Man gets mad at wife for farting in front of him claiming it to be 'unladylike,' sparks debate

Farting and burping are normal bodily functions for everyone. However, some people view them as impolite, especially when done by women. A wife found herself in such a situation when her husband told her that farting was "unladylike." u/Same_Step_881, a 34-year-old woman, shared her story on Reddit, seeking clarity on why her husband considered her farting in front of him as disrespectful.

"This is going to sound ridiculous, but my husband is convinced that I've done something wrong, so I just want to make sure I'm not overlooking something," the wife began her post. "My husband and I have been married for 5 years. We've had a really successful marriage with few hiccups or significant arguments. But yesterday I was watching TV with him while I was resting my head on his lap when I farted- he asked, 'Did you just fart...?'" The woman confirmed that she did. "Don't do that in front of me. It's nasty and unladylike," her 38-year-old husband remarked. "I could sort of understand the nasty bit, but it was unladylike...?" the woman wondered. Her husband got all grumpy after the incident.

He got up from the couch and went to the bedroom without her. "I attempted to speak with him and ask him to express why he was so unhappy, but all he said was that I needed to 'learn some respect and act like a real lady around my husband,'" the wife continued. "I'm still confused by what happened." The woman wondered if she had gone wrong somewhere or was missing something in the entire situation. In an update, she also clarified, "Yes, the fart was accidental. I didn't do it on purpose. And yes, he farts in front of me." People took to the comments to express how the husband might need a reality check about a woman's bodily functions.

u/Lucy_the_wise_goosey wrote, "Man, I feel for the woman. My husband insisted his mother never ever farted...That he didn't even know women did that until he was a teenager because 'ladies don't do that.' Honestly, I don't do it often, but his attitude grinds my f****** gears. He started telling our 11-year-old some s*** about how girls shouldn't fart and I shut that s*** down hard." u/PinkGlasses1 commented, "Being a woman doesn't mean you stop having basic human needs. Farting is normal and everyone does it."

u/bmadhafla shared, "I dated a guy when I was 19 who refused to believe that women menstruate, poop, fart, or even pee. My first question was, 'What happens to the food and liquids you ingest?' He answered correctly. Then I asked, 'Women are also human, correct?' He said yes. I, then said, 'What do you think women's bodies do with the foods and liquids they ingest?' And he straight up said, 'Well, that's what they store in their bellies for when they get married and that's what they build the baby out of.' As said, it is very matter of fact. I just stared. Then I very calmly explained how all of these bodily processes work, including periods and he was so horrified that he broke up with me. Which was fine because? Even 22 years later, I still cannot fathom how a 20-year-old man genuinely believed that."