Woman Says Her Husband Refuses To Forgive Her For Farting In Front Of Him Once

An Australian woman stated that her husband, who she has been married to for nine years, has been humiliated for farting in front of him, and he won't stop.

Sam, who requested that her last name be changed to protect her privacy, said to Kidspot that her marriage to Rob has been strained ever since.

"From very early on in our relationship he made his views on this specific bodily function very clear after a night out at the pub with some friends," she told Kidspot.

One of her female friends had farted in front of him, and he spent the first hour they were home berating Sam for having such an "uncouth" friend.

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Unsurprisingly, she made a mental note and then avoided him for almost a decade out of fear that he would hear her body behave normally.

But eventually, it happened since she was falling asleep one night and wasn't paying attention to her clenching.

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"'Sam, that is absolutely revolting,'" she recounted him telling her.

When she did it in front of her husband, he said, it was "the most unladylike thing" a woman could possibly do.

She was ashamed and could hardly sleep as a result.

Although he accepted her apology the following morning, he frequently brings it up to humiliate her.

"[It's] as if he is teaching me a lesson and making sure that I will never do it again," she said.

“He will use any reminder of what happened to really drum home that burping or farting is not acceptable for a woman to do. For example, if we watch a TV show or a film and a woman burps or farts, he reminds me how disgusting it is by making a disgruntled noise or even talking about how uncivilized it is afterward."

When his inability to move on had gotten out of hand, she finally resorted to a friend to ask what to do.

"Instead of suggesting anything helpful she was just outraged that this was how my husband was behaving, telling me that farting and burping is a natural bodily function and that it isn’t offensive or disgusting, and that I shouldn’t feel guilty about it," she said.

According to experts who agree with Sam's friend, partners passing gas in front of one another can be a sign of maturity and acceptance in a relationship.

Shannon Chavez, a psychologist and sex therapist, emphasized that it is an action that shouldn't be kept secret.

"This can also open up the dialogue to other important bodily functions that are often shamed and cause embarrassment including excretion of fluids during sex, menstruation, post-coital vaginal flatulence, and bowel movements," Chavez told HuffPost.

"It is all human and there is nothing to be embarrassed about. A couple tackling this topic is setting a healthy foundation for open and honest communication."

Rob, I've got a message for you: grow.