Passing gas on first date?

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Again, I would want to know if he said “Excuse me” or even pretended for it not to happen.
That happened on a date, a wonderful man, and I just pretended it didn’t happen, as not to embarass him further.
 
lotusblossom said:
I actually have a friend who really rarely farts…maybe it’s her diet and exercise or something…I don’t know…but she farts MAYBE once every six months. She’d probably say she doesn’t fart.
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I would say that normally people don’t do that in public. I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed it here more than just a couple times in my lifetime. I find it hard to believe that a healthy person without intestinal problems should have problems controlling it on dates or at social events. I would be offended and feel disrespected if someone did that to me and didn’t apologise or at least try to pretend it didn’t happen. People can always use the toilet.
 
I feel for people with health conditions that make them gassy, and yes we do all fart, myself as much as anyone, particularly after eating beans.

But whatever the circumstances, an apology afterwards, or politely ignoring it as second best, is appropriate instead of eww waving his hand around in it to spread the aroma.
 
What a child he is!!! not only should you NEVER date him again, but make sure you sit as far in front of him as possible at Mass!!! Icky yew!
 
I’m so sorry that you had this disgusting first date! My first, first date in high school (with a rather uncouth and amoral 16 year-old boy) had better manners than that!

Having said that, I’ve had a really rough day with my toddler and some pregnancy nausea, and I need to thank you for the laugh. And, thanks for giving me an excuse to call my hubby and tell him how much I love him and am glad I married him! He is the soul of manners and consideration for me and all those around him. Would that all women be blessed with such a gentleman for a spouse. That’s my prayer for you!

Kristen
 
I say maybe given him the benifit of the doubt mainly to other posters, but if it gets a laugh, well its a good story. The good thing about a date that goes bad, is it makes a good story. 😃
 
lizaanne said:
Well now - THAT’s a ice breaker question if I ever heard one! :eek: :rolleyes:

~Liza
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I would probably raise my eyebrows and look at the girl to see if her face colour is normal. Seeing no signs of fever or whatever extraordinary circumstances, I would probably continue the conversation in a bit of a dry tone and politely thank for the evening but have no further one. “Madam, I do not find it proper to discuss such matters in a situation like ours,” would be a realistic expectation from me. If I were a lady, I would probably be white on my face and knuckles, stand up and leave (“Sir, I believe this meeting is over.”).
 
I have a friend who told me that her parents never, ever “passed gas” in front of each other.

They’re divorced…I think I know why!

You gotta love someone warts (or farts) and all!

That being said, one polite “excuse me” would have taken care of it, but he chose to “share” the aroma with his date? On a first date?! No second date, buddy.
 
This is a funny thread… 😃

On a personal note… DH NEVER had gas when we were dating… but his buddies would always alude to his horrific farts and they all thought I was totally in for it! I’d just roll my eyes because I had no idea! :rolleyes:

I always joke around saying that he never had gas until we were walking back UP the aisle! :eek:
After that… it was ALL over… :cool:

I should have heeded the warnings from his friends! :rolleyes: … I’m such a LUCKY GIRL! :rolleyes: 😃
 
chevalier said:
I would say that normally people don’t do that in public. I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed it here more than just a couple times in my lifetime. I find it hard to believe that a healthy person without intestinal problems should have problems controlling it on dates or at social events. I would be offended and feel disrespected if someone did that to me and didn’t apologise or at least try to pretend it didn’t happen. People can always use the toilet.
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Controlling farting – now there’s something I wish my first grade students would be able to do! The little darling who farts does everything possible to pretend it wasn’t them, or to laugh the loudest and longest about it, and the rest of the kids try to embarrass the daylights out of the poor kid who did it. Hard to imagine that what I witness daily in my classroom could end up in a “first date” story like this some day!

Thanks for the laugh. I hope the man in question can also chuckle about it.

Gert (not my real name, but I like it)
 
I can’t believe I’m responding to this thread. It’s a real stinker. As old Benjamin Franklin’s book writes, “FART PROUDLY.”
Seriously, as you grow older the pressure seems to build. It’s not funny for those of us for who Lactaid and Beano don’t always work. :o
 
Em_in_FL said:
This is a funny thread… 😃

On a personal note… DH NEVER had gas when we were dating… but his buddies would always alude to his horrific farts and they all thought I was totally in for it! I’d just roll my eyes because I had no idea! :rolleyes:

I always joke around saying that he never had gas until we were walking back UP the aisle! :eek:
After that… it was ALL over… :cool:

I should have heeded the warnings from his friends! :rolleyes: … I’m such a LUCKY GIRL! :rolleyes:
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that is so funny… 😃 😃
 
Ignatius2000 said:
I’m just going to say a little bit on this topic.

One of the first questions I ask a woman when on a date is if she farts.

Yes, we all fart. That’s the point of the question. If she lies to me about farting, what else would she lie to me about? Yes, this is a make or break question for me (pun intended).
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My sister, who is every bit a lady, had a ‘make or break’ moment when she was in that flirtatious, feeling each other out, first stage of dating. For some reason, the man she was dating decided to pick her up and fling her over his shoulder and carry her out of the room. She must have had some errant gas in her because as soon as her stomach hit his shoulder … boom! A huge emission was let loose. Thankfully, the guy thought it was hilarious.

They’ve been married now for 15 years. 😃
 
Was he embarrassed about passing gas and tried to make a joke out of it by waving his hand around? People do weird things when they are embarrassed to try to diffuse the situation. Maybe it was an accident and he was trying the macho approach or something.

Working in healthcare, I ask my patients every day if they have been passing gas. It is something we want to hear is happening! Saying they have not been farting actually impedes them getting tubes removed and furthering what they can eat.

We all do it; try not to beat the guy down that much about that (the handwaving is another story). If nothing else, he has demonstrated probably healthy intestines to you 😛
 
Well… there is an old joke…(somewhat close to the truth in this instance)…

Know why women never f*rt???
'Cause they can’t keep their mouths shut long enough to build up the required pressure! 😉

Who knows… maybe he’d eaten something earlier, and was going through agony trying to hold it, and just couldn’t take it any longer? The hand wave was a feeble attempt at pacifying an incredibly embarrassing situation. Or, he was giving you the 1st test in the rites of passage of a “cool” girlfriend… If I can rip one off, and she’s OK with this, or replies with a guttural belch… we’re on terms…

Get one of Bill Engvall’s DVD’s (Here’s your Sign) is a good one. You’ll absolutely howl at his recollections of “acceptable behavior” during dating, the 1st year of marriage, then the 20th year of marriage!
 
I think there’s way too much of excusing poor behaviour going on.
 
I am really baffled as to why people get so prudish about what is a natural body function. One theory as to why women get more irritable bowel syndrome is that they are more inhibited about “farting”. There are more important things to worry about IMO, and some people get very uncomfortable if they try and stop it.
NB the average person passes flatus 7-20 times a day IIRC, with a volume of 500mls per day
 
Lets just say that this fart probably contributed to global warming!😃 haha
He could have just been embarrassed and waved it out to be funny, but their is something about it that made me lose my appetite!:eek:
I will see him at Mass tomorrow!
 
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