Don’t let your boyfriend tempt you into smoking

If you are dating a boy that smokes on a regular basis it may be tempting to share a cigarette or pick up a pack of your own.  Most likely you have been around smoking enough that it now seems normal to see someone smoking and may even make you feel like an outsider for not being cool enough to join in.  However, regardless of how you feel about the boy you are dating, the worst mistake that you may ever make is picking up a cigarette for yourself.

As a teenager it is not likely that you will see the effects of smoking on your boyfriend, but if you could flash forward a few years you would see that he will likely suffer from many more respiratory infections over someone else without a smoking habit.  You will see that his fingers are yellow and likely his teeth as well.  You will also see that his endurance has gone down overall and that he gets out of breath a lot quicker than you.

In short, down the line the boy you think now looks cool will no longer be part of the in crowd, unless you count the medical visits where he may get to know the office personal on a first name basis.  If this is not the type of vision you have for your future it is best to stay the outsider now, because the type of people he will know down the line are certainly not worth your time.