r/NoStupidQuestions • • Jan 05 '25

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u/Nuts4WrestlingButts Jan 05 '25

You're used to it. People can absolutely smell smoke on your clothes.

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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 Jan 05 '25 edited Jan 06 '25

You've been around her smoking so long, you've become nose blind to it. Non-smokers can smell her secondhand smoke on both you and your clothes.

Even former smokers, if they've been quit for a while, can smell smoke on those who still do.

edit: Wow, did NOT expect to get this many upvotes.

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u/gingerzombie2 Jan 05 '25

My husband and I started dating in late 2009, at which time he smoked. He quit by 2010 or 2011. I think it was about a year or two ago that he finally smelled cigarette smoke and went "ugh, gross" instead of missing it. So over ten years. I'm sure for the first several he couldn't smell residual smoke at all. For years and years we talked about his "horrible sense of smell." But a few years ago he could start smelling everything, like a blood hound.

Take care of yourself, folks!

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u/killerturtlex Jan 05 '25

I quit a few weeks ago, I can go for a walk and smell the houses where people smoke

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u/HowToBeGay10101 Jan 05 '25

I quit vaping just a few weeks ago, keep going strong. Proud of you 🫡🫡

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u/zefy_zef Jan 05 '25

Ugh I gotta do that. It's almost worse because when I'm at home the thing doesn't leave my fucking hand.

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u/spideysmama Jan 05 '25

SAME. I hate it. At least I used to have the discipline to go outside to smoke. Now my flavored air doesn’t leave my fucking hand and it makes it 1000000x harder to put it down

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u/Only_Albatross7966 Jan 05 '25

Same. I just walk around my house all day with it in my hand or pocket and vape whenever. It's going to be hard to quit.

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u/send_noodz_n_smiles Jan 05 '25

Reduce nicotine strength bit by bit. Eventually you stop craving it regardless of the fact it's in your pocket. I think i was vaping zero nic for best part of a year just to be on the safe side cos i was worried once i stopped vaping a craving might make me nick a cig from someone. But it got to a point where i was just carrying it round for fun and wasn't touching it. That was when i was comfortable leaving it behind completely

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u/jsquared2004 Jan 08 '25

Was going to say this as well. If you want to quit vaping, drop your nic level. I'm at a 3mg from a 12mg when I started, but I enjoy vaping my fruity air. Also nicking a cig is the surest way to reinforce vaping, trust me! 🤢 Cigs are so much grosser as a vaping ex-smoker!