Cigarette smokers suing and winning.

[Smithereens]

Massive facepalm. Oh my god, she actually won?

In these rare times I actually wish that there was a comments section attached to that article so that I can see what other people's responses would have been.

Just another example of someone not taking responsibility for their actions, and instead blaming everyone else and wanting to get something for nothing.

[HEMI6point1]

My boyfriend the alcoholic has constantly threatened to leave me if I don't quit smoking. I've had to hide it from him before and pretend to have quit. The funny thing is, HE smokes socially, but because he can "control" it and I "can't", that's why he can smoke and I can't.

If you don't like smokers, don't date them, then. Plain and simple.

Your BF is a hypocrite, sorry to say it. If you're doing something that can harm you don't pressure your significant other to quit something that can harm her.

I consider myself fortunate to not stand the taste of alcohol. I would much rather drink Lipton iced tea or diet soda. I got called "boring" more than a couple of times because of this, but who cares?

BTW: I forgot to post something when that girl I mentioned brought up car racing: You have more of a risk of getting injured or killed if you have an accident on the highway than you do if you crash on the dragstrip/road course / etc.

[Ginger Tea]

I agree with the girl who would tell her BF to get to fuck about quitting smoking.
I don't smoke and if by some cruel twist of fate I end up in a relationship and she happened to smoke, I would accept that. I might say "don't smoke round mine." but thats mainly as I live in a room and the whole place would smell, where as in a house it would only linger in the room smoked in.

Giving up drinking or going out 'with the boys', but being allowed to drink at home. Living in my shared house I've overheard too many drunken rows between a guy and his then live in GF (land lord barred her from comming round due to complaints)
It's cheaper to drink at home, you don't have anyone telling you you've had enough and genuinly being able to no longer serve you. At home that might be the instigator of a fight and the old saying "familirarity breeds contempt"
So in the long run its better to let him go out with the boys

I also would not accept any imposed changes on my lifestyle, if I was an D&D gamer* I would not give up my weekly/fortnightly/wheneverly game.
Same applies to any hobby or passtime either may undertake, yes its time away from the other, but thats always a great thing, the only excuse is if money is really tight, but I would have to see her sacrifice something too.

Edit:
on topic

I've not read the article posted, but when its been known that smoking is linked to cancer, suing someone for your development of cancer is IMO stupid, unless you took up smoking when you were way too young to have seen or read any PSA's on the links of smoking and cancer, you knew the risks.
Granted the risks aren't as instant as say Russian Roulette or running inbetween traffic, but that doesnt stop it from happening either.

* which I'm not, I just remember a thread here about someones GF telling her BF to dump alot of his gaming gear and to not game. Fuck. That. Shit.

[Plaidman]

I'm with the people shouldn't threaten to quit X or they're leaving band, kinda... somewhat.

You went into that relationship and eventually learned that they did X, or they started it during said relationship.

Sure, you can beg and plead all you want, and that includes threatening to leave if they don't quit IF it comes to the point where it's life or death. (Cirrhosis for example for drinkers). In long term relationships, when your seeing your best friend and lover not only dying but killing themselves and they refuse to help themselves, it may take the shock of what they CAN lose other than their own life. Hopefully they'd try to help themselves more for their lover then themselves at that point (With said healthy person Helping of course). At the same time, I don't think people should be forced to watch their lover die a painful death when they can choose to try to prevent it.

But when it isn't deadly yet? Let them have their fun. Yeah, it sucks, but you can choose to leave if it bothers you THAT much.

[Peppergirl]

My mom actually made a point to quit smoking cigarettes completely during the time she was pregnant with me and again with my brother. Not sure why she didn't stay quit, though.

^-.-^

I quit with both my kids and started back up. I was lucky with the second one that it made me nauseous...so it was easier to quit. But the first, God it was hard. And I drank and drugged back then (I was 18), but somehow I managed to get myself on the straight and narrow, at least while I carried my kids.

It's an addiction...a horrible one. I'm glad I'm free of it now, but it was hard fought. I started at 15 and I'm just a hair over 40 now. For most of those 25 years, I smoked. Stupid, but (unlike so many people nowadays) I have no one to blame but myself.

Oh, and count me among the people who would tell a guy to fuck off if I was presented with an ultimatum like that. Granted, pregnancy would make a difference - but if he just suddenly decided one day to pull that card on me after having been together for awhile? Hell-to-the-No. He'd get kicked pretty quickly.

[HEMI6point1]

If you don't like smokers, don't date them, then. Plain and simple.

I forgot to quote this, but....

It sucks (for me) but down here in South FL the vast majority of women smoke. I don't get it.

Anyway, back to the OP. The judgement will most likely get either reduced or thrown out soon enough.

[KnitShoni]

My mom actually made a point to quit smoking cigarettes completely during the time she was pregnant with me and again with my brother. Not sure why she didn't stay quit, though.

^-.-^

I quit smoking when I found out I was pregnant, and didn't start up again until after I got done breastfeeding (3 years total). For some reason, I just really craved a cigarette after that, and fell back into it.