hi all ,
I have decided to quit smoking and have set march 12 as my quit date! (though may come sooner ,)The only real concerns i have is trying to quit whilst living with someone who will still be smoking , in the house etc anyone else had to deal with that one?
Casey
Hi Casey!
I am luckier than you in that my partner and I decided to give up at the same time...
However, I think you should ask for some support in your attempt to stop smoking and see if it can be kept to one room, or outside the house. I really don't think I would have kepe my quit up if I smelt smoke on the first few days, or even the forst two weeks (I avoided it like the plague!)!
You need to give yourself the best possible chance becuase you deserve the best possible chance! Make some plans, wait for some more advice from here (because there's people on here that can give you some really helpful tips, I'm still quite new to this quitting game!); and then start puttin them in place ready for the 12th!
You have done a good thing by thinking ahead.. great start!
Welcome by the way - and come on here for help when you need it - it's very empowering to feel a part of a big team of quitters!! Good luck!! 
hiya and welcome
my hubby smokes although he has just started champix, he smokes outside and tries to sneak away when he wants one, so he dont add to my craves !
in the beginning of my quit , i loved the smell but now he stinks so he cant come near me after hes had a cig.
it dosnt bother me much now, in fact i feel stronger because im not wasting all my money and i dont smell
Hi Casey - I live with someone who smokes too. When I started this quit I just asked him not to smoke in front of me and he now goes into the kitchen, opens the window and has his cig in there. I also asked him to throw away any tab ends so that it didn't tempt me. So far he has obliged without complaint:rolleyes: and to give him his due has supported me. I have also noticed that when he is on the phone to someone and they ask how Im doing he sounds quite proud that I have got this far.
Good luck Casey and just keep coming on here it helps a helluva lot and you get so much support from others.
that's my birthday! woo! good luck!
Just tell the smoker you live with to smoke outside
My partner and I also gave up at the same time, and I don't think it would have worked with one of us still smoking. In fact, I blame OH for the last failed quit because she started smoking again in secret :mad::mad:
I would suggest only allowing the smoker(s) of the house to smoke outside, if possible, then when they come back inside, make a face (complete with wrinkled up nose, naturally) and say "Pooh, you stink!" 
You never know, it might encourage them to give up too.
Living with a smoker
Casey,
My husband still smokes his rollies, although now I don't roll them for him I think he drops more than he smokes! I know that it is hard but I made the decision that it was me that was stopping smoking and not anyone else. That was a matter for them. With this attitude I have found it much easier than I ever imagined since I had been smoking 20+ a day for over 40 years!
Try not to feel deprived! I have been salting away £20.00 a week secretly and have now got quite a stash. This will be a for a rainy day treat sometime! I know I spent more on cigs and tobacco than that, so I still feel that I've got money in my purse. Apart from buying fresh veg, I don't go into a shop in the week!
Believe me, I still have a craving but am proud to be a non-smoker! 
Keep going - even if you lapse this time, never give up giving up!!!
My OH smokes and i wont lie it did make it ridiculously hard the first couple of times i quit but im doing ok at the minute. I told him i didnt want him smoking in the house and he has stuck to that. I found it really hard at weekends and in the evening when he was at home. But then i found i was fine during the day while he was at work. Just make sure they are thinking about you rather than themselves
Good luck
Have to agree with everyone here, if you want to quit you will despite of others. If you can persuade your other half to confine their smoking to one room or outside then all the better. You then have a chance to avoid the fumes and the temptations. Sometimes it can help to see other smokers, makes one understand what a stupid addiction it is. Poor souls.:rolleyes:
One word of warning, it's best to set a quit date and stick to it than make an impulse start and find not only are you regretting it but your mindset is not quite right. In my view get focussed on your quit date and never look back.
It's so good to be free.
Yessssssssssssssssssss:D
Cheers, Malcolm
Hi casey,
I don't live with a smoker, but all my friends smoke. I couldn't believe it on my 2nd day quit when one of them just stood in front of me smoking constantly, how supportive :eek: NOT. Anyway, although I was following her round like the Bisto kid, I didn't really get any cravings for a fag while my mates were smoking in front of me. My worst cravings were at night when there was noone around who smoked (my hubby is a non smoker). I think that at the beginning of the quit, being near someone who was smoking annoyed me but wasn't tempting because I coulod still smell the smoke, which at the time was like nectar to me 
Now however, as others have said, I think smokers STINK and can't stand too near my mates who smoke now because the smell repulses me.
I would ask the smoker you live with if they could please smoke outside in the first weeks of your quit and NOT leave their cigarettes lying around to tempt you. Hope this helps.
Not to sound negative, but i don't feel that everyone's friend's should be fully supportive & cheer you on with each step. All of my friends smoke, and in a wierd way i kind of like the fact that they smoke around me, smoke in my car, smoke in their car, when they go out for smokes i join them - i just force myself NOT to smoke when i'm around them. I tried doing the avoiding of smoking before and i failed everytime. This way i figure i'll face it head on, and it'll get easier over time.
But not everyone's the same, i guess whatever works!
Not to sound negative, but i don't feel that everyone's friend's should be fully supportive & cheer you on with each step. All of my friends smoke, and in a wierd way i kind of like the fact that they smoke around me, smoke in my car, smoke in their car, when they go out for smokes i join them - i just force myself NOT to smoke when i'm around them. I tried doing the avoiding of smoking before and i failed everytime. This way i figure i'll face it head on, and it'll get easier over time.
But not everyone's the same, i guess whatever works!
yeah i really agree with this, I couldn't deal with avoiding all smokers because eventually I'm gonna end up in a situation where I'm with someone who's smoking and if i don't learn to handle it at the start of my quit (when my enthusiasm high) then I'll just crumble later on.
but as you said, each to their own
