I'm not one to give advise on relationships... but I noticed when I quit that I was really really mean to my kids and my dad. The eye opener for me was when I said to the kids... wouldn't you rather I smoke than keep yelling at you and keep being mean and the two older kids looked at me and in unison said "NO, Keep Yelling" then the older one said "You will get over it". They didn't care.
I was waiting for them to give me the ok to go back to smoking, not on purpose of course. It was the junkie in me. But they were not giving me that excuse. They told me to go right on being mean. It was ok as long as I didn't smoke. That episode made me start to think twice before I spoke.
I had to make a conscious effort not to be so nasty to those around me. Last weekend, my stepson and my son were telling me about how much nicer I am since I quit smoking and how I am more fun and no where near as mean as I use to be. It really does pass. These remarks were coming from teenagers. You know they don't hold anything back.
If teens can survive a quit, surely spouces can as well. I believe that if you truly love eachother, you can survive anything. That would include a quit.
Breaking free, I think you said it very well. I really liked your post. Don't give up your quit. Divorce may be awful but I think lung cancer is probably worse.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 397
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,953
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1389.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 35 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14
