Not sure how to deal with this situation...

[Leni]

My fella doesn't smoke and never has, except for the occasional cigar. His wife was a heavy smoker, as was I when we met. I've now got the vaping bug, and he's kind of intrigued by it all. A while back he asked me to get him an e-cigar, so I did some Googling and found one that seemed to suit. I asked him if he wanted the zero-nic or 18mg option, and he said he wanted the nicotine, as surely that's the whole point? Well, hmm er ... say I, and dutifully order him the kit, because he's a dinosaur and probably thinks PayPal is an Italian football team

So we're chatting the other night, and I mention about getting a new mod, because any tank I put on my Coolfire leans and it bugs the hell out of me. Turns out he's kean to liberate me of it because 'you're going to take a hammer to it, I know you are!' (Quite possibly) and 'I could use that for the odd vape'. Now, here's my concern. He's not having it, end of story, because it needs an external charger and I know he won't want the hassle if I explain it to him. But I'm not sure how to approach the issue. I don't want to patronize an intelligent man, but he has only ever used an e-cigar with refill pods. I don't want to feel like I'm responsible if he gets addicted to nicotine - even though I know he's a grown man who's made decisions long before he met me.

Do I discourage him? Do I get him a pod system and some Manabush and let him decide? Do I speak to him like the grown adult I'm supposed to be and stop flapping like a big girl's blouse?!

Ideas anyone?

 

[greenbrucelee]

I would say to him he would be a bit of a tool to be vaping nicotine especially 18mg. He will be like a kid in a park on a friday night with only enough pocket money to buy some tabs and a cheap bottle of cider (well thats how I started smoking) and he will get addicted to it. Explain to him you can buy all sorts of flavours even cigar flavours with 0 nicotine.

 

[smplmind]

Yes I think he would be better off just enjoying the vape with zero nic but it's up to him, all you can do is let him know he will (probably) get addicted if he starts using nic, does he want that? He is an adult though so it's up to him.

 

[gary68]

+1 talk him out of the nicotene.

 

[Crewella]

I love my Manabush, but in this case I'd get him a pod system and some 0nic House of Liquid Minotaur or another really tobacco-ey juice ........ and don't even mention the nicotine. If he feels something is lacking, then you might have to face up to the nic situation, but I reckon the HoL is about your best bet in getting him to enjoy the flavour and not notice any lack of nic.

THEN you can introduce him to the wonders of Manabush!

 

[WaitFor1t88]

Let him make his own decisions, but give him advise on battery safety etc

 

[yappycat]

I agree with Crewella here - don't make a thing of the nic, get 0mg and see if he goes. If he notivces and gets uppity about it just tell it straight, you don't want him to potentially start an addiction he doesn't have because you care about his health and YOU will feel responsible for it if he ends up hooked. If he's still dead set after that then it's his decision

 

[scrumpox]

He's an adult and you're an adult. I do realise that he's from Mars and you're from Venus however, why are you together if you have any doubt about his ability to make decisions for himself ... and presumably for you too?

I'm not sure why you're so worried about nicotine, it's not a cigarette or a cigar, it's a vape.

 

[itscostingme]

If as you say he has never smoked why would he need any nic?
I would just get some 0 nic and go from there

 

[vapemac]

Get the strongest nic you can lay your hands on and when it blows his head off suggest that maybe it's not for him....?

That might be cruel....