Getting your other half into vaping...

Does your partner vape too?

  • Yes - we enjoy vaping together and its way more fun

    Votes: 12 29.3%
  • No - my partner is still on stinkies and not interested in vaping at all

    Votes: 8 19.5%
  • No - my partner is still on stinkies but is interested in vaping. Just a matter of time ;-)

    Votes: 6 14.6%
  • No - my partner doesn't smoke or vape

    Votes: 12 29.3%
  • No - but my partner will occasionally vape rather than smoke when socialising

    Votes: 3 7.3%

  • Total voters
    41

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I think this topic deserves its own thread

There are several reasons why I think its much better for couples to vape together (if they previously smoked):
  • Firstly and obviously, research suggests its considerably safer than smoking - so better for both to benefit than just one
  • Enjoying the journey together is more fun
  • Sharing juices between two people makes more sense. Something one person may not like may be the other's favourite
  • If your partner also enjoys vaping then all the vape purchases are easier to justify - not to mention you may be able to share gear and pass on things in both directions
  • When going out, there is always a backup if your vape goes on the blink ;-)
But the difficulty as expressed by some is getting your partner into vaping. Some people are just not into it and don't like it. Personally I feel that all it takes is the right set up and the right juice. Sometimes the right circumstances can help too.

Here's my story:
My wife was not interested for about 2 years while i enjoyed vaping. Then she stopped smoking altogether for aboit a month (no vaping either) and when her mom passed away 3 months ago I said to her she shouldn't feel bad to have a cigarette. She said to me "give me one of your vaping things rather, i dont want to start smoking again". Bless her. Bingo. I gave her my prized MVP2/Evod1 setup which had VM Berry Blaze 18mg and menthol drops in it. She loved it from the first toot that day and hasn't looked back. Neither has she changed the device or the juice!

Not only am I proud of her for not going back to stinkies, her vaping has made a positive difference to my journey. She samples more juices now and understands the time I put in on the pitstopping front. The whole journey is just so much better and more fun, even though she has not ventured from that setup.

Bottom line is if your other half has not yet converted to vaping, don't despair. Just keep on vaping. Dont argue about it. Dont try too hard. I think its best to just occasionally let your partner try a new flavour or device until the penny drops. It can take a month or even years. But the end result will be worth it.

What's your story and your tips for converting your partner or loved one?
 
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I told my my wife every night at bed time for about 2 months that she stinks, everytime I kissed her I made a funny face and said "gross" tastes like ashtray. Worked lol
Got her a Reo as it is the most no mess no fuss device out there... I want to say that a Reo is almost the perfect device for starting vaping and getting off stinkies. And yes I am a Reo fan boy, even though I dont use one anymore.
 
Have added a poll for interest sake
 
I told my my wife every night at bed time for about 2 months that she stinks, everytime I kissed her I made a funny face and said "gross" tastes like ashtray. Worked lol
Got her a Reo as it is the most no mess no fuss device out there... I want to say that a Reo is almost the perfect device for starting vaping and getting off stinkies. And yes I am a Reo fan boy, even though I dont use one anymore.

Lol @Rooigevaar - @Rob Fisher style "You stink and you gonna die!" Rob has used that on so many converts and i have seen it in real life.
Thanks for sharing.
 
I made the switch.. call it cold turkey and one week later my wife said no way I can stop and she cant. So I went out got her a device as well. Almost 2 years later and we still laugh at what people are paying for stinkies and then feel sorry for their health.
 
Great thread this, thanks. When I pass a negative comment to SWAMBO about her smoking she says I'm being anal etc. She's has a few vape toots now and then but she usually coughs and says it doesn't 'satisfy' her the way smoking does...I need to investigate the smaller tube styled setups available out there and I think a MTL experience will best suit her.
 
@Silver can you add a category

*Neither - She will vape over analogs if socializing
 
I actually feel bad, or having moral issues with my situation.

My wife gave up smoking when she fell pregnant with out first (now 8 years old).

I said I would give up smoking when the baby was born. I did not.

From there she never smoked. I continued to smoke outside, chew mints and wash my hands after a smoke, because my wife simply did not want smoke around the kids.

Soooooo I finally start vaping and she continued to be free of everything.

But when I started DIY'ING, when I'd actually make something tasty, I would ask her to taste - just to see if I was imagining that it was good or not.

Now she has taken to light vaping. She has a puff here and there in the evenings... but I feel bad, because she had quit nic all together. I know vaping, or specifically nic, is not the death sentence smoking is, but....

But on subject, I think a vaper should not give up on a smoking partner, until they get them to vape.

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Bottom line is if your other half has not yet converted to vaping, don't despair. Just keep on vaping. Dont argue about it. Dont try too hard. I think its best to just occasionally let your partner try a new flavour or device until the penny drops. It can take a month or even years. But the end result will be worth it.

