to be so nervous about going to cinema ALONE!

[DoMeDon]

Unexpectedly alone for my birthday.

Was planning to go to cinema and am thinking of going alone (can you tell it's my first time )

Feeling really nervous? AIBU and a complete wussy (as I suspect)?

I love going to the cinema on my own . Last film I saw on my own was " the black swan "
Might go and see " bridesmaids " next week.

You have actually inspired me. I have nothing to do until the 25th of July (amazing I know) so I am going to go to the cinema on Tuesday by myself!! I'm quite looking forward to it now. Thanks OP.

[grin]@lesley. I take your point. Although I have eaten in nice restaurants on my own and loved it.

Single handed badminton, I admit would be a challenge.........

YABU, I love going alone to the cinema. I do go with DH sometimes as well, but he doesn't 'do' chick flicks' which I love so if there's something on I really want to see and he or nobody else does, I don't think twice about going by myself!
Well I'm not going to miss out just because nobody else wants to see it!
Oh and you also get to scoff the entire bucket of popcorn all to yourself, bonus

On your own is the actually completely best way to go to the cinema.

cinema is fantastic on your own. I love going alone

enjoy!!

Frequently do solo cinema trips. Pondering going this Saturday as I'm at a loose end:)

Enjoy.

I love it!

Happy Birthday! :)

People will think you're interesting/mysterious or they won't be bothered. Things seem 10x more embarrassing to you. If you're so bothered call someone when you're waiting to go in or have a big picture of your DC on a keyring or something.

Smarmy but maybe helpful "How to be Alone" video...

I'd say its the best place to try out being alone. As opposed to eating alone in a restaurant or a bar or something - nobody will be looking at you, there'll be lots of other people alone and it'll be dark .

Happy Birthday

I used to go to the cinema alone all of the time when I was pregnant and on mat leave with ds1. It kept me entertained and is the perfect self-indulgent activity. Enjoy!

Do it!

I had never been alone before and I really wanted to see The Kings Speech but all my friends had already seen it so I decided I would go one my own and it was fantastic. I stopped in Starbucks on the way and got a Grande Mocha skinny latte and settled down to 2 hours of Mr Firth with no interruptions. Excellent.

I haven't been for a while but I used to love going on my own. Used to take a flask of tea, so you're nowhere near as much of a saddo as I was

What you choose to see is your own business

Hope you went, had a great time and a lovely birthday!

I think you're being a little silly, there's nothing to it.

Last time I went to the cinema on my own I was hovering very closely to my due date with ds. DH had cheesed me off so I pissed off out (all very lastminute.com), got to the cinema just as film was about to start, had a fab time. Bourne Ultimatum Matt Damon...nuff said!

I went and it was great - luckily not too busy inside so got a whole row to myself. Would do it again - thanks all

BTW X-Men was BRILLIANT

i love going to the cinema alone, no one to steal your drink after saying they didn't want one, or popcorn, or buy sweets that rustle or nachos (crunch crunch) or worse talk to you..... think i may have issues

Pleased you enjoyed it, DoMe.

outnumbered, no you don't have issues (or I have the same ones as you ). I am guilty of eating in the cinema but do so quietly, never rummage at the bottom of my popcorn like a fecking cat in its litter tray like some feckers do, never eat smelly food like nachos that smell like sick and DEFINITELY NEVER talk.

I prefer to go alone, so much more relaxing and enjoyable. Glad you had a good time and enjoyed the film, I'm off to watch Bridesmaids on my own on Wednesday, can't wait can stuff my pie hole and not talk to anyone.

I go during the day so it's always empty

I absolutely love going to the cinema on my own. I've got a small indie cinema near me and often walk up the hill to see some exotic film or other and walk home again. I absolutely adore it, it's my guilty secret. I get totally absorbed in the film and could easily murder anyone who makes any noise - particularly unnecessary, selfish, 'cat litter' noise - as it breaks the spell. I'm also very critical of films and ruin them for anyone I see them with (people take it so personally if you criticise a film they're enjoying).

But hey, let's not be disingenuous here - it's great if you have the choice and a dream on stilts if you are up to your neck in domesticity and would dearly love to slope off to the cinema - or anywhere - on your own. It's when you don't have the choice that things like this are a challenge and take a bit of courage. I often don't have the choice, not really, and I have to brace myself sometimes to go on my own. It's always worth it though,

Mind you, when I see people who are alone at the cinema I think they look dead cool, kind of mysterious, independent. woh.

YABU love going on my own, have even on occassion been only one in the cinema. In the words of Yo Gabba Gabba 'try it you might like it'

springdaffs - you hit the nail on the head. I sometimes yearn for time alone to go off and be 'mysterious' but when I have no choice it feels a bit lonely.

I'm quite happy to go to the cinema alone, but don't any of you miss discussing the film on the way out of the cinema? I don't feel weird going in alone or watching it alone but I do always feel a bit awkward shuffling out when everyone else is with their mates going "oooh what about that bit when he did ..." or whatever!!

I don't really miss discussing the film; I often discuss it some time afterwards with someone who's seen it separately from me. And I actually hate it when someone I'm with wants to start talking about it immediately; I like to at least leave the cinema, and ideally go for a bit longer, without talking. I think it helps me to absorb the film a bit more. I generally feel ready to discuss it once I'm sitting down over coffee/dinner or on the bus home. Really dislike the 'in-my-face' feeling of someone trying to talk to me about it straight afterwards.

I think the cinema is pretty unsociable anyway - you sit in the dark and aren't allowed to talk!