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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:20 PM
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I quit smoking last month and suddenly my wife stinks!
She still smokes. It never bothered me before but now it really puts me out.

How do you tell your loved one she stinks?

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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:23 PM
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1. That, my friend, appears to be a lose-lose situation
My husband chews tobacco and sometimes his breath is atrocious and he gets rather offended when I tell him so.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:24 PM
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2. No, those pants don't make you look fat. n/t
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:25 PM
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3. *snerk*
:spray:

EXACTLY!
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:37 PM
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10. One must be careful with the spoken thought.



:hi:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:39 PM
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11. Indeed!
I have a touchy husband, so it goes both ways...
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ruiner4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:26 PM
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4. For maximum effect you shoulda posted this in GD...
Imagine the responses you could get!

"why do you care about your wife's feelings when her drug addiction is giving you cancer"

"Its her right to stink if she chooses"

and

"go suck on a tailpipe"...
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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:31 PM
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7. I was thinking about saying this to her:
"It would be terribly ironic if were to give up smoking only to die of cancer from your second-hand smoke!!!"

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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:28 PM
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5. My usually silver tongue fails me
Maybe I can bemoan that the tobacco smell makes me want to start smoking again. The guilt trip might have some effect!
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:31 PM
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6. See? THAT'S what we've been talking about.
Smoking stinks, and smokers don't realize how much they stink up everything, including themselves.

:)
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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:33 PM
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9. Improved sense of smell is a mixed blessing sometimes
Boy I'll tell ya what...
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ruiner4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:52 PM
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12. Thats actually one of the things going though my mind right now...
im psyching myself up to quit in 2 months, and im thinking "god how AWFUL is my car and room going to reek"....:)...


Back in college I worked in the library, and we had this art prof who would order books from other state schools.. She must have been a 3 or 4 packer and her stench would hit me like a ton of bricks a few feet before she got to me.. It was so nauseating.. And keep in mind I was smoking at that point..
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tandot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:33 PM
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8. Saying "Honey you stink" probably wouldn't be a good choice of words
:evilgrin:

It will be tough. When I was smoking, I was totally unaware of how I smelled. It didn't even cross my mind. I quit 13 years ago and now I can tell you right away when I am interacting with a smoker, even if I haven't seen them smoking. It almost seems to come out of your pores.

I was lucky enough that my family and most of my friends were non-smokers. It made quitting easier. Is there any chance you can convince her to quit, too?

Good luck! :hi:
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 10:59 PM
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13. "Hey! I feel great since I quit smoking!"
"Why not join me over here!"
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tandot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 11:01 PM
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14. What a positive way to frame that. I wouldn't be offended if someone
asked me that.
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 11:23 PM
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17. Make it attractive to quit
"The flowers smell wonderful, my lungs feel strong, I'm enjoying all the extra pocket money, it's worth the hassle!"
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Lautremont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 11:03 PM
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15. You can use this picture if it helps.
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flyarm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 11:06 PM
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16. as my hubby says..do you want to be right ..or happy????? eom
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cuke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-14-07 11:28 PM
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18. Don't want to tell her she stinks?
Tell her you've been avoiding her due to your improved sense of taste

Problem solved
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