My husband doesn't know I still smoke

[u/kamelsalah1]

I quit for a year, and he was so proud of me. Then my mom got sick, and I bought a pack "just for the drive home from the hospital." That was three months ago. Now I'm hiding it, brushing my teeth constantly, and lying to the person I love most. The guilt is crushing me. Has anyone else been here? How did you come clean and start again?

[u/NJsober1]

I thought I was hiding it for years. Come to find out, everyone already knew. My guess is he knows. The stench of cigarettes is nearly impossible to mask. Just tell him, he loves you even if you fail at something.

[u/nickoaverdnac → u/NJsober1]

Yeah its really hard to hide as a smoker, non-smokers can easily smell even the faintest trace.