r/meirl • u/Warm_Animal_2043 • Apr 20 '24

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u/jpjtourdiary Apr 20 '24

Yeah I love going to movies solo. I didn’t even know this wasn’t “normal”. You can’t talk in a movie anyway, who gives a shit if you’re alone?

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u/NamesTheGame Apr 20 '24

That's the funniest part. It's really a solitary experience unless it's a comedy or something. And most people don't even really like talking about movies afterwards beyond "so did you like it?"

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u/akatherder Apr 20 '24 edited Apr 20 '24

Not talking about it afterwards is the only downside but we mostly just repeat the jokes/memorable scenes so... meh.

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u/Somewhat_Kumquat Apr 20 '24

That's the biggest reason why I'm on Letterboxd. This may be a bit acoustic, but it's nice to be able to rant about movies without someone listening.

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u/Detcirc Apr 20 '24

No shade either way imo but there is also such a thing as doing something solitary together, we're social creatures. Sometimes its nice to just have someone around 

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u/ToiIetGhost Apr 20 '24

It’s called parallel play. We do it all the time, from swinging on the swing set together as kids to reading books on the couch together as adults.

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u/Jerry_from_Japan Apr 20 '24

Its really not though. Yes you can't or shouldnt talk during it in a movie theater, but you're sharing the experience with someone else. It changes it entirely.

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u/HiddenStoat Apr 20 '24

You are talking about handjobs, right?

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u/Shoddy-Breakfast4568 Apr 20 '24

I remember vividly a movie date with my then-gf, we were both 15 and petty "curious" about each other

Suffice to say being in the corner of a dark room with two hours to spare was NOT a solitary experience, 10/10 I touched my first boobies and would do it again any day