Trust issues? In that case I will never fart in front of anyone again. I'm dating 3 diff guys right now and not one of them knows me. Or as Holden says, "No one gets me"; however I do not consider myself to be "put-upon". I was living with a guy one summer in SoCal. He invited me to live with him, and then panicked when I not only said yes but showed up-with luggage. This was a small CA apartment, less than 800 sqft. He smoked but wouldn't smoke inside. It took me a couple of days (and sitting by an open window) to realize his frequent trips to smoke on the patio were also to fart in private. That was one of my first clues that he didn't feel comfortable having me there. So you're girlfriend is ready to move to a new level of intimacy with you; congratulations. On how you handled it...yeah, you could have done better. But then she could have started out with a cute poot instead of the baritone you describe. So on both your parts it's now down to damage control. As an outsider with only one POV being told to me, I'd say you are both equal on this. No apology needed and no explanation. Of course I hate explanations. Having to explain why you said or did something gives it so much more importance than it deserves, usually. Most things are well served by being swept under the rug. The best way to bridge this awkward spell would probably be to let down the facade naturally; no forced show of bodily upkeep (that could kill more than the embarrassment). Just don't hold it in the next time you feel the need to let it out. You could say something innocuous like you really appreciate that she feels comfortable being herself and letting down her guard around you. Then if she wants to bring up the fact she fluttered the sheets on you, she can. Or she can just smile and continue ignoring that it happened. One anecdote passed down from my Mom: She and Dad had been married about 4 months when she gently farted while they were watching TV one night. He looked at her in utter surprise, then said "Thank God, I was beginning to wonder if you were human."
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