Ok, so I'm friends with this guy. He's funny, smart, cute, he's got it all... but he smokes. Now, I consider myself a pretty good friend of his, and it hurts me to watch him basically killing himself with every cigarette he smokes. I talked to him about it and he insists that he is not addicted, could quit if he wanted to, and only does it when he's with his friends for "social reasons." I know in fact that he smokes at home and everywhere else. How can I convince him to stop destroying himself?! What would you do in my situation?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? SammyPie answered Wednesday August 11 2004, 10:44 pm: Wow... That is a really hard position to be in, and I fully agree with you that he is slowly killing himself. But I am afraid that your words won't do him very much because in situations like this, words aren't convincing enough. Just keep on trying to tell your friend what you feel about his smoking, let him know that you are doing this because you care about him and you can see that he is more than just smoking for "social reasons." He may not be too fond of your input into his personal life, but you are doing the right thing.
I hope I helped, and I hope you succeed in helping your friend regain years back onto his life. Hang in there. Send me a message if you need anything else (or to just keep me posted on how things are going.) Lovies, SammyPie [ SammyPie's advice column | Ask SammyPie A Question ]
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