Weirdo

Tonight I'm going to do something I have never done before in my life. I'm going to watch X-men Origins at the movie theatre. And I don't have a date. I'm going alone. Just me, myself and I. Shocking, right?
Initially, I was going to go with B., but since he has a pretty dense schedule and was booked for this week, I decided to go by myself.
Apparently, going to the movies alone is a taboo. It seems to be not done, I noticed, while I was telling my friends what I just told you.

"What?"
"You're going all by yourself?"
"I don't think I would enjoy going alone."
"It's so... weird."

I am weird, that much is clear. But why is it so hard to go to the movies alone? Why can't we survive on our own?
A lot of the things we do, we do alone. Reasons are often very obvious. We study alone because we want to avoid disturbance, because we need to concentrate. We don't like people watching over our shoulder when we're sitting in front of the computer, because we're in need of privacy. I can write a book twice the size of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, solely summing up things we do alone (but don't dare me, I'm not going to).
When you look at it rationally, going to a film would be something you'd like to do on your own. First of all, there's no need for a discussion in front of the box office about what movie to go to. Since you're going on your own, you can pick the movie you want. Secondly, the movie theatre isn't the best place to socialize with friends. Who came up with the ridiculous idea to socialize in an entirely dark room with blasting sound anyway? Since talking is socially prohibited and you're not even seated face to face, why bother bringing anyone?
I guess going to a movie with friends is a cultural thing. Celebrating the independence you gain as a teenager, away from the staring gaze of mother and father. It provides topics to talk about with friends. It's a bonding thing, it seems.

Before every reader/friend never wants to take me to a film again, let me just say that I don't detest going with friends. I even prefer it. Nothing more fun than going together with friends. But I don't think it's weird to go alone. If you have the self-confidence to face a room full of friends and couples, then go ahead. Just enjoy the film. Because that's what you came to the theatre for in the first place.

Ily!
L.