<human>: Hi. Me and my ex boyfriend broke up officially in December after a few months of being on/off. We were together for 2 years and ended things on pretty bad terms, though the last texts we exchanged were civil and we wished each other luck. I got most of my stuff back, though I am missing some insignificant things.

However, I've decided I need to quit smoking. I lent him the book "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr about a year ago when he was going to try and quit and I never got it back. The main reason I'm trying to quit right now is actually economical, as I literally have no money at all at the moment. I feel like reading the book would really help me as I'm very serious about quitting, but it is incredibly hard. I can't tell my parents that I'm trying to quit smoking as I told them I quit years ago, and I can't lend any money from them either.

Would it be weird for me to text him asking if I could pick the book up? I know he has a new girlfriend now (he texted me before they got together asking if things between us were completely over and if he should wait for me or get together with her). I wouldn't even consider this if it were something I didn't really need but I don't know what to do.

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<bot>: Trying to quit smoking, left quit-smoking book at my ex's house but we broke up months ago. Should I ask him for the book back?