LOVE, SEX, AND CIGARETTES

Smoking and smoke have become part of the body language of flirtation and seduction. Smoking after sex is an onscreen cliche, at once prolonging the moment and signaling disengagement. Think Marlene Dietrich. Think Mad Men. 

Nothing says "I love you" like a cigarette.

Cigarette holders were thought to be sexy. Magazine articles taught women how to hold them gracefully and seductively.