B2.0, I agree what you that being an ex-smoker does not turn a boy into someone who is “not good” or a top bochur, but I think it should be taken as being a top bochur*, with the * there to let people know that there is something to consider before looking too deeply into the situation, since like you said, it can be a dealbreaker for many, then they should hear this before spending time and energy investigating the boy if this issue will break the deal for them. I know that for my daughter in her first shidduch, I forgot to ask about this issue. We had already been investigating for a few days and she reminded me to find this out. I immediately called the shadchan and fortunately the boy was not a smoker (pretty miraculous considering what yeshiva he was learning in and the high percentage of smokers they had), but anyway, I said that I would have to make sure to ask this question one of the first things with the next shidduch (fortunately she married the boy and there was no next shidduch for her).
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