08/2019 23:36

I've dated quite a few guys. Rarely did it lead to doing the deed but with a few it has. However, despite being in my mid-20s, I've never spent the night with a guy though. I'd always go home to sleep in my own bed. Maybe it's my introversion but I'm kinda worried now as I might have to soon (due to going on holiday with him) but the main 3 things I'm worried about are:

  1. Falling asleep - I always find this difficult but I guess even more so is next to me (I've always slept alone) as i'll be a bit nerve wracking.

  2. I have asthma so slightly heavy breather so I'm worried I may be a snorer.

3)I get fairly bloated regularly by.post dinner time (regardless of what I eat) but generally fine during the day time (I start to feel the bloating about an hour or so after dinner time (regardless of what I avoid, FODMAP etc.

Any advice? :) Thank you

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StarlightLady · 24/08/2019 08:03

OP - Being on this planet for double the number of years that you have, l’ve had sex with quite a number of people. I’ve slept in the literal sense with far fewer.

Sharing a bed with someone to sleep is overrated in my view, it is also far more intimate in many ways.

But you are both in the same noat, so my key tip is that any concerns you nay have, your friend is likely to have the same, just relax and enjoy your holiday.

DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 24/08/2019 12:10

Exchange farting rights, use mouthwash, stay off cheese after nightfall. Enjoy yourself.

noseynelly · 24/08/2019 12:13

Green tea after dinner helps bloating.. the rest..just try to relax and not overthink and sleep..you'll get used to it.
I have to say though I prefer sleeping in my own bed rather than next to anyone so I do get what you're saying.

S0CKS · 24/08/2019 12:32

I farted the first night i met DH in bed!!! Well and truly broke the ice.
Don't worry too much

LightningOne · 24/08/2019 23:49

Thanks a lot for your helpful replies so far

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LightningOne · 25/08/2019 15:51

Any further experiences, advice etc appreciated :)

It always seems like a social stigma for a woman to exhibit any bodily function but men do it (belch, pass wind, etc. almost as if it's an achievement!)

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ItIsWhatItIsInnit · 25/08/2019 16:16

OP - I could have written this 3 years ago!!!

I am a VERY light sleeper and prior to meeting my husband, whenever I'd shared beds with men, I'd slept 0-2 hours the whole night. It was that bad. This was with earplugs - I'd wake up every time they turned around.

I also have bad IBS and fart horrifically. I always joke that WW3 will start when I fart in an airport and someone thinks it's a chemical attack.

I met my partner and the sleeping thing was actually fine, have a sturdy mattress and you just get used to it. I think I sleep better when he's there now. Turns out the farting thing was also fine. I started out by eating very little/only rice & toast before our dates, or going into the room "for a nap" but really just to let farts out. Good side effect was I lost some weight and got used to eating smaller portions because I was so scared of the gas...

After a couple of months on a bloated day I told him about my IBS and he didn't care. After that it turned out he farts as much if not more than I do and after the "I love you's" we now fart freely, like 20-50 times a day each and it's just a source of laughs in our relationship really.

If it's the right person then they won't care and it will all work out! :)

LightningOne · 25/08/2019 23:27

@ItIsWhatItIsInnit Ah thanks, that does make me feel loads better actually. :) The IBS thing is a huge worry for me, especially as I have heard of couples where the man will pass wind freely but be grossed out by the woman doing it.

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