That was exactly my approach. After one or two failed attempts she started vaping permanently one year to the day after I started. Still going strong.
 
I actually feel bad, or having moral issues with my situation.

My wife gave up smoking when she fell pregnant with out first (now 8 years old).

I said I would give up smoking when the baby was born. I did not.

From there she never smoked. I continued to smoke outside, chew mints and wash my hands after a smoke, because my wife simply did not want smoke around the kids.

Soooooo I finally start vaping and she continued to be free of everything.

But when I started DIY'ING, when I'd actually make something tasty, I would ask her to taste - just to see if I was imagining that it was good or not.

Now she has taken to light vaping. She has a puff here and there in the evenings... but I feel bad, because she had quit nic all together. I know vaping, or specifically nic, is not the death sentence smoking is, but....

But on subject, I think a vaper should not give up on a smoking partner, until they get them to vape.

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No, no....she is an adult....please allow her the pleasure of vaping without any guilt! I have seen so many ex-smokers taking up vaping.
 
Two weeks after I started vaping, my wife started vaping as well. She has not smoked a cigarette since.
 
I bought my wife an Ego One. She started on it for a while but ended up going back to smoking. Now I have an Ego One that nobody uses.

I think you are right in saying that you shouldn't try and force your partner to start vaping cos it doesn't work. When she's ready I'll be there with plenty options
 
When she's ready I'll be there with plenty options

All the more reason for us to buy more vape gear - hehe
Because when that opportunity strikes one needs to have a full bouquet of options on offer!
 
Great thread with some interesting comments. Converted my son to vaping 6 months ago but missus still on the fags. Do not fancy the "you stink and you gonna die" approach as I would probably end up wrestling with my dog for sleeping space on couch. Will follow thread with interest.
 
Took me 1.5 years to get my wife off stinkies. Finally convinced her to get something (she chose a twisp edge though :( - but often vapes on my Kanger ST Mini with the iStick TC40W). But hey, now our house does not smell like ashtrays any more and I can give her a peck without a following mini vomit.
She isn't keen on taking things to the next level yet, but I'm slowly but surely introducing her to the dripper.
 
My hubby did not take to the idea of vaping and was never interested in even trying. He does not smoke in front of me, which makes his smoking an akward thing. He did however enjoy sharing a hubbly every now and then. (Before we were both informed about the dangers). About two months ago he resold a few cartons and got himself a Twisp Edge :JCHAN: and he has been stinky free since then. Looking forward to getting him some better gear, but all in good time. Now there is no more hiding and smoking in secret. Vaping rocks!:rock:
 
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Took me 1.5 years to get my wife off stinkies. Finally convinced her to get something (she chose a twisp edge though :( - but often vapes on my Kanger ST Mini with the iStick TC40W). But hey, now our house does not smell like ashtrays any more and I can give her a peck without a following mini vomit.
She isn't keen on taking things to the next level yet, but I'm slowly but surely introducing her to the dripper.

No giggling at the back please, "introducing her to the dripper" is not some adolescent innuendo, please conduct yourselves in an adult fashion...
 
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No giggling at the back please, "introducing her to the dripper" is not some adolescent innuendo, please conduct yourselves in an adult fashion...

I choked on my drink after you pointed that out :-D
You dirty mind you.
 
All the more reason for us to buy more vape gear - hehe
Because when that opportunity strikes one needs to have a full bouquet of options on offer!
Yip yip.

My wife went straight to 0.6ohm mouth-to-lung with the Odin.

Perfection at 25 watts with 6mg nic for a "light" vaper. Plenty flavour, a bit of throat hit, and nothing like the cloud-blowing setups...

The culmination of what I had learned at that point.

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Loving this thread, but consider this: if you get your wife/girlfriend/partner into vaping how are you going to explain that your sub box mini only cost R250, but is now R920, or was donated by some anonymous dude at bar? Your partner is now aware of realistic costs and all talk of false cost savings will be written down in the book of things never to be forgotten and will be called upon in future reference. Be careful of what you wish for.
 
I told my my wife every night at bed time for about 2 months that she stinks, everytime I kissed her I made a funny face and said "gross" tastes like ashtray. Worked lol
Got her a Reo as it is the most no mess no fuss device out there... I want to say that a Reo is almost the perfect device for starting vaping and getting off stinkies. And yes I am a Reo fan boy, even though I dont use one anymore.
I'd love to get the wife to join me but she is an immovable object on things she's unfamiliar with,she won't give it a chance.Not for lack of trying by me.She won't even listen to the doctor and you'd think after my heart attack she'd be scared into it like me but noooooo!That's one stubborn woman.
 
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