Can true love be defined by feeling comfortable enough to fart around your significant other? Passing gas is deemed crude and impolite, yet everyone feels comfortable letting one slip in his or her own privacy. Should you respect your partners’ space and olfactory senses so much that you continually disappear to some remote area to let one loose?

Every individual experiences the discomfort of holding in gas. The effort to hold it and mask your displeasure becomes all you can think about. The slightest wrong shift in your seat could be disastrous.  Assuming that you have already shared intimate moments with your partner, why kid yourself? While you should still aim to stay attractive to your mate, rather than attempting to portray the façade of a perfect individual, show your boyfriend or girlfriend how comfortable you feel in their presence and let one rip. I doubt it will affect the stability of your relationship, and if it does, you are dating the wrong person.

While eating dinner on a first date, regardless of how upset your stomach may be, it is most certainly polite to hold in your gas. If your stomach makes sounds similar to a water jug turning over, you should probably cover yourself and say, “Wow, I am really hungry!” before heading to the restroom to alleviate your discomfort. 

As your relationship progresses, if faced with a similar situation and you have already been to the bathroom more than twice on the date, rest assured. There is still hope. If you fear your fart will be too loud to disguise with a simultaneous cough, do not fear. Carefully make sure you discreetly lift up your rear to avoid the thunderous echo off your seat. Now, hope and pray that the air conditioning vents in the restaurant are blowing away from your partner’s side of the table.

Don’t let someone hound you for exercising a perfectly normal bodily function. According to research, on average, a healthy person farts sixteen times a day. That means those that condescend to others for passing gas are just as guilty, they just do it in privacy. Some men have convinced themselves that women do not poop. While this may come as a shock, women fart as well as poop.  If you see yourself spending the rest of your life with your boyfriend or girlfriend, get used to not having any privacy. Sleeping together every single night is about as intimate as one can get. God forbid you might fart in your sleep while your partner is still awake.

Although you may not want to hear or smell the remnants of your partner’s gas, the fact of the matter is that everyone farts. In the words of the award winning film, “Good Will Hunting,” “You’re not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense: this girl you’ve met, she’s not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other. That’s what intimacy is all about.” The ability to accept your partner for who they are and recognize their humanity through instances like passing gas is an indication that your relationship has what it takes to be successful. So let one rip, but don’t forget to say, “Excuse me.”