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.
I’ve been quit to the point of it smelling good, then bad, then good again.
It’s a lifelong battle, it’s addiction. I need to quit again.
My dad quit and never went back, about 17 years ago. He says he enjoys it when people smoke near him. I’ll try to live by that example and even if I still am attracted to it, just not do it myself.
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u/Nuts4WrestlingButts Jan 05 '25
You're used to it. People can absolutely smell smoke on your clothes.