Dating Myself

So I just got back from having a really nice date with a really cool person. We really hit it off. I feel like I’ve known her my whole life…

In all sincerity, it was actually surprisingly enjoyable. A couple of days ago, I decided to take myself to see Hotel Transylvania 2 because it was something that I, a fully grown woman, had never done before. For some reason, I felt like it was really important. Like if I could do this one thing, I could do anything, which is probably pretty weird, but it’s how I felt! I got the movie ticket on Sunday and at first I was kind of nervous. I thought people might question me or stare or something, I don’t know why. I made up fake excuses why I was alone in case anyone asked.

Monday I felt anxious, both nervous still but I was pretty excited. This morning I woke up really looking forward to it, and now I am planning what movie I want to see alone next.  It was oddly exhilarating and I will share with you the good and the weird, but I am glad to say there wasn’t a bad to share.

The first weird thing was getting an email receipt that said, and I quote, “1 Tickets to see Hotel Transylvania 2” which I found amusing. Obviously this is not something common enough for the automated services to have customary grammar applied. Maybe it’s not weird to everyone, but I laughed. The only other weird part was actually walking into the theater alone and handing my ticket to the guy. It made me feel vulnerable.

The cool part about it was that I felt freer to laugh at the stupid trailers. Without having someone else there, I got to see my honest reactions to things. I didn’t have a distraction from myself; no one else’s opinions were affecting mine. It was just unadulterated me.

As for the movie itself, it was really fun. There is some pop culture humor that was a little lame, but the premise of the movie is sweet and it’s a good kid’s movie. I would for sure see it again. Oh! And the bonus of going to see a movie for kids is that they don’t play a half an hour of trailers!

For those who have never ventured out to a movie alone, what are you waiting for?! It’s really enjoyable. Maybe next time I shall take myself out to dinner as well.