Seems I get the best of both worlds as far as the refusing to understand crowd. The non analog smoking scion of a cold turkey quitter.
Although the non-smoking steady knew and claimed he was more than okay with it when he met me 3 1/2 years ago that I smoked and enjoyed it,had no plans to quit, after about 6 months of seeing each other the "Those things are going to kill you" and the "That smell clings to everything, especially your hair" etc. comments and observations began.
I dare say he was right in both of the above observations. I have had a very tough time trying to switch to vaping but have been trying extremely hard for both myself (first and foremost) and secondarily for him.
When I failed the last time, I felt so very awful and his less than helpful disappointment did not help. The look on his face when I told him was much like I told him he lost someone near and dear.
This present attempt I told him once again that the comments and questions such as "When are you going to quit vaping?" and "You know my Dad smoked and he just up quit cold turkey one day because my son when he was little asked him to." are to say the least counter productive. I am sorry I am not as strong or wonderful as his Dad and all those cold turkey quitter are. Once again I informed him I am a nicotine addict and I may never be able to give it up.
I have been making a modest and for me given this is my third attempt, and after 35 + years of smoking 2 PAD, what I considered marvelous progress this time around. I am vaping what is considered a high nicotine level and I vape a lot, but I am holding my own, or so I thought.
This past New Year's Eve arrives and after a couple of drinks I get the "When are you going to give that thing up? Its like its attached to your arm or something, just drives me crazy." Well, you can imagine the response he got and I imagine the hurt I still feel after trying so hard as well.
Yes I needed to vent, so thank you for reading.
Although the non-smoking steady knew and claimed he was more than okay with it when he met me 3 1/2 years ago that I smoked and enjoyed it,had no plans to quit, after about 6 months of seeing each other the "Those things are going to kill you" and the "That smell clings to everything, especially your hair" etc. comments and observations began.
I dare say he was right in both of the above observations. I have had a very tough time trying to switch to vaping but have been trying extremely hard for both myself (first and foremost) and secondarily for him.
When I failed the last time, I felt so very awful and his less than helpful disappointment did not help. The look on his face when I told him was much like I told him he lost someone near and dear.
This present attempt I told him once again that the comments and questions such as "When are you going to quit vaping?" and "You know my Dad smoked and he just up quit cold turkey one day because my son when he was little asked him to." are to say the least counter productive. I am sorry I am not as strong or wonderful as his Dad and all those cold turkey quitter are. Once again I informed him I am a nicotine addict and I may never be able to give it up.
I have been making a modest and for me given this is my third attempt, and after 35 + years of smoking 2 PAD, what I considered marvelous progress this time around. I am vaping what is considered a high nicotine level and I vape a lot, but I am holding my own, or so I thought.
This past New Year's Eve arrives and after a couple of drinks I get the "When are you going to give that thing up? Its like its attached to your arm or something, just drives me crazy." Well, you can imagine the response he got and I imagine the hurt I still feel after trying so hard as well.
Yes I needed to vent, so thank you for reading.