You know it's funny, but I rarely go to movies by myself, or even vacation by myself, but I have to admit, the FEW times that I've actually done it, I REALLY REALLY enjoyed myself!!!
One of my BEST vacations was a few years back when I traveled to CA by MYSELF and was on vacation. Now, granted, I wasn't COMPLETELY alone because I was staying with family friends and doing things with a whole bunch of new people lol, but just TRAVELING alone was soooo much LESS stress.
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Also, I will DEFINITELY go to a movie by myself if there's a movie that I want to see that nobody else is interested in going to or if it's just a movie that I want to see alone on my OWN time.
I actually get giddy and love it!
I feel sooo "calm"... I can't explain it. I feel like it's a special treat just hanging out by myself. I think you end up enjoying your OWN company and your OWN thoughts.
It's weird, I can't explain it, but I actually don't mind it! I also like going to a small cafe with a book and just sipping on some tea and getting a sandwich while immersing myself in a good book.
You know, to be honest, I actually think reading a book seems a lot less intimidating.....TO ME. For some reason, when I see people with their heads down on their phones 24/7, it just gives me the impression that they really don't want to be bothered...even if they are ALONE. For some reason I view the phone as an extension of another person being there, so I'm thinking: "Well, maybe they're texting their friend who is on their way, or something"....
Or I figure that they must REALLY want to be "alone" in their social media pursuits if they are glued to their phones. lol!
But when someone is reading the paper or a book, I just figure that they're taking some time out of their day to do a little reading, and they wouldn't be upset if someone interrupted them or something. Idk why I view the difference between phones and books in this way, but it's a different feeling TO ME, and I wonder if guys sort of view it the same way??