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View Poll Results: Do You Ever Go to a Movie Theater Alone?
Sure, I have no problem going to the movies by myself. 50 53.19%
No, that's totally weird. I never go alone. 6 6.38%
I prefer to go with another person/people, but have gone alone when I really want to see the movie. 19 20.21%
It doesn't matter to me either way, alone or with company. 5 5.32%
I watch all my movies at home now. I hardly go to the theater anymore. 14 14.89%
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Old 06-19-2014, 05:24 PM
 
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I like going alone and prefer it.
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Old 06-19-2014, 05:53 PM
 
Location: McAllen, Tx.
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While I prefer going with a friend, I have gone alone when it's something I really want to see and my movie buddies don't or can't!

Sometimes I do get stares though, which I find a bit "unsettling" but I just troop on!
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Old 06-19-2014, 08:19 PM
 
Location: Henderson, NV
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Well.............since I now have a girlfriend.............it's a combination of with/without, and I'm also seeing movies I probably wouldn't have.

Prior to her, I used to go alone without thinking about it at all.

We saw Grand Budapest Hotel, The Other Woman, Million Dollar Arm, Godzilla, and Spiderman II together.........but.........X-Men Days of Future Past, Transformers, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.......will be solo for me.
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Old 06-19-2014, 08:29 PM
 
Location: Howard County, MD
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When I worked at the movie theater in town, I used to go by myself all the time, cause it was free and I got to actually keep up with the current movies.

Honestly cost is the biggest thing keeping me from doing it more now. Going alone to a packed show is kinda lame, but a weekday matinee or late run show when you have the room to yourself is great.
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Old 06-20-2014, 05:31 PM
 
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No, as a kid I would always go with my parents so I never really got the idea of going alone.
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Old 06-20-2014, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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I started going to movies by myself when I was in college. I loved it, and I still do. I can sit anywhere I want, if someone is bugging me I can move in the middle of the movie without having to consult anyone, and I can stay for the credits if I'm really interested, or just get up and leave when it is over. The only times I didn't love it so much would be the couple of times when I was totally alone in the theater. That happened with "Coraline" and that is not a show to watch by yourself in a deserted theater.
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Old 06-20-2014, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Cleverly concealed
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It's probably been more than a decade since I saw a movie with someone else, and even though the nearest movie theater has $4 matinees, it's probably been two years since I saw a movie in the theater.
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Old 06-20-2014, 11:17 PM
 
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I actually prefer going to the movies by myself.
When I did goto a movie theater,YES sometimes I went alone....... (I dont go anymore.... NOTHING I WANNA SEE)
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Old 06-21-2014, 03:23 PM
 
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Sure! I'd hardly get to go to anything if I sat around waiting for someone who wanted to see the same things I did. Of course, it's lovely to have a sort of movie-soulmate to go with, but I haven't had one for years.
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Old 06-21-2014, 05:27 PM
 
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Sure, I go to movies by myself all the time, and have no problems or shame about it.

Though I did feel a bit weird when I tried one of those luxury cinemas not too long ago.

It has cushioned individual reclining seats, but it's set up so that couples could sit close to each other.

A bit awkward when you have to sit like that next to a stranger.
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