If you don't want to be a smoker, don't be.
I tried it for a while. It smells one helluva lot better than cigs, at any rate. You smoke a pipe slowly, as opposed to taking heavy drags like with a cig...and if your trying it for the first time I suggest some sort of english blend as opposed tot he sweet stuff you're probably thinking about. For me the earthier, coffee and chocolate type aroma was way better.
I find myself craving cigs every time I smell one...even though they kinda gross me out now. But I still love the smell of good pipe tobacco.