getting your boyfriend or girlfriend to quit smoking.
My boyfriend and I are still in highschool, and he has a terrible smoking habit. He was an idiot when he was young, and now, he cant seem to stop. I really would like him to quit, but he says I don't know how it is. I find this really selfish, because i was experimenting with drugs while a freshman in highschool, and he made me promise every day since to not touch drugs. I havent since, because i care about him, and his opinion means more to me than he knows. If it weren't for him saving me, i might not be here. I feel like hes my responsibility, and if i dont help him now, he wont be here for much longer? any advice?
2007-07-08 08:47:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
He is going to do what he is going to do. It is admirable that you stopped using drugs. He is not your responsibility, you are only responsible for yourself. If he doesn't want to quit, he isn't going to. If you try to give him an ultimatum, like you or the smokes, he may choose the smokes and you are either going to have to stand by your word and dump him or accept him for what he is. People who smoke can live to be 100, people who don't smoke can die young in a car accident. If you really can't stand the smell or something, you may have to break it off with him and find a non-smoker.
2007-07-08 08:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by harleychic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your doctor about this shot you can get! My sisters boyfriends grandma got this shot that made her completely stop smoking! and she had been smoking since the age 12! and NOW DOESN'T AT ALL! she says she doesn't even feel like she wants too! but just a warning i heard its alot of money! and theres a couple of shots you have to get monthly or something. but if you really want him to stop! this is the cure!
2007-07-08 15:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by buggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like he's as committed to you as you are to him. If he doesn't want to quit, you'll have a difficult time. Check out a site like the American Cancer Society and tell him statistics like "one billion people will die of smoking this century." But if he doesn't care, you can't make him change....
2007-07-08 15:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't. He will not take kindly to that. He is a big boy. He will make his decision on his own. I know you mean well and am sure he knows to. Leave it be.
2007-07-08 16:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by bountyhunter101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
show him a picture of smoker's lungs... that grossed me out!
2007-07-08 15:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by Velvet Rain Drops 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