@charliecompany34 – Not only do I love your response to this question, but I love other people’s responses to your response. Hilarious!
I think the feeling of release is important. To a smoker, it’d probably be like urinating after holding it in for a long long time.
What about avoidance? I’m sure some smokers do it simply to have something to do, to keep them occupied while they determine what to do next. That would depend on the situation, of course. If it was a casual sex kind of thing, maybe the smoker is avoiding connecting with the other person. I could be way off the map with this one – tell me honestly.