Poll: do you think smoking is attractive?

[shootthebandit]

After the thread about the woman suing the tobacco company I thought id make this thread

There are a number of reasons why smoking is unattractive. Its smells, its an addiction and its unhealthy. Do you really want a potential partner to die early on you

I say this as a smoker. I know its not a nice habit but what do you guys think? Would it put you off someone just because they smoked?

 

[Dalek Caan]

Depends how often they smoked. If it was once or twice a day I could deal with. I wouldn't find it attractive but it wouldn't be off putting.

Chain smokers would put me right off, I wouldn't be able to deal with the smell if I had to be around them for a while.

 

[TKhanman]

I wouldn't put someone off for smoking in most cases but i wouldn't encourage it either. I'd just try to convince them to at least smoke less.

 

[Xan Krieger]

As a smoker it doesn't matter to me if they do or they don't. If they do then yay, something we have in common, if not then meh, their choice.

 

[Colour Scientist]

Well, I smoke so it would be a little hypocritical of me.

I've cut way down recently though, now I only really smoke at weekends, usually when I'm drinking, not during the week.

Anyway, that's besides the point, I don't think it's attractive per se but I enjoy smoking, having a few drinks and talking shit with good company.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I romanticise smoking somewhat, and by somewhat, I mean a lot.

Stuff like old westerns, certain anime like Cowboy Bebop, and Black Lagoon, it gives smoking a kind of character, adds a coolness to certain things.

That's not to say I'm ignorant of the effects, most certainly not. I'm somewhat of a social smoker, I'll smoke with others while at the pub etc, but I don't touch the things when I'm alone.

The smell doesn't really bother me, but I grew up with parents who smoke, so that's most likely something I got used to personally.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I definitely wouldn't be put off by it. I'm not really fond of the smell but provided it's not too strong it doesn't bother me. I'm not the kinda guy that would try to convince my girlfriend to quit because that's insanely patronizing (to be honest, I find people with massive hangups over it pretty immature), but if they decided they wanted to quit I'd do what I could to help. For what it's worth, smoking is one of those things that women can do very seductively, in a 50's cool kinda way.

 

[tippy2k2]

I will not date a smoker. I have very few "Non-negotiable" things for relationships but that is one of them.

For one, I have asthma so I really can't be around smokers without having trouble breathing. Dying puts a downer on our relationship...

For two, smokers smell. Seriously smokers, I know you don't think you smell. I know you febreezed the shit out of your clothing after taking just one puff on a cigarette so it totally doesn't smell! It does smell.

For three, it's (obviously) really bad for you.

Smoke'm if you got'em; it's your body, you do whatever you want. It's not like you're a bad person for smoking or anything like that but there's no way in hell I'm dating a smoker.

 

[Lilikins]

Ill say I personally (even though I myself do) dont find it attractive neh, and Im quite annoyed by myself that I picked up the habit in my earlier years.

It smells, it costs way too much money, its bad for your health, it makes you less energetic, it makes you age faster... etc etc.

Now to come to the question itself, my gf doesnt smoke, but if she would start (which she wont but for the sake of discussion) I wouldnt just drop the relationship, if someone smokes its up to them. If I know someone whos starting I do try to tell them of the consequences and of my experiences with it..and try to get them not to start.

 

[Zhukov]

No.

Hell no.

It's not so much the look as the smell. I can't stand that shit. Whenever I'm talking to a smoker it's all I can do to stop myself from coughing whenever they open their mouths.

It clings to them for hours too. Clothes, hair, breath, the lot. The thought of living with that smell... yuck. It'd have to be bloody true love to get me to put up with that.

Strangely enough I actually like the way tobacco smells before someone sets it on fire.

 

[shootthebandit]

Im quite surprised at the number of smokers here. I was expecting us to be a rare breed on this site

 

[TheIceQueen]

I've got one sensitive nose and I can't be around anyone smoking. It makes me gag and cough far too much. If my girlfriend started smoking, which she won't as she's even more sensitive than I, I'd try and work her off of such a nasty habit.

 

[Jamieson 90]

I don't think it's attractive, not at all, in fact I think it's rather repulsive, the smell is disgusting. I would never date anyone who smoked either; I've seen the damage it can do to people and it's harrowing - I don't want to have to live through that again.

 

[Colour Scientist]

As a smoker, these threads always make me feel like I'm disgusting.

People are mean. XD

 

[shootthebandit]

As a smoker, these threads always make me feel like I'm disgusting.

People are mean. XD

I feel your pain. Even though I made this thread expecting this to be the response. People are so hurtful. Now I have to go for a comfort smoke

P.s you arent disgusting. Dont let them put you down. Hitler hated smoking so by internet logic these people are as bad as hitler XD

 

[Barbas]

By itself, the negatives far outweigh any positives. I lived in a city with terrible pollution for most of my life. No more of that, thanks.

...Unless it's a pipe. I guess I could handle the smell of that.

EDIT: It also works toward completing a look if you're a tank commander in the desert, posing for a propaganda poster with a Bren gun, or are just such a disgustingly unkempt monkey that matters of personal appearance and hygiene are foremost on the list of things you couldn't give a tinker's damn about. It has to be cheap, nasty and hand-rolled, though - preferably with dirty fingers.

Spoiler: Example (extra grizzled points for method of ignition).

 

[krazykidd]

Yeah i think it's hot. And believe it or not i like the taste of kissing a girl right after she been smoking.

However, chain smoking and smoking inside is a big no no and is not cool . You're clothes don't smell like corrosion and death if you smoke in an open space.

 

[Xan Krieger]

As a smoker, these threads always make me feel like I'm disgusting.

People are mean. XD

yeah I'm with you on that and I only smoke once or twice a day. People talk about us like we smear crap everywhere or something.

 

[Caiphus]

I can see why people might find it attractive. That sort of aloof, pensive or nonchalant character has been sold pretty hard by tabacco companies.

But personally, not at all. And in reality, people do not look as cool as Sean Connery when they smoke. And the smell, health effects, bad breath etc would seriously put me off someone who did. To the point where I wouldn't date them. Not that it would matter to them, I'm sure.[footnote] Actually, that could be listed as one of the few benefits of smoking [/footnote] But there.

 

[Stasisesque]

I smoked for 10+ years, quit three years ago and haven't looked back. For this reason alone, I don't find smoking attractive, I associate smoking with a lack of willpower and as an ex-smoker I am super sensitive to the smell/taste.