To ask DP to stop farting on the new sofa?

[Foundmy]

Not the most pleasant topic but our last sofa was really stinky where my DP sat (same spot all the time). Every time he sat down there’s be a woosh of stale fart/cabbage smell & I could smell it at other times too. I hate it! I’m pregnant as well so I can smell everything even more now!

The new sofa is starting to go the same way I’ve asked him to stop farting on the sofa & to plump up the cushion & flip it occasionally but he’s not too happy about this! 😁

Anyone else have the same issue? Any ideas too for how to combat this? The sofa has been treated with anti stain stuff so I don’t think we’re meant to wipe it down. I also tried febreeze sprays on the last sofa but it didn’t cut it.

Spray it with fart repellent. Then the next time he trumps he’ll take off and bash his conk on the ceiling.

Farting on the sofa is what dogs do...

So where do people go to fart when they're sat watching TV and feel one brewing? If you leave the room then it goes away and comes back 30 seconds later.

Wherever you may be, let your wind go free 🌬

I hate people farting in front of me anyway. It's so vulgar!

It's very poor form of them jumping in ahead of you when it's your turn.

You'll never even be able to pass the sofa on to anybody else or a charity in the future, as his concentrated gradual build-up of impregnated methane will have completely invalidated the low-flammability properties guaranteed by the mandatory safety label.

Thing is, everyone farts in their sleep, so why doesn't the duvet or mattress stink on his side too?

Why don't you put a throw on the sofa and wash that. Buy a couple. Bum smells are awful but you can get rid of them if you clean the area; thereafter make sure it doesn't happen again. A decent, thick throw will protect your sofa and go in the washing machine.

I'm lmao at this thread but I'm now eyeing my own sofa and feeling like my germ phobia has been triggered! I think I'll ask my friend to borrow her sofa cleaner again

@Foundmy maybe purchase one of these www.argos.co.uk/search/sofa-steam-cleaner/?clickOrigin=searchbar:home:term:sofa+steam+cleaner

Failing that OP I'd suggest some thick throw overs although I do like a pp suggestion of putting puppy pads in your sofa cusions

Low-carb diet will eliminate farts entirely.

Firstly, have a look at his diet and perhaps get him to see the GP to investigate any possible intolerances. Farting is normal and I think it's great to be able to fart in front of each other, but they shouldn't generally be so smelly as to cause this problem.

People say 'ohhh my DH just has bad smelling wind' but there has to be a reason for that, it doesn't just happen, like some kind of fart lottery. It'll be an intolerance to something or other, or if you make a food diary you'll discover he's eating lots of something that can make wind worse.

You can also buy odour neutralising underwear, which sounds like it could be a lifesaver for you - a bit like adult nappies but obviously not as obvious.

You can't stop him from farting though. He's at home, farting is natural, we all do it (though some of us hide it better than others, admittedly).

DH is a stupendous farter, but we have had a leather sofa (still fab) for 20yrs and the smell has not affected it. Maybe get a leather or vegan leather one next time, it might repel the stink?

@CurlyhairedAssassin

Thing is, everyone farts in their sleep, so why doesn't the duvet or mattress stink on his side too?

Because you (I would assume) wash your bedding at least weekly, so the smell doesn't have time to 'bed in', so to speak, and you lie at different angles during the night so it's not just one spot being constantly attacked by nightly farts.

There's a post I never imagined making today.

‘I’d squirt it right up the source personally’😂😂😂😂

This thread is hilarious.

But l beg to disagree with the following

‘But they don’t leave permanent smells around the house for goodness sake!!! ‘

But semi permanent happens quite often. My 14 year old ds’s bedroom stinks in the morning of farts🤢.

‘Bed in’🤣🤣🤣

Maybe he could go into the loo and test if his botty can let fly in there? I don't think i could cope/live with someone who did this constantly!

‘Fart lottery’🤣

‘Staining the fabric with a smell?! Is that even a thing omg that's vile!’😂😂😂

I’m off sick with hideous anxiety. This thread has made me feel better than all the pills in the world.

(Am I the only one getting fart auto-corrected to dart all the time?)

Autocorrect is surprisingly prudish.

I fell like telling it - YES! I do say "fuck" as frequently as that. And I hardly ever discuss "ducks" at all . . .

Yuk that is gross.

My 14 year old ds’s bedroom stinks in the morning of farts🤢.

My DS's used to, too - flatulence, Lynx Africa and acne lotion - the scent of puberty . . .

Has the poo troll branched out?

Fart lottery is hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣

This makes sense given farts have faecal particles. He definitely needs to sit on a throw or large flat cushion.

@TheEmojiFormerlyKnownAsPrince

‘Fart lottery’🤣

‘Staining the fabric with a smell?! Is that even a thing omg that's vile!’😂😂😂

I’m off sick with hideous anxiety. This thread has made me feel better than all the pills in the world.

Same here I've literally been crying of laughter reading all the suggestions on here. I was feeling really depressed but this thread and another one I read today has made me laugh when I didn't think I had any laughter left

I remember caravanning in my youth and my dad told me not to lie face down on the little sofa there cos no doubt some bloke had been farting on it. To be fair, it did smell a bit, like oxtail soup

Because you (I would assume) wash your bedding at least weekly, so the smell doesn't have time to 'bed in', so to speak, and you lie at different angles during the night so it's not just one spot being constantly attacked by nightly farts

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Only on MN would we have such a scientific analysis of someone trumping in bed

I heard that farts and gases plus micro particles of actual shit....not a nice thought to be down-wind of that ....so, yeah I can imagine that repeated assaults could serious make a nice sofa pong. I’d go with the puppy pad...top idea!