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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Francesca Tuckey

Are you a secret smoker? A new study reveals many people hide their habit

SWNS

Research of 500 single adults who smoke found one in four don’t declare they smoke on a first date and 15 per cent don’t specify on their dating profiles – with the same percentage “ashamed” of their habit.

And 48 per cent will wait until after a date is over to have a cigarette, while 20 per cent sneakily go for one mid-way through.

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