A friend of mine had been claiming to his girlfriend that he had quit smoking, in truth he still smokes at work. He tells her that the smoke smell on him is from co-workers as he still hangs out in the smokers hut. I don't know if she believes him or not, but she acts like she does.

Would you 'snitch' or not? He only smokes a few a day, but she's really worried about him because she lost somone else to cancer recently. To be honest I wish he'd quit too, he used to be so fit, but not any more :(

I think he is finding it tough to quit and perhaps thinks that a few cigarettes won't really do much harm.If I was his friend I'd first try to convince him to tell her the truth and if I fail then I might threaten him that I would if he doesn't.My attempt would be to ultimately get 'him' to admit it to his girlfriend because if he is the one to confess then she wouldn't feel as cheated ( perhaps that's a strong word to use here) as she might if she discovers it by herself or from a third person.From there on she can help him to quit smoking.

I agree if you are friends with the both of them, you should explain to him that you have seen him smoking and that he is really putting you in an uncomfortable position because it is not fair to the girlfriend that he is lying to her. I would try to work it out with him and see what he says first and if he becomes rude then you might want to reconsider your friendship. Then with telling her if she believes him then she may be angry with you if you say something and she asks him and he lies again.

My Uncle told his wife that he quit, it was really awful that he didn't because everyone else knew he was still smoking, but she went about bragging on him about quitting. Really upset the whole family and several friends that he was being deceptive to her and then she found out and OH BOY!

If he still smokes then he should tell her , he has a problem and that is that he smokes by him hiding it is not helping him .
Smoking is a problem most people have , by hiding it it will to help at all

I wouldn't tell her personally, but I would try to encourage him to admit to her that he is still smoking at work. I'm sure that would be difficult for him, but if he keeps lying to her he will destroy the relationship. Hopefully she's understanding enough to help him through it... if she isn't, why is he with her?

He is obviously scared to tell her. He probably doesn't want the retribution that is in store for him when she finds out that he is still smoking and he has been liar. If he can't tell her that is a sign of something really wrong with their relationship. She has the right to know what he is doing because she has the right to make her own decisions with truthful information.

I can't believe she doesn't already know. Smoking covers your clothes and your hair with the smell of smoke. Unless he showers and washes or changes his clothes, she already knows.