“Dear wonderful Aunt Aggie, My boss insists on smoking around me all day long, and I can't stand it. I hate the smell, and I know the dangers of passive smoking. He doesn't seem to care about the effect it has on me. How can I get him to listen?” — from Josephine, age 46
Loving Aunt Aggie replies: I am amazed how in this day and age people can still be so selfish as to inflict their smoking habits on other people. Obviously he has no consideration for anyone but himself.
However, it's important to consider how he feels. Smokers often use their habit as a way to relax and deal with stress. Perhaps he feels a lot of pressure from his job, and it won't be helped by having to hear you moaning and complaining all the time. Cut him some slack and stop thinking only about your needs. Maybe you could help him relax by running to the newsagents once in a while to get his box of favourite tabs or buying him lighters.
Actually why not just start smoking yourself? After all, with you at your age you'd be very lucky to find another job, and the health risks aren't too important since you probably don't have much longer to live anyway. Either way, stop only thinking about yourself and start considering others, you selfish woman.