Is it inherently bad to audibly fart in the presence of your spouse?

[Anonymous]

A PP here...DH and I complain bitterly about the smell! But we are usually laughing hysterically the whole time. There have been a handful of times that I left the room, it was so bad. But yes, we love each other, we're best friends and it's just gas!

[Anonymous]

We rip 'em freely. Just not at the dinner table.

[Anonymous]

Um, notwithstanding the other posters, who seem to be able to tolerate or even enjoy their spouse's farts --- I would say you should avoid it if you ever want to make love as if you were a gorgeous catch again.

[Anonymous]

Yes, we all fart in front of each other, even DS (10).

[Anonymous]

Uh yeah... we do around each other and, well, it does happen when the kids are in the room too. Instead of "farting" to keep it G-rated and out of our kids words in school, we call it "stepping on a duck." [no animal cruelty jokes please ] It is usually accompanied by a blank look and "blaming" the noise or smell on someone else in the room including any one of our three cats. 8) Bed mines are the worst , my wife and I have each woken up from a dead sleep with those -- would peel the enamel off your teeth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A PP here...DH and I complain bitterly about the smell! But we are usually laughing hysterically the whole time. There have been a handful of times that I left the room, it was so bad. But yes, we love each other, we're best friends and it's just gas!

That's us right there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um, notwithstanding the other posters, who seem to be able to tolerate or even enjoy their spouse's farts --- I would say you should avoid it if you ever want to make love as if you were a gorgeous catch again.

I"m really sorry for you guys if a simple fart can ruin your romance!

[Anonymous]

My dh and I have been together for 10 years and we do not fart in front of each other, ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH watched me give birth - 2x now and soon 3x - farting in front of him is nothing.

It's true! Nothing is more personal than that. My husband gets embarrassed when he does it around me but it doesn't bother me. There is nobody you should be more comfortable with than your spouse.

[Anonymous]

This topic was brought up not to long ago.
I said it then, I'll say it again.

Just because you fart in front of eachother does NOT mean you are closer or have a better relationship than people who don't fart. and vsv.

I farted in front of my DH once and I was mortified. There are some things that should be kept private, but that is in our relationship. Yours might be different.

So stop saying "OMG, we are best friends and if you dont fart in front of your dh, there must be something wrong with you"

[Anonymous]

I posted earlier about having contests. Loudest. Smelliest. Longest. Mostly we are hysterical with laughter. Our daughter is very enamored of farting too, talking about it, actually doing it, imitating them. That bothered my husband a bit until I pointed out it would make her boyfriend proof. My husband secretly loves it when I complain about his loud, smelly farts. The more horrible they are, the more manly he is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I farted in front of my DH once and I was mortified.

I am so, so glad I don't have your life! It must be hard work.....

[Anonymous]

DH doesnt seem to think it is rude...

[Anonymous]

Two words - Dutch Oven.

[Anonymous]

OP here. So what I'm hearing is that it is not *inherently* bad to fart around your spouse. It's fine if that's what both parties agree to, as shown by several PPs

The problem in our house is that one person, me, thinks it's OK and the other person, DH, thinks it's really, really not OK, effectively making it off-limits unless I want some withering, mean lecture.