Does going to the movies alone make you a creep?

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For as long as I can remember I’ve been going to the movies alone and I’ve never really had a problem with it. But sometimes especially if it’s an animated film I get a bit nervous that people might think I’m some kind of creep. To be fair I don’t really have a choice with this. I do prefer to be alone but it’s also because I don’t socialize too much which might be another reason why people will probably think there is something wrong with me and anyone one I know are either not into the movies I like or they don’t have time. The film I wanna see is Ralph Breaks the Internet and later on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Both of which are animated films aka kids movies. Sometimes I don’t really understand why seeing a kids movie alone would make me some kind of creep? Do people think I’m gonna harm the kids that are there? It would be dark you know? I probably shouldn’t care what people think. I mean it’s not like I’m ever going to see those people again. Maybe I’m just paranoid.

I understand how you feel. I feel like people are always judging me when I do things alone like go on rides at amusement parks or go out to eat.

It's like you can't do anything fun in this world without having somebody with you. If you try to have fun by yourself it feels like people think you are weird.

no, it doesn't make you a creep.

i really doubt anyone will notice, anyway.

Go to the latest viewing in the day. There will be less children.

I go to the cinema alone too, but I can understand why it might feel more awkward for a man.

I also doubt anyone will notice you or be bothered by you.

I feel like going to a movie is one of the public settings where it feels less akward to go alone.

I think you guys are right about nobody really noticing a person who is alone but it still feels kind of awkward being by yourself when you see all the families and friends hanging out together doesn't it? It's almost like it's expected out of everyone.

Yea but f**k the others.

You do not know what other people are thinking, unless they tell you

Some of them might think you are a "creep"

Whatever you do, someone will misinterpret it

Unless you are purposely going out of your way to bother children, based on your description, it does not sound like you are a "creep". (To me)

When I was about 30 I went to some sort of trampoline playground

One woman gave me a nasty look, like she thought I was going to rape children

She is a right to choose her facial expressions

No, people go to the movies all the time alone without being creeps

I go to the movies all the time alone. The only time I feel a little strange is when I see a chick flick. A chick flick is when I am the only man in the movie theater with 50 other women. If you feel others might think you are a little creepy watching an animated children movie with a theater full of children, just make sure you do not sit next to a child.

I have a methodology. If I've decided to see a film, I'll look for the latest show in the largest theater on Monday night. This is most likely to be sparsely attended. Then I'll select a seat far back and to the side, coming in at the last minute and steering to the emptiest segment of the theater, and also preferably farthest from the door. Then I can relax and absorb the experience, knowing I've tilted the odds of undisturbed viewing in my favor as much as possible.

I do this so routinely and comfortably that I don't feel creepy about it. From my point of view, I'm avoiding the other potential creeps. However, I will say that if I happen to pursue my method and then find some lone individual sitting in the isolated seat that I would have selected for myself, I feel a bit perturbed. Who is that creep who took my seat? What's wrong with him? Is he a serial killer, gonna break out the weapons in mid-screening? Or maybe he just wants to play with himself? Naw, he's probably benign like me. But I make a point of being far away from him, just in case.

It would get really awkward if I started running into multiple creeps (like me) at the same screening. But I don't think that's ever happened. Most people come in herds, and then gather in the center. Thanks for leaving the best spots for me, ya stoopid NTs!

I suppose the factor that keeps me from feeling like a creep is that I'm following something of a roadmap, so I'm focused on the myriad details in hitting my checkpoints of getting into the theater and getting to my seat. I've done it before so I know it can be done; it's a mechanical task, so I don't worry. Maybe someone else will wonder if I'm a creep, but that can't be helped.

No.
I do it too sometimes just to have something to do.
Just cause you are alone, doesn't make you a creep.
What is the definition of creep anyway?

Cinemas are dark so you don't get noticed much, and people pay a lot to see a movie, so they are going to get too observed in the movie to even notice you. That's all people in a cinema are interested in is the movie.

No, it doesn't make you a creep. I sometimes go out to eat by myself and I don't mind it at all. You just have to learn to be comfortable in your own skin.

Not at all.

I think what is creepy is going to the movies alone that star some pretty teen girl idol. I remember when the Hannah Montana movie came out, a bunch of older guys were talking about going see that movie while they were wearing trench coats. That's what's creepy. Just going see an animated film alone is fine.