Dirty Details with Veronica and Vince
(Bill Hogan / Chicago Tribune / MCT)
Q: How do you move past queefing during sex without making things awkward? Can you prevent it?
Veronica’s Opinion
Oh yes, the awkwardness of queefing. For those of you that are unaware of the often-used sexual-slang term, a queef refers to the release of air (accompanied by sound) from the vagina, during or after sex.
There are many ways to move past queefing during intercourse. You can either: pretend like nothing happened, sneeze to cover the sound, blame it on the cat or laugh it off. The latter is my recommendation.
Hopefully, the partner that you are with will be understanding and/or have a sense of humor about the situation. Because queefing occurs due to air being pressed into the vagina, some of the blame goes to your man and his penis for allowing some air to tag along for the ride.
Although I can’t tell you what every guy thinks when he hears the magical sound, I can say from experience with my few partners that if it ever happened, they laughed. If a guy tries to make you feel embarrassed, I say make him go into the bathroom and finish himself off or just remind him of all the times he’s farted in front of you after a trip to Chipotle or Plaza. Even though sex can be a loving and passionate experience, it should also be fun. Laughing just makes it that much better.
As for prevention, I’m no expert, but I have searched the Internet quite extensively for solutions for you (and I hope that no one looks at my Google search history). The most common suggestions were to either not have your partner pull out fully during sex, that way less air is likely to sneak in, or to experiment to find positions that work for you and reduce the risk of our good friend oxygen finding it’s way into places you don’t want it to be. Another suggestion was to change positions slowly, that way the quick movements of your vaginal muscles won’t allow one to rip.
All in all, there is not a 100 percent solution to stop queefing. It’s a natural occurrence during sex. I say if it happens it happens, laugh about it and then get back to the fun.
Vince’s Opinion
Well I had to look this up on the Internet, and it seems the consensus is that queefing (or vaginal farts) cannot be prevented. Queefing is caused during sex when the man is in motion, thrusting in and out. When he pulls out and goes back in he is pushing air into the back of the vagina which will usually slip out as a queef. It is also called vaginal farts, because everything occurs just like a fart. Air is passed out through the vagina making the skin flap, hence the fart-like sounds. The big difference is that the air is not coming from your bowels, so unlike farts, they don’t have an awful smell.
As to getting past a queef during sex, I would just laugh it off. There is nothing wrong with queefing, and again at least when you vaginally fart it doesn’t smell bad. It also depends on how comfortable you are with the person you’re having sex with. Even if you don’t know them that well and you queef, just start laughing like you think it’s the funniest thing in the world, but don’t let it get in the way of all your fun. It’s really not that big of a deal; it is something that happens naturally. There should be no reason to feel awkward, and if you do, just play it off like it’s funny.
Posted by Veronica Kale
on Sep 29 2010. Filed under Dirty Details, Lifestyle.
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I think the complaint I hear the most is that this column is immature. I don’t think people really mind the idea of a sexual column, but its true that the subject matter needs to be a little more developed – and a little less like high school.
The masturbation column was actually great and the best one so far, because it provided some real insight: i.e. health benefits and personal reflection/growth.
You can have fun with it – but this column, as it has existed so far, is the perfect example of a pop culture sell-out. Throw out some crass terms and see what kind of reactions you get.
Thank you Zach,
That is exactly the problem (and majority consensus) surrounding this entire series.
I couldn’t have said it better myself!
Thank you
I bet you had to google “pseudonyms”
Not only is this an awkward topic, it, along with every other one of these articles, sounds like it was written by a 40 year old blogger who is still living in their mom’s basement. It’s immature, it’s crude, it’s crass, and it’s just downright stupid. If this newspaper wants to write a sex column, they have every legal right to do so, but at least make it somewhat tasteful and professional! If these two “journalists” are too ashamed of their own work that they must write it under pseudonyms, why even publish it in the paper? I sincerely hope that, if these articles are to continue, the publishers either decide to make “Veronica and Vince” step up their game, or have the writers replaced, lest people begin to question the educational integrity of the CNU. When these articles began, it was disgusting… now it is just embarrassing.
*of CNU
(worst place for a grammatical error haha)
This article is so middle school and poorly written. “Blame it on the cat”–Really? My advice is to have qualified and articulate people give advice on sex related topics. Not someone who writes an article that sounds like a South Park episode.