I don't mind going to the theatre alone.

Going out to eat alone though, I just can't do.

I don't like going to shows alone (have only done this once). This is the reason I go to so few, because there's no one here to go with.

I went to the movies alone for the first and only time this last summer. i went and saw Shaun of the Dead by myself because my girlfriend had no intention of seeing it.

It was awkward(sp?) when i laughed out loud with about only 15 people in the theatre.

I will do it again if i need to. It wasn't that bad, much better than seeing the disapproving look of a gf having a bad time at a great movie. My laughter doesn't help when she hates it.

Not my wang.

i often go to shows and movies alone. (and i usually stay alone, since i rarely ever just bump into someone i know.) i don't mind the movies so much because i usually go to matinees during the week, which are full of other people going solo. and going to a show alone isn't so bad if the set breaks aren't too long, but i hate pretending that i'm waiting for friends. the best show i saw in 2004 had three bands and maybe 15 collective minutes of breaks between them - easily the most efficient show i've ever been to. that was a good time, but waiting over an hour between bands is the worst.

Absolutely no problem going to the movies without my wife. I don't go to the movies at 7pm on a Fri or Sat by myself, but if I can sneak away and go to one in the afternoon during the week, I do try to take in something that I know she would have 0 interest in seeing.

As for concerts, going to clubs, bars, etc... agree with the above, I need reinforcement and not feel like I'm alone. As for the movies, fuck that... give me some popcorn and a soda and I'm in heaven in a sparsely attended theatre watching the latest zombie or action flick that otherwise my happy ass wouldn't see until it came out on video.

After I moved to Chicago and didn't know anyone I went to movies by myself and a few concerts.

I don't mind going to shows alone because I usually end up running into someone I know.

Eating alone is pretty bad though.

i thought this thread was more about going and staying alone while out. if i go to a show (or movie) alone and then see someone i know, i no longer consider it a solo venture.

It's a "shoulder-to-shoulder" activity anyway -- what do you care who's sitting next to you?

Yeah, afterwards, it might be fun to talk about it, but...that can always happen later.

So, yeah, whatever. I watch movies by myself all the time (in the theater) -- saw GITS2: Innocence several times last year by myself.

I also watch videos with my friends all the time, so ... I'll swing both ways.

Movies, shows, dinner... I can do all that shit solo. If I relied on other people to join me in seeing what I wanted to see, it would rarely happen.

shows alone: don't mind or care

movies alone: don't mind or care

eating out alone: would never do

Fo' sho.

I used to see movies alone all the time when I first moved to Toronto when I was 13. There was a sweet movie theatre across the street from me that played 2 movies for 5 bucks! I didn't know anyone yet, so I just went to whatever movie they were showing. Later that cinema was torn down to make way for an office building that now houses the "Classic Rock" station in Toronto. Ahh, progress.

I went to see Dwight Yoakam and DBT alone at SXSW (everyone else wanted to see Polyphonic). I rocked a Roadhouse/Athens, GA shirt and instantly made about 5 friends. By the end of the show, people were buying me shots and it was a rollicking good time. But then again, I'm pretty fucking cool, so there is that.

Movies - prefer alone. I like when other people see the same movies I do so we can discuss them but I find it hard to talk about movies right after seeing them. I also don't like other people's reactions tainting mine. That said, I've only done it a couple of times.

Eating - prefer with someone else but don't mind alone. I find the time between ordering and eating incredibly boring unless there's someone else there.

What about trips alone? I went on a trip to TN by myself a couple of years ago and it was great. Probably wouldn't want to do it every time but I loved it.

Ditto. And I don't get why people would have a problem with doing something solo. Who cares what other people think?

Movies - Don't like to see with other people. Seeing a really good movie with friends is almost always disappointing because of distractions.

Shows- If it's a band I really love, I might, but pretty hard to get the motivation.

Dinner - Alone? Do what now?

I used to hate going by myself. Now it's no big deal.

I'm confused as to why anyone would think it was weird that someone only asked for one ticket. When you meet friends at the theater, does one of you buy all the tickets? I frequently just ask for one ticket, even when I'm there with 5 friends.

Shows - don't like flying solo, but have seen some great shows that way (Yo La Tengo in Champaign was actually one of my all-time favorite shows)

Movie - haven't tried it, but don't think it would be too strange (my roommate does it all the time)

Dinner - hell no, unless it's just a fast food place (and that's not what we're talking about)

going to movies alone is no big deal at all.

So true. [slight hijack] What is the deal with friends who can't manage to commit to doing anything, even with advance notice? Or friends who don't want to do anything unless they suggest it first? [/hijack]

I do it all of the time. If I really like it and think a friend would too, I'll tell them about it afterwards and go see it again. I have no qualms about doing movies &/or concerts solo.

Movies: I never actually see movies in the theatre WITH someone, let alone without - i'm happier sitting my ass down on my own couch & watching on DVD. I'm patient. I have gone to the movies alone, I don't mind it, just don't see any reason to.

Shows: I've done it a bunch of times & don't really mind (except in between bands - gets a little awkward & I smoke too many cigarettes). The real problem is not having other people around to motivate me to go to shows. (See sitting my ass down on my own couch, above.)

Dinner: Haven't done this in a looooong time. If there's table service, I feel weird. End up reading the whole time as if the book somehow makes me invisible...

Yea, I'm prob gonna try and do that this week.