College Times

Issue date: 1/29/09 Section: Sex

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You're in a new relationship and totally into the other person, when eventually you feel the inevitable creep up on you - gas. Kind of a gross topic, but one that people in every relationship need to know where they stand on. So I asked a bunch of twentysomethings if they thought farting in front of their significant others was okay, and their responses were mixed.

Overall, most people agreed that if a guy farts it's a lot more forgivable and much less embarrassing than if a girl does. Well, that's not fair!

Raffi Roubanian, who's in a new relationship, summed up the concept of getting farting out in the open right away when he told me, "I farted about a month into the relationship. I then told her to fart in front of me so we can get over being embarrassed about it. Now we fart all the time, and I give her 'Dutch ovens' like there's no tomorrow! Her farts smell way worse than mine!" And their relationship just keeps getting stronger and stronger.

Which brings me to the question: is this action of farting part of giving the other person full disclosure of who you are? And if you hide your gas are you not really being yourself with the other person?

For example, my boyfriend does what he calls 360 jump farts, where he jumps in a circle in front of me letting one rip - very romantic, I know. While I, on the other hand, have never farted in front of him; we've been together for four and a half years, and we live together! But that's just me, because I wouldn't even do that in front of my girlfriends. I'm weird about it for some reason.

One of my hottest girlfriends actually chases her boyfriend around the house whenever she has to fart and does it on his lap. She thinks it's hilarious and so does he, but unfortunately a lot of guys wouldn't. Guys should know, no matter how hot or perfect or girly a girl is - she farts.

My advice is, find out where you stand on the topic, if you don't mind your boyfriend/girlfriend farting in front of you, tell them and it will most likely be a big weight off your shoulders - or in this case, your bowels! If you do mind, also speak up, and while it might make the other person feel bad, maybe they'll be more conscientious to go to the bathroom when they feel the urge. But if one slips, let it slide; there are a lot more important things to be worrying about in a relationship than farting.

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