A woman has sparked an intense Internet debate after revealing her boyfriend told her she “needs to be more like a lady” after she farted in front of him at home.
The British woman took to Reddit to speak of the trouble she has been having with her boyfriend due to her flatulence. It has even led to the pair sleeping in different rooms.
The user – @throwaway1083672513 – posted on the subreddit “AmITheA**hole” asking for advice on the problem causing cracks in her relationship. She says she wants to be able to “fart without judgement”
According to the Daily Mail, she wrote: “We just got in a big argument about it tonight because I farted in the kitchen on accident.
“I am extremely fed up with him treating me like what I’m doing is unnatural and always telling me I need to be more like a lady.”
The post, which was captioned “AITA for farting in front of my partner”, said the 24-year-old woman and her partner, 30, had been together for two years. They have however only recently moved in together.
She added: “Lately, he’s been getting really frustrated with me because he says I fart too much at home and it disgusts him. I tend to fart a few times a night, and he gets super grumpy, accusing me of doing it on purpose (I’m not).
“I feel like I should be able to fart in my own home without judgement. I told him I was sick and tired of his attitude and acting like I’m some sort of freak for doing something that everyone does.”
It was then the woman revealed the problem had led to the pair bunkering down in different rooms. She explained: “We’re now currently in separate rooms not speaking because of the fight.
“We’re now currently in separate rooms not speaking because of the fight.”
The post received over 1,000 comments with many of those sharing their thougts siding with the woman. One person stated: “NTA (Not The A**hole) – Ladies fart. Everyone farts. Not feeling comfortable enough to fart in your own home because this dude has some archaic belief that it’s not ladylike seems miserable.”
Another said: “NTA, does he think women poop glitter? He sounds very dumb and also ridiculous. Make your point by freaking out every time he farts/sneezes/burps so he sees how absurd he’s being”
Another bemused poster said: “Considering you live together, and this is a long-term thing what are you supposed to do? Never fart in front of him?”
Other posters however were more favourable towards the partner. One said: “I need to know how bad hers are because I might agree with her SO. My husband is always doing it and his are foul.
“They smell like rotten eggs and linger for hours. I get mad at him for doing it outside of the bathroom because it’s quite hard to enjoy food when you’re stifled by the smell of rotten eggs.”
