To fart or not to fart?

[ConfusedMiddleAgedDater]

I’m about a month into seeing a guy, who is head over heels with me (and backs that up with actions). I like him a lot but am cautious in early days, don’t like to rush things.

Last night, I can’t remember how it came up but he said farting in a relationship is completely natural. I said maybe after 10 years but if he did it now he’d be straight out that door. He thought this was hilarious and said he’d dutch oven me. You’d be forgiven for thinking he’s 5 years old, he’s actually 40! He did say he’d never fart infront of my mum if he met her, so clearly he does have some boundaries, but apparently his family and friends all regularly do infront of each other.

I honestly would end things if he did that with me. I’m talking intentionally not accidental. fwiw we’re both very into kink (not farting related, but definitely not a prude, just think its disgusting).

Am asking here to understand which of us is living in a parallel universe!

Farts are a natural bodily function which are hilarious and much better out than in! 🤣🤣

Sometimes it's a case of knowing that there's a time and a place, but if I want to fart in my own home in front of DH and the DDs then I do just that and enjoy it.

My parents used to have farting competitions when we were growing up.

Or have some sort of disability. My dp has had to get me off the loo, shower me, carry me, lift me out of chairs, beds, the floor. Christ on a bike. If anyone runs away from a fart or two then they ain't worth keeping!

Obviously those two things are not the same therefore not at all comparable!

Can you not see that there is a difference between someone who needs a high level of personal care and therefore not able to seek privacy when farting and someone who could do but chooses not to?

Head over heels after a month is more of an ick that a fart.

Same here. We can both produce exhibition quality farts and find them entertaining as hell.

Married 22 years. When I met him and he tried to get me to go out with him, I listed being able to fart a barn door open at ten paces as one of the reasons he should not consider me a prospect.

We have both been very ill and have nursed each other intimately. I had to give him a series of enemas after his last hospital stay. He has had to hold me upright over the loo on several occasions. This is all what we both signed up for and I don't think it does to be precious about any of this sort of thing.

I have been with DH for almost 30 years and we’ve never deliberately farted in front of each other. I think it’s disgusting and it would really put me off him sexually. It’s one step away from a poo and I would never poo in front of him either. The smell, the bubbly noise 🤮 Revolting!

There is a big difference between childbirth and illness and a person in good health not deliberately farting in front of someone else. And holding it in for the time it takes to step outside the door is not going to do you any harm.

That's like my aunt, she is in her late 80s and has had 3 bowel ops. Any exertion and out it comes, she can't help it. She just talks loud to cover it up! She's such a lady, she gets really embarrassed and always apologises, and I always say It doesn't matter, everyone does it!

No, gave birth, shit happened.

But when not giving birth, I returned to my normal behaviour of restraint.

We’re a family of farters. It makes life more relaxed.

Oh gosh, what a description 🤣 that grossed me out more than most farts done in front of me! 😆

But why? Dp doesn't NEED to fart in front of me but never would I ever ask him to leave the bloody room.

One step away from a poo 🤣🙈

One step away indeed, unless you “follow through”.

You need to find another fart prude to date. Personally I’m a “farts are hilarious” person and my partner is too (and yes I’ve Dutch oven’d him on occasion). I couldn’t be arsed with someone who’d expect me to go to the loo every time or find me less attractive. If you don’t love me at my fartiest, you don’t deserve me at my best!

But why? Because I don't want to smell anyone else's colon excretions? Isn't that enough reason? If you don't mind/have no sense of smell/enjoy it that's fine but lots of people don't. Not wanting to smell noxious poo gas isn't a very unreasonable position to take surely!

I agree and what if the OP accidentally lets one go during the “kinky” sex 😱

Accidentally farting is obviously not the same as intentionally farting. What even are you trying to say, apart from mocking the OP?

Big farter here. Couldn’t date someone who was precious about it. It’s not a big deal.

If he farts again I. Front of you intentionally squeezing one out, I’d say Eeewwww with a screwed up face, then say it’s over between us!

I'm a windy bugger and fart a lot, they're not smelly though! DH is more of a stealth farter but they can be wiffy 😬 we've been married 35 years and he's seen me give birth to 5 children, plus have horrendous morning sickness which caused me to randomly vomit all over the place so I don't think he's phased by a bit of wind! I can't imagine not being comfortable enough to just fart in your own home!

If I happen to fart in the bathroom alone with the door shut I apologize even to myself.

We are too 😃

I’m on same page as you OP and would and have dumped someone for doing this deliberately as I found it so so revolting I was repulsed by him in the end.
Each to their own and all that but not for me thank you.