Home Asking Something Difficult 9 Ways to Ask Your Boyfriend to Quit Smoking 8. Remind him you’re not the only one who’s unhappy he smokes by saying, “My parents hate tobacco…” “It hurts when I think my girlfriend’s family disapproves of me.” It’s hard to win a girl’s heart if you don’t have her parents on your side. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9