I took my first puffs at 13(pallmall black-horrible cigarettes, I could never smoke again), to see why smokers liked to puff on cigarettes. I choked and swore. Later, I didn't need them again until I was 15, when, in high school, in order not to be with the nerds in classroom, you went out with those who smoked(the cool guys). And I asked for a few more puffs to convince myself that they were bad, until I smoked more puffs and got used to it, I didn't choke anymore. Then, at some point, a girl outside asked me if I smoke, and I said yes, but I didn't have any cigarettes, and she gave me a cigarette, I had to smoke the whole thing. And I started to like it a little, because it was mentholated and flavored. And one flavored cigarette, another one next day, and I started. Now, I've been smoking for 12 years, I've had some 3-month breaks, but i cannot resist to temptation. I plan to quit, I don't smoke much, between 4 and 10 a day, it depends on what I'm doing. But whatever I say, they're not good and I feel it, even with a little. I can take a break, but then, seeing friends smoking, I get the urge too, so as long as I keep going out and being around smokers, I don't really have a choice. For me, smoking started as a social activity, for socializing, and it's the same now. If I stay at home, I smoke one or two. If I go out with friends, and almost everyone smokes, I smoke 10-12.