Men: Do you break wind in the company of your wife or girl friend?

I didn't use to fart in front of my wife when we were first married, but occasionally do now. She thinks it awful; I tell her to chill noting it's a guy thing. When I was a kid, my brother and I had a deal that when we farted, we had to say "safety" or get punched in the arm. My dad thought it was funny; mom not so much!

I understand saying "excuse me" if you unavoidably pass gas if others are around, especially if it is an SBD.

What does saying "safety" do?

All the time, i can't help it. if i hold it in it gets louder. so i let it go in small bits

mind you the silent ones are the smelliest though

My rule of thumb when it comes to the passing of gas is... I wait for her to do it first. Once the woman is comfortable enough to pass gas in front of you, then as far as i'm concerned it's all good.... and human nature.

We do it all the time in bed. must be something we ate.....

Farting is something that happens at my house. I do have to admit my side of the family is a gassy bunch. Farting happens alot and is not something to be embarassed by, when in the private company of family and close friends. So beware those who come to visit, you may get to hear the sounds of elephants and trumpets. 😉

Farting is something that happens at my house. I do have to admit my side of the family is a gassy bunch. Farting happens alot and is not something to be embarassed by, when in the private company of family and close friends. So beware those who come to visit, you may get to hear the sounds of elephants and trumpets. 😉

. . . and the short blasts are kind of like quacking ducks!

I can relate to that!

It seems the older I get the more I fart. My mom used to fart a lot. Now I'm as old as she was at the time. I find that eating meats makes my farts smell bad. I have since become a vegetarian and the farts don't smell as bad.

In my experience, no one farts as much as a vegetarian. I can't respond regarding the smell.

Yes!

Can't help it sometimes - it just happens.

Philosophically speaking, it's better out than in, I guess!

Thanks for all the posts regarding breaking wind. Did you know that pilots are not allowed to eat cauliflower, broccoli, and of course beans of any kind 24 hours prior to flight time? Must stink up the cockpit! And of course this should also apply to passengers, especially if you are sitting next to me!

Wasn't it Shrek that said, "Better out than in!" though it was about a belch. Farts out do feel much better. They don't always smell better.

OMG, if my partner didn't break wind all the time, I'd have to ask if he was feeling okay. For him, silence is a sign that something is wrong. I swear, some mornings he's capable of waking the next door neighbors, and we're on a huge lot!

As for waiting until the lady of the house feels comfortable enough to pass gas in mixed company, you'd have to wait a LOOONG time before I get to that comfort level!

Tis really very simple; i.e., there is more room on the outside, vs. inside.

Hahah the game of safety, my kids love it.

I only fart in the company of my ex, that is my way of telling her that when i want to hear from an arsehole, i will fart.

It's definitely a matter of comfort level. My husbands felt comfortable enough around me to fart and belch. The feeling was mutual. And the bathroom door was rarely closed unless a major disaster was imminent. After all, if you can give each other enemas and play all sorts of anal games why should it not be ok to be open about natural bodily functions?

I farted in my girlfriend's apartment and she made me feel very uncomfortable by telling me it's a small apartment. But she farts in her sleep which I hear and never mentioned it to her. Go figure.

The smelliest farts are from the people that eat a lot of meats. Fruits and vegetables get digested but the meat rots in your intestines.

When we first met I used to hold it in but I heard my gf fart THROUGH THE WALL of the bathroom, she didn't think I'd heard but I did and had a huge feeling of freedom

My wife and I have been eating more fiber lately and that does produce more gas. As embarrassing as it is to say, we both fart in each other's presence although she insists that men fart and women just toot. Either was there is some percentage of sulfur present. Years ago I had a friend who said that farts smell so that deaf people can enjoy them too.

Everybody "TOOTS" sooner or later. life goes on....

My lady and I fart in front of each other all the time and laugh about it!

Previous lady friends, for the most part, were far more uptight, or would that be tight cheeked?

Absolutely. Hands down. Yes. Gotta hot box em!

It's true about some women being uptight about this. They also probably would never discuss enemas.

Better get over any embarrassment before your late sixties: by then you don't have a whole lot of control, and you will fart at each other whether you like it or not. But hey - by then you will have had gastric flu (together) and shat all over the bed, the floor and the runway to the pot. You probably had to clean up your spouse's vomit a time or two, and who knows what else. Time to reconcile to the fact that we are both human AND animals that are occasionally quite earthy. No lack of respect is intended or received.

Johnny

"Better to fart and feel the shame, than hold a fart and burst a vein!"

I didn't dare fart out in public, especially while mom was around. Once, I about got my head knocked off my shoulders when I farted in K-Mart. I blamed it on my sister, but when I turned my head around, she slapped the hell right out of my face. LOL...My ear was ringing! About 10 minutes later, I thought I'd be brave and do it again. I cocked my leg up, and mom told me "when we get home, I'm going to wear you out!" We went by the pest control aisle, and she got one of those good ENOZ brand fly swats that had the thick wire handle. That should've told me something. She didn't wait until we got home. When we got out to the car, she got me by my left arm and flogged my ass to a frazzle with that fly swat. I was still a sobbing mess when the car pulled into the driveway, but that cured me of farting in public.

My great uncle used to say"wherever you may be let your wind blow free." I have been following his advise.

It took me till I was 30 to be able to learn that farting is a very vital function. When I'd cut one as a little kid, my mother or sister would order me to the bathroom.

I've long since developed a silencer on my ass. Most of the time, it doesn't even smell. Doing it in public you must be judicious enough to let one fly when there's lots of conversation.

I've been fortunate these last two decades.

'"FART PROUDLY" - by Benjamin Franklin

"Were it not for the odiously offensive Smell accompanying such Escapes, polite People would probably be under no more Restraint in discharging such Wind in Company, than they are in spitting, or in blowing their Noses."

Franklin pointed out that the things we eat often affect the way we smell. And if our food can change the way our bodies smell, why wouldn’t there be something out there that could actually make farts smell better? So, Franklin suggested that they try to find a chemical that people could mix in their food, “that shall render the natural discharges of wind from our bodies, not only inoffensive, but agreeable as perfumes.”

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/to-the-royal-academy-of-farting/