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Is it wrong to ask missus to vape in another room?

35 replies

BlingersMcBling · 25/11/2020 05:43

I'm trying to quit vaping as I'm getting on a bit and have asthma and I'm thinking about my health. I have quit a few times but always end up going back as I find it particularly hard as my partner vapes and so it's always very easy to just have a bit.
So I've quit again and asked my partner if she can just not vape around me for a few days to help me quit... well arguments ensued.. "why should I have to vape in another room just because you want to quit "
To me I can't believe how selfish she's being, I know for a fact if it was the other way around I wouldn't hesitate, in fact if actively encourage it as it was helping her but with her it's like she's not prepared to be slightly inconvenienced to help me out. Does she have a point or am I right in what I'm thinking? Thanks

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LemonsYellow · 25/11/2020 21:53

You are right. She is absolutely wrong. She should vape outside. Well done on giving up.

xanthippe8 · 25/11/2020 21:54

@Mydogmylife

It's not just steam though is it - it smells of whatever flavour is being vaped. Stinks
Where is this steam people are talking about meant to be coming from? Surely steam would cook your lungs!
Mydogmylife · 25/11/2020 22:05

@xanthippe8
I don't vape so I couldn't comment. I just know I really don't like being close to someone who is, and I can tell if I go into a room where someone has been recently

smurfmonkey · 25/11/2020 23:35

It isn't steam... I won't profess to know the science behind it but I do know vaping can leave a residue on some surfaces, probably due to the oils or whatever else is in them, so I suspect if it's doing it to that then it'll be doing something to your insides.

I have asthma, vapes do affect me slightly so my other half won't vape in the same room as me. She should be more supportive of your quitting and your health in general.

ViciousJackdaw · 25/11/2020 23:55

It's vapour - as the name suggests.

FWIW OP, YANBU. When DH was quitting vaping, I wasn't ready to stop so I vaped outside. It's just common courtesy. Is she inconsiderate in other areas of life too?

If you were on a diet and your partner sat down in front of you and wolfed down crisps, chocolate, anything you had a liking for but could not eat, you'd think it rather inconsiderate. This is no different.

Audreyseyebrows · 26/11/2020 00:01

missus

This makes me vomit. Do you actually call her that?

user1481840227 · 26/11/2020 00:04

She should be supportive.
What kind of relationship is it if you have one person trying really hard to quit a habit for the sake of their health and the other person won't offer some support even in the early days of breaking the addiction when the withdrawal symptoms are the worst?

It would be like if one person wanted to go on a diet and just wanted say 21 days to break the bad habits and form new healthy ones and their partner stuffed their face with junk food beside them all the time with no consideration for their partner.

She's completely in the wrong!

VivaMiltonKeynes · 26/11/2020 00:15

It's very wrong to use the word missus Shock

notangelinajolie · 26/11/2020 00:56

Never mind another room, I'd be telling her to do it outside. It stinks.

Raidblunner · 26/11/2020 18:14

My other half is the one that riles me! What are you six of one and half a dozen of the other!

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