A toot story...
I was the first one to toot in front of the other and it totally changed the dynamic of our relationship.
We were dating, long distance at this point, and I hadn't told him that I eat a primarily plant-based diet yet. I don't know why, ok, it had just never come up in all the time that we had known each other.
Plus, when we were friends, he sent me flowers to express his interest in something more and I returned that gesture with an order of steak - the equivelent man flower, right? That may have perpetuated it a little.
So he visits me in TN and is visibly proud of himself for researching and making reservations at the nicest place in town - a fancy shmancy steakhouse.
I did what I thought was the best thing to do - I ordered the tiniest little peice of meat they offered and promised myself to bring it up sometime in the future when it was more appropriate. I didn't want to harsh his awesome thoughtfulness.
The next day I stopped by his hotel room to pick him up but he wasn't ready yet. I waited for him while he showered when I felt some distress in my belly, which had made it very clear for the previous entire evening that it was not going to forgive my choice in dinner but I thought the worst was over. Now, I like to think I have mastered the art of silent toots so no biggie.......but this time.....it was silent alright, but it was the most wretched, horrible smell....and there was nothing I could do about it. I heard him turn the shower off and I panicked. What was I supposed to do? Open the door? There wasn't enough time! I tried to waft it away, like dilute it with ambient air. Nothing worked. I just sat there. In the chair. All scared and embarrassed.
He walked out of that bathroom and I watched as it visibly hit him in the face. And there was nothing I could do. And we had to talk about it. With the hotel room door open. I explained about the food, apologized a million times, and he just laughed and promised me that he would forever use this situation as his license to fart wherever and whenever he wants (which he definitely has).
Oddly, it changed the dynamic of our dating relationship and everything was more relaxed. I still don't like to do many of those things on the list. He's laid back so I don't think he would care, I just prefer to keep them to myself. I still try to hide my toots, too. Not him, though. Sometimes I think he tries to impress me with how long or loud or stinky they are. Sometimes he talks to me, keeping a totally straight face, and let's them rip audibly. And I'm like "did you just toot longer than a paragraph worth of words? How is that even possible?!" to which I get some smarty pants reply like "What can I say? I excel at everything I do."
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