Most of us have experienced some variation of the following situation at one point or another. A new movie just came out that you are dying to see. All you want to do is go see it. However, it seems like nobody else wants to. All the people on your normal list of people to go to the movies with are either busy that night or they simply do not want to see the movie. So, what do you do? Do you go see the movie some other time, hoping that someone you know will be available to go with you? Or, do you suck it up, and go see the movie alone?

The choice is up to you, but in my opinion, there is nothing wrong whatsoever with going alone. A solo trip to the movie theater can be a wonderful, therapeutic experience, giving you the opportunity to spend some time in your own company. Regardless of who you see a movie with, your purpose for making a trip to the theater is, of course, to watch a movie. Therefore, it really should not matter whether you go alone or with others. After all, you should not be talking to others while watching the movie, anyway.

So, why is a solo trip to the movie theater considered such a strange thing to do? A lot of people watch TV and movies on Netflix or Hulu by themselves, and that is generally not considered to be odd. So why do we, as a society, choose to label going to the movies by yourself as something that only social outcasts do? If someone is spotted alone at a movie theater, that person is generally assumed to be an outcast with no friends and nobody to care about them. Maybe sometimes this is true, but it is not always the case.

There are plenty of reasons why someone might have decided to spend an evening enjoying a fine film without anyone else that they know. Maybe they decided to go at the last minute and did not have time to ask anyone, or maybe they were supposed to go with someone but that person canceled at the last minute. Maybe they prefer watching movies alone because other people distract them too much. Or, maybe they are just a total weirdo that can't function around other human beings. The point is, there are many different possibilities.

Seeing a movie alone allows you to really focus on the film itself, and not whatever morons you decided to bring with you.

You probably paid anywhere from five to ten dollars or more for the ticket, so you should really be paying attention to the movie, anyway. The experience allows you to spend some quality time by yourself and enjoy a delicious tub of popcorn without anyone else getting their grubby little hands in it.

Therefore, don't be afraid to see a movie by yourself. Next time you find yourself considering it, go for it. Do it. You might find the experience so relaxing that you never invite someone else to see a movie ever again. If you can't find someone else to go with you, go alone. Now, on the other hand, if you have people asking you to go to the movies and you start saying no because you would rather go alone, then that is a little weird and you probably need a reality check at that point. It is perfectly acceptable to go by yourself, as long as you are not refusing to go with others in favor of going alone instead. It is okay to be a little bit antisocial every once in a while, but try not to make it a regular thing. You do not want to be the person known for seeing movies alone, because at that point you probably are something of a social outcast. Do it every now and then, just do not become known for it.

Together, we can break the stigma surrounding solo moviegoers. They are normal people with friends and families, not social outcasts. Well, honestly some of them probably are social outcasts, but not all of them