Farting may help couples
Everybody farts. Even the most unsuspecting people, in the most unsuspecting situations. Whether you are young or old, woman or man, sophisticated or not; you should admit that! We are all farting all the time. Some of us are just good at hiding it.
First off, we fart because we’ve swallowed air throughout the day and because the large intestine produces gas when it’s breaking down our food. All of that gas has to escape somehow, so it exits through your mouth in the form of a burp or it bolts from your butt. Sure, we can take steps to reduce our farting if we quit chewing gum, cut down on sodas, chew our food more thoroughly, and avoid Brussels sprouts, but we’re going to keep on farting. If you have a digestive illness like Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, or colitis, you probably fart more than the average person, but even those with healthy digestive systems fart between 5 and 23 times per day. It’s a normal and necessary bodily function, but most of us (particularly those of us who aren’t dudes) are taught that farting is deeply embarrassing, especially when it happens in the presence of the people we date.
A Mic poll that surveyed 125 people in their 20s and 30s found that just over half of its respondents had farted in front of their partner within 6 months or less of dating, but over a quarter of those surveyed waited longer than 6 months to a year before openly farting. Those folks were either holding in their farts or hiding them.
Some people spread their cheeks to prevent their farts from making a sound. Others employ the dubious “cough-while-you-fart” method or save their farts for a visit to the bathroom. Another technique you can employ is the “muffled tailpipe”, which involves wadding up toilet paper and holding it over your asshole to muffle the sound of your flatulence.
Anyway, here are 5 reasons why you should start farting in front of your partner:
1. Holding in your farts hurts
Keeping your farts inside isn’t going to kill you, but it definitely won’t feel good. When you hold in your farts, you might experience pain, bloating, indigestion, or heartburn and it isn’t worth gastrointestinal discomfort. So it’s better to seize the moment before it happens in worse situations.
2. Holding in your farts increases the probability that you’ll expel gas at an unexpected (and inopportune) time
The longer you keep those farts inside, the less control you have over when exactly they escape. Some moments are undeniably better for farting than others.
3. It reduces anxiety between partners
If you’ve never noticed your partner’s farts, they’re definitely engaging in some kind of theatrics to hide them, and they’d probably breathe a sigh of relief if they knew they could let loose. You’ll both feel more comfortable, physically, and mentally.
4. Farting in front of partners builds intimacy
The Mic survey found that most people fart in front of their partners right around the 6-month mark, which is when partners in long-term relationships typically say “I love you”. Farting and dropping the L-word both signal that you’re comfortable around each other. You’re willing to be vulnerable and honest and isn’t that what love and connection are all about?
5. It’s funny
We’ve learned to stigmatize farting and this comes from our families, our relationships, and the media, and that socialization is hard to undo. Releasing your farts in front of a partner is a radical act of rebellion, not just something funny! When you laugh at your own farts and at your partner’s farts, you are laughing in the face of misogyny! Partners who fart together dismantle the patriarchy together! And they find themselves at the same level. Does that make you want to let one rip?
Source autostraddle.com
