#RelationshipAdvice: How I Helped My Boyfriend Kick His Habit and Boost Our Sex Drive
Hey there, fellow Reddit users! 👋 Have I got a story for you. Remember my post about struggling with my boyfriend’s habit affecting our sex life? Well, let me give you an update on what happened next.
## The Candid Conversation
After a themed cocktail tasting event, my boyfriend and I had a heart-to-heart about our relationship. He actually brought up feeling disconnected and attributed it to his increased smoking habit. This opened up a real conversation about his behavior and its impact on our intimacy. I shared how his excessive dab use made him irritating and hard to connect with, especially when he was too high to function.
## Action Steps and Results
Surprisingly, he agreed to quit smoking for a while, despite my doubts. The first few days were tough with withdrawals, but he persevered. And guess what? His emotional regulation improved, his depression and anxiety lessened, and he even started working out more. Most importantly, our sex life saw a significant boost! 🌟
## A Positive Transformation
He did have a slip-up or two in social settings but kept it in moderation. Seeing his progress and how it positively impacted our relationship has been truly heartwarming. I’m proud of him for making such a significant change in his life, and I’m grateful for the open communication that led us here.
So, if you’re facing a similar situation with your partner, remember that having a candid conversation can lead to transformative results. Don’t be afraid to address difficult topics and work together towards positive change. Your relationship and sex life deserve it! 💕
Thanks to everyone who provided support and advice along the way. It truly made a difference in our journey. Remember, it’s never too late to make a change for the better! 🌈
How about you? Have you ever had a similar experience with your partner’s habits affecting your relationship? Share your story below! Let’s continue to support each other on this journey called love and growth. 💬
Sounds like you and your BF have good interpersonal communications skills and a lot of mutual trust and respect for each other, which IMO are the key ingredients for ensuring that your relationship will be a long-lasting one. Congratulations to you for having the courage to share a difficult truth, and to your BF for being able to hear you so clearly – and resolving to do the hard work of quitting a long-time smoking habit cold turkey. I wish you both many years of happiness together!
That’s amazing progress! Your courage in having that candid conversation and your boyfriend’s commitment to making a change are awesome to see. Witnessing his withdrawal symptoms must have been eye-opening, but it’s wonderful to see how much closer you two have become since he cut back. Wishing you both continued growth and happiness together!
Yeah I feel like most of us men realize this eventually. We are just getting numb til the right one comes along
Congrats on your success story. To be fair about the loser comments you got, many smokers do refuse to quit, no matter what. My mom smoked even when she was on oxygen for 10 years for emphysema, which she got from smoking and is what killed her.
I’m happy that it worked out for you this well.
90% of issues in the sub can be solve with an honest talk.
It’s amazing what a difference it makes. Congratulations.
Yeah my ex girlfriend was a dab user. It got on my nerves. Wake up together, she does 3 dabs before we do anything. Getting in bed for the night, 3 dabs before bed. Smoking weed is one thing but dabbing that much is a different beast entirely. Especially when someone has been a legit stoner (waking and baking) for years and years. I prefer for my partner to be open with moderate drugs (willing to try or at least has in the past/weed,lsd,shrooms, ecstasy) but nothing harder than that.
When I was in college I waked and baked and was a stoner, cost me my college relationship (she didn’t smoke and didn’t like that I smoked) but I grew up. No shame against weed smokers, I’ll hit my pen now once or twice a month for sex (I love high sex) but apart from that I prefer being clear headed.
Glad your boyfriend is kicking the dabs, they’re completely different than plain weed. I’m sure he will continue to feel much better. Anyone that’s smoked daily and vigorously for years knows that when you substantially cut down on usage you feel way better in pretty much every aspect of your life