Illness Obviously, people who smoke have to worry about heart disease, lung disease and other serious issues, but in general, smokers just plain get sick more often.

While your partner will likely be a-okay with taking care of you, it's not exactly fun to deal with a person who perpetually gets colds and could likely avoid many of them if only he or she would just quit smoking. Sexual Endurance When I was in college, I dated a guy who smoked every day.

Life Expectancy Should you be lucky enough to find the one person you want to stay with and decide to spend the rest of your life with him, you want that life to be long.Interestingly, a specific group of women emerged as “light” and “very light” smokers: 18- to 20-year-old single women with some college education.The research team thinks young women entering adulthood are at particular risk for smoking, perhaps because young adulthood is a time of stress and anxiety and because smoking fewer cigarettes is cheaper than a heavier habit.This was noticeably frustrating and decreased our sexual activity — leaving us both unsatisfied.5.Birth Control You know how birth control commercials always state that women over 25 should not smoke while on the pill, Nuva Ring, Ortho Evra patch, etc.? There is evidence that birth control's effectiveness can lessen or even cause heart problems when you’re a smoker, depending on conditions such as the type of birth control, your age and the amount you smoke per day.