The Beauty of Going to the Movies Alone

I love going to the movies. I watch movies with my kids, with my husband, and with my friends. I love the whole experience of going. A few years ago, our local movie theater was upgraded with those relaxing recliner seats, and ever since I can’t help but want to go there all of the time.

There is no extra fee for these seats and they make the movie-going experience that much better. There is more room, and if you do have to get up in the middle of the movie, you don’t feel like you are stepping over anyone.

Other places in the country might charge a bit more per month as the cost is based on tiers. When I was in California visiting family, we did have to pay a $3 fee for a regular movie because they are a higher tier. If we lived there we would pay more each month and not have to pay that fee.

Because of this, and well because of my love of movies, I started treating myself to a solo movie once a week. I don’t have to make plans with anyone else, I just decide what I want to see and I go.

2020 put a halt to this as our theater was closed for quite a while, opened back up for a couple of months, and then closed again, opening back up last year at this time and been open ever since.

Once our local theater did open back up, I started going on my weekly solo movie trips again. I had missed them so much and was thankful I could enjoy my hobby again when so much of the world felt like everything had been canceled.

Some might call this self-care. A way to wind down, a way to relax. I love the beauty of it all. Just me, doing something on my own.

At first, I was a bit nervous about starting this routine. Should I really be spending my time this way? Shouldn’t I just wait to go with someone else? Why does this feel so weird?

But I quickly realized that treating myself this way was good for my soul. I was doing something I loved to do. I am able to do so on a regular basis because I don’t have to depend on anyone else. And being at the movies gives me joy.

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