I used to be one of the only guys who smoked cigars of my friends. But, over the years, I've had a lot of guys ask me how to smoke and I've now converted about 75% of my circle to cigar smokers. What I have discovered is many guys want to smoke cigars but are too intimidated to find out how. They think if they go into a cigar shop and ask questions and/or fumble around with it, that the'll be looked at like they're idiots.
So, I've taken it upon myself to bring guys over to my house and teach them the in's and out's of smoking, buying, seasoning, cutting, lighting, B&M etiquette, etc. I've got 23 new guys smoking regularly here in NW AR over the past 8 years.