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anonymisss, don’t kid yourself. Maybe guys can order hard drinks when they go out with you, but by no means should you generalize. Many girls will freak out from just hearing that the guy has a taste for alcohol.
As for smokers, obviously smoking is not a characteristic that is in high demand. No one will disagree that it is an ugly and disgusting habit. However, there are many boys who smoke and are not forthcoming about it (whether or not they received a psak or the like about withholding that info is a different topic). Chances are, if you are a girl and went out with 5 yeshiva boys, at least one was a smoker. And that’s just if all 5 were marketed as nonsmokers.
By the time the girl figures it out, it’s usually after she has developed feelings for him and at that point is ready to cling to straws (he’ll quit, he only does it because of peer pressure, etc). Too late for her. Sad, really.
And for every guy who really does quit (it is possible) there is another who only “quits”.
There is absolutely no reason why a good normal girl should have to accept a disgusting smoker. Smoking boys should only go out with smoking girls.