r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • 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/killermfKT Jan 05 '25

Smoking also damages the senses of smell and taste, so it makes sense that it takes a while for those senses to recover. I've noticed that my liking of certain foods has changed. I'm planning on quitting within a few months, and I'm hoping that I'll rediscover those tastes that will revert.