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Some weeks, life just piles on the shit.
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And you just need a goddamn break.
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And then you remember: There are few things as relaxing as going to see a movie all by yourself.
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If you go during off-peak hours, it's even better because you can sit HOWEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.
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Getting to a movie early and looking out at the empty seats??? IT'S LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN TINY KINGDOM.
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When the lights go down you get to let the outside world bleed away; it's the perfect you-time.
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And you don't have to share your snacks. THEY'RE ALL YOURS.
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You also get to choose the movie all by yourself; you don't have to worry about who's seen what or what genres they hate.
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You don't have to worry about anyone else's opinions at all.
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You barely have to worry about your OWN opinions.
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You can cry or laugh or feel WHATEVER, ALL OVER YOUR FACE. NO ONE IN THE THEATER KNOWS YOU. THEY WON'T TELL ANY ANECDOTES ABOUT YOUR WEEPING LATER.
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Meanwhile, you can silently judge all the dates happening around you.
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It's like you're suspended in time, chillin', letting the movie take you wherever it's going.
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You don't have to wait for anyone else to get out of the bathroom.
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When you watch a movie at home, it takes a LOT of effort to actually disconnect from the world.
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No one can expect you to text them back while you're in the theater.
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At the movies, all the theater is asking is for you to *be there.*
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It's just a dark room and that movie and you.
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It's like a reprieve from your problems for ~two hours.~
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Sometimes you just gotta treat yourself.
