Farting is perfectly natural and you should be able to fart when around your wife or girlfriend

Closing Argument's/ Rebuttals"You are starting your argument from 'her' view. Fair enough."You should look at it from her point of view if you care about her. If you are with her, then you should care about her. I do not think it is that unreasonable of a request with regards to you not farting in front of your girlfriend. It truly is not necessary. "I am asking however to be philosophical and think beyond 'her' view for a moment. Think about the universal "fart moment""" I am speaking philosophically as well, only from a sociological standpoint. "Think objectively and question where her reactions are coming from. Are they hers or conditioned? By doing such you can help both yourself and your gal overcome these issues with your farting." I have already explained where the reactions are coming from; it is simple psychology. You would not fart around a girl you think is sexy, or a girl that you just meet and care about impressing. However, you are willing to fart around your girlfriend. This is symbolic in a sense, in that it suggests that you do not care about her like you used to, or find her as sexy as you used to. This can cause depression, and a damaged ego to go along with it. This is not a good thing. Therefore, you should not fart around your girlfriend. This holds especially if she does not want you do."I say this because I worry your position is: It is wrong because she doesn't like it. Really? Is that your answer?"This is a huge part of my answer, but not the only aspect. To be honest, my opponent seems to be unjustifiably appealing to ridicule here. If you are in a relationship, you should care about the other person's feelings. If you are not giving up something you really want or need, then you should adhere to what that person wants out of respect. There doesn't seem to be, on the face of it, anything essential that you are giving up by not farting around your girlfriend. It is a reasonable request. I am not sure where my opponent's defiance is coming from, but it does not seem necessary. "You should feel embarrassed? Why can't she laugh it off? No harm, no foul - except for some odor (pun intended). Perhaps a 'grow up' from her or a joke etc."Maybe she would laugh it off. However, if she is decent then she would take offense. Maybe she would laugh it off and still feel upset about it on the inside, but refrain from showing her true emotions in order not to upset you. Regardless, as I have argued, it would probably her feel like a "lesser" being than when you first met (you would not fart in front of her in the beginning of the relationship). The farts have a deeper meaning when under this light."What you have brought up however that is quite illuminating, is 'fart shame'. Shame is toxic to all relationships."Shame keeps people as civil beings. If one has no shame, then anarchy is the result. What is to stop people from behaving inappropriately? "It is rude? Where does that come from? Can we philosophize about that?" This is a red herring. The issue is what the effects are, and what reasonable conclusions we can draw based off of these effects."As far as the smell ya but we all have to put up with moments of 'mundanity in a relationships'. That is the give and take or intimate relationships. It should not be so dramatic I am arguing." It is no more 'dramatic' then starting a debate in favor of this petty resolution. It is clear that you are insecure about this, which even suggests that you know you should not be doing it. If not, then why debate about? Is someone Else's approval or denial of your argument this crucial to your sex life? I think it is clear that you need to just stop farting around your girlfriend. This issue is obviously causing you a lot of head ache, and your girlfriend is even holding out on you (as you said in the second round). "Hey, I am not perfect, and yes she is more prefect but not absolutely perfect and therefore there can still be a debate? Yes?" Obviously there can still be a debate, as a debate is what we are engaged in. "Instead talk about essence of rudeness. Talk about why knee jerk reactions by women can't be challenged." I believe that I can talk about whatever I feel is relevant to the resolution. However, I do appreciate the suggestions. Conclusion Pro is having girlfriend problems due to his passing of wind. This is giving him head aches, and his female companion refrains from sexual intercourse because of this. Pro has not given any good reasons to think that farting in front of your girlfriend is more important than not stressing over petty defiance, and not getting any sex. I think that the answer is self-evident. With regards to the resolution specifically, you should not fart around your girlfriend. I argued that it is rude, disrespectful, it stinks, and makes an unpleasant noise. Also, it can cause depression and lower her self-esteem in your wife/ girlfriend, as you obviously would not fart around her at the earlier stages of the relationship. Farting around her is symbolic of the "heat" slipping in the relationship, and this will probably deflate her ego. The resolution is "Farting is perfectly natural and you should be able to fart when around your wife or girlfriend". Now, while farting is natural, I have argued sufficiently that you should not fart around your girlfriend. Since both notions are necessary pertaining to the resolution, and Pro's arguments fail; the resolution has been negated.