DH just asked me not to fart in front of him

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I don't make a point of doing it, but every now and then it happens. It's natural and can't always be helped? He on the other hand forces out massive loud farts, makes eye contact and faces whilst he does it. I usually roll my eyes and laugh/shake my head but all in good humour. Just sat on the sofa and I let out a small one (not loud, forced or smelly) and he sighed and said "seriously can you please not fart in front of me"

I'm a bit lost for words. I'm actually a bit upset with him. He's my bloody husband and now I need to feel insecure about farting? We're completely comfortable around each other, I've just had our bloody baby he's seen far worse than a little fart. He thinks IBU for getting upset about it and thinks it's a fair request. I think he's being an arsehole.

ROFLMAO at @Motherinlawsdung - you know your user name is all about poop? and this little beauty......... Farts belong in the bathroom, LMAO (immaturely of course), farts are a gas........

gas does not stay where you put it unless it is confined (to a mason jar like previously suggested perhaps?) so even if you fart in the bathroom, trust me your fart does not feel the constraints to stay put in there, it is sneaking out in to the rest of the house the minute you pop off just about.

Now I am just over here picturing everyone farting in jars and taking them out to the country to release them as a matter of good manners once the jar is full ha.

I could understand if he didn't like farts full stop. But since he enjoys his own so much, he can fuck right off.

Giving birth is a massive trauma on the body. He needs to understand that it takes a lot of women a long time to recover. If he had recently passed something the size of a baby through his private parts, I bet he’d be worried about a lot more than farting.

Women can feel very vulnerable after giving birth it has a huge emotional effect on us as well as the physical effect. He needs to be way more supportive.

He said he does it in front of me because I don't care, but he doesn't like it so would rather I didn't. I said the reason I don't care is because he's my husband and I'm comfortable around him and like to think he's comfortable around me. I did mention that it's sexist and he said I was making a massive deal out of a silly request and to just drop it

To the player suggesting an affair it hadn't even crossed my mind, ever. I have no reason to be suspicious we get on amazingly when I'm not farting plus we live at his work, he's home on time every day, I pop in and see him when I walk the dogs, he comes home multiple times a day to see me and the baby. We share a car and go most places together. I know all of his staff and get on well with them. I'd be extremely surprised if he found either the time or the opportunity let alone actually took up on it.

Double standards are the worst!! What an absolute hypocritical shite.
I'm quite windy - I have IBS - so a lot of the time I have no real build up to a fart, it just slips out. At times certain things, even just stress or post exercise for some reason, it can feel like I'm puttering around the house. Swimming in particular with a mild case of wind gives me extra propulsion in the pool... I just try to ensure I've not eaten anything that makes it smell. If I do get a bit of a build up then I will leave the room as it's generally quite spectacular!
I also have a really talkative stomach for no reason at all - it's always been like this & has woken up partners in the past. I'm more likely to gurgle in my sleep than fart! One time, with a previous lover, my stomach kept up a running commentary through the whole event. Even an orgasm didn't shut it up. One of the funniest times in my life. Later that night I was woken up an explosion & my lover had farted so loudly it'd woken both of us up!!
My partner has a habit of hiccuping after a meal for about 5mins then belch loudly. He's always done that. To begin with he would nip into another room but it's how his disgestion works so that's that.
It's all about acceptance. I had male friends at school who would take great pleasure in guffing in front of us whereas several just used to fart quietly and knock you for six - one guy, called Edward, was nicknamed Eggy for very good reason.....

we live at his work, he's home on time every day, I pop in and see him when I walk the dogs, he comes home multiple times a day to see me and the baby. We share a car and go most places together. I know all of his staff and get on well with them.

Is that you, Meghan?

@Motherinlawsdung I have Crohn’s and often suffer with flatulence as a result. I can’t speak for everyone with a bowel problem, but I find mine gets worse through the day as a result of eating.

So while I can hold it in, go to the toilet or wait till there’s no one around at work, once I’ve had my main meal of the day (whether that’s at lunch time at the weekends or evenings during the week) I get so windy and bloated that I would be in agony trying to hold all the farts in.

Personally i don't fart in front of anyone and when people do it in front of me i am grossed out/aggravated depending on my mood.....they do it anyway ftr.

That said, he's a twat for saying that to you but making a gross and exaggerated show of doing it himself lol. Whete does he get off with that hypocrisy? You are TOTALLY not being unreasonable here.

Omg post baby is the worst. DP didn't believe me when I told him I don't even know they're coming

Fortunately he's not a complete knob...

A lot of posters seem to be missing the fact that op doesn't fart in front of her DH. This was an accidental one, which makes him even more of an arsehole.

Tell him you'll stop farting when he stops talking because he's obviously a massive asshole!

If you're unable to fart at will get one of these and give him a blast whenever he lets one off, the bloody hypocrite.

www.amazon.co.uk/Supporters-Loud-Air-Horn-pack/dp/B0084CHP40?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I have never "farted" in front of my hubby, I think it's vile. An accidental one after birth I suppose can't be helped, but to purposefully do it in front of others is just disgusting, gave people lost all manners and respect for themselves.

My hubby doesn't fart in front of me either as he has a bit of decency about him.

Who knew a small melodic puff of colon fragranced air could cause such hysteria in adults?

I’m not just talking about your husband either, OP.

Is it true that you don't mind it, though? You're not particularly keen either from the sound of it but don't say anything because a) it's a natural thing and you don't want him to be uncomfortable and b) you don't want to shame him. He clearly doesn't feel the same about your feelings. I don't like him telling you to drop it either. Shutting you down for expressing your feelings is a bad road to go down.

We live at his work, he's home on time every day, I pop in and see him when I walk the dogs, he comes home multiple times a day to see me and the baby. We share a car and go most places together. I know all of his staff and get on well with them.

Is that you, Meghan?

OMG that made me spit my tea out!

I'd never see my husband if I couldn't break wind in the same room as him. I'm on medication that makes the whole evening a constant succession of farts. I feel very sorry for him. And yet, I still tell him off when he farts, there is humour in the telling of though because I know he doesn't like to break wind in front of me.

If he didn't fart infront of you then I'd get his request more, though still stupid because humans need to fart sometimes.

But the fact he freely farts but asks you not to do it...what an absolute mug.

DH farts almost constantly, to the point that he has become concerned that there's something wrong with his digestive system. He farts mid-sentence and doesn't even pause

I don't do it in front of him by choice but if he dared to suggest that I shouldn't I'd go through him. There was a time a few weeks ago after a heavy takeaway that I was gagging and genuinely begging him to stop because it was like mustard gas

I would purposely eat plenty of fart inducing stuff, such as sprouts, eggs etc, then let it brew nicely before letting rip in front of him.....all evening long.

Tell him not to do it in front of you either and see how long he lasts.

He's nitpicking OP at things that weren't an issue before the baby. This is possibly the start of him looking for excuses/losing the desire to be part of the family unit.

Duck egg curry, onion bhagis and a bottle of guinness near it's sell by date or better still a few months past.

That sorts the sheep from the goats!

Gosh it's a good thing you don't get angry with him, you may snap and fart then