Learning to be Single, Step Two

Going to the theater alone...  I saw a production of Arsenic and Old Lace tonight at Oak Grove which was my first solo theater experience.  (I think, not entirely sure though.)  Though, I doubt it really counts since I had four or five friends in the cast and knew at least two people in the audience and some of the production crew.  And it's such a great outdoor theater, always packed and always a lovely evening.  I've done makeup for so many shows out there that it feels like a second home to me.  So it's hardly a surprise that I'd end up going alone, hubs rarely came along.  That has always been a place I've had kind of to myself.  And since I have comp tickets it's never difficult to find a date.  Rachel went with me last time and we really enjoyed the last show.  And I did makeup and hair for the show before that.  Three of my friends went with me to a show this weekend, that one was Hairspray and they did a great job!  I knew lots of people in that cast also. 

So... Step two of being alone has gone very well.  The cast did a great job, I loved it!  But I'm not sure this one counted because I did know people there and I know the venue so it wasn't a big deal.  But I loved it, it was fun and the cast did a great job and all is well.

So, my lovely single or used-to-be-single friends:  Suggestions on step three of being alone?

Comments

[Kelly]

It's kind of related, but go to the movies alone.  Pick your favorite type of movie, go see that genre's latest release.  Get soda, popcorn and/or candy.  Sit wherever you want in the theater.  I love seeing movies by myself, because since it's obviously a movie I picked, I don't have to worry if anyone else is enjoying it and if I lose movie-picking privileges if it isn't good.  I will ALWAYS have movie-picking privileges. :)

And also related, spend a day doing whatever you want.  Want to spend three hours in one store?  Absolutely! :)  Hang out in your pajamas?  Go right ahead.

[shush now]

There is a lot to be said about staying in your pajamas all day long and cooking the foods that you love but a significant other might not.  (Pasta with balsamic vinegar, red onions, and olives?  Why the hell not!  You're the only one smelling your breath!) 

Well, there's not a lot to be said about it, just this:  it's freaking awesome, and you should do it.  And read some trashy book you'd be embarrassed to be caught with, be it guilty pleasure young adult fiction or fluff or who knows what.

[Ginger_sister]

Well, I think it's kind of difficult to say.  I'm an Extrovert (with a capital E) as you well know so the worst are the days that I have absolutely nothing to do but stay in my house all day.  Eventually I find a way to get out, but those are the days that cost me money.  I go get coffee, stop by the knitting shop, go eat a Panera, etc.  I also have to make myself eat in a restaurant alone, or go to a movie alone.  Those always involve me wanting to talk to people, and the not having of the person to talk to makes life a bit rough.  My guess is that it won't be the same for you.  It's more like find the things you would do together, and create a plan for experiencing them alone.