My wife calls farts "guy's mating calls" this is why I married her.

Everyone farts in our house... us grown-ups, the kids, and even the cats. I'm only the worst so j can maintain my alpha position :-)

Girls can't fart in front of their partners? Rubbish. Frankly, I think farts are pretty damn funny and my partner and I don't hold back... And often have a good wee chuckle about it. While the real stinkers can be done without, more often than not for us they are just noise, and the fact that we are comfortable enough to let them go infront of each other is a sign of a healthy relationship, nothing else.

First of all, Girls do fart. Im pretty comfortable with the whole thing ...I wonder if its because i went to an all girls boarding school and no one I knew there ever held it in ... ever. Now im a bit older I usually wait til im outside having a smoke. Its windy here in Wellington and it usually dissapates quite quickly. But im not going to be mortified if on slips out in front of my boyfriend, thats just stupid. If a guy ever dumps you because you farted in front of him, I'd say good riddence. Who would want to put up with that sort of double standard

My partners ex girlfriend used to blame all her farts on him. This was a fair few years ago so he was younger and he was a very infamous trumpet trousers. So whenever she would accidently let one slip, everyone would beleive her over him. Poor guy but so funny!

As for me and him, I cant say that either of us is overly polite when it comes to farting. Sure if you feel that its going to be particularly toxic, leaving the room is necessary. If you dont, you will be sleeping outside with the cat.

When we first met I had no idea my now fiance was a giant ball of gas! Now 18 months on and in the evenings in particular he lets rip, now he doesnt do this around anyone apart from me, just conveniently every evening and in bed at night. Great that he's comfy around me but please, if he doesnt need to when others are around cant he just not do it!?! Totally in love with my ball of gas and reluctantly accept it as part of him....

My man used to think it was hilarious to snuggle up to me on the sofa, and then let rip. He reckoned he "didn't know they were coming" and "couldn't control when he needed to fart". I know that EVERYONE can control when they fart (unless you have some kind of problem and have to wear adult diapers) so that excuse didn't fly with me.

For about 4 days in a row, I ate as much eggs, beans, curry, cabbage, onions, and garlic it was possible for one person to eat. And my farts just got worse and worse. I'd lie down in bed at night and let rip with so many foul and disgusting farts, we'd have to open the window.

It sounds gross, but I am actually pretty proud of this idea. He complained, obviously, and I gave him the exact same excuses he gave me. And guess what? Suddenly he developed an abililty to control his farting, and I followed suit accordingly. Now he knows farting on/around people is a two player game, heh :)

Hi Greer,

Funny topic.! My boy has always farted in my presence, Thinks its funny! thinks cupcakes are the height of all things funny. eek. When we first got together i wouldnt dare "pop" in front of him.. After 6 months together one day it just kinda poped out, he almost had a fit..turns out he had previously discussed with his friends how I actually dont fart, Apparently it hadnt occured to him i mite just leave the room... well after 3 years together that fantasys gone out the window, If its good enuf for him its good enuf for me :D..

Funnily enough I was just thinking last night that one of the benefits of being single is being able to fart in bed with wanton abandon. As soon as company enters my life that pleasure will cease and will probably be replaced with mortification.

There is an old movie starring Richard Grieco that includes a line and if my memory serves me correctly goes something along the lines "I should be in a hotel room with my buddies having a farting competition". I've known a number of guys from young to old throughout life that have found farting amusing.

Personally I never have, it is something that I think should be done in private.

I dunno. Maybe I'm weird.