Going to a movie by yourself feels weird for ten minutes and free for two hours.

The awkwardness is front-loaded and short. It lives in the lobby, in buying one ticket, in the walk to a seat, and then the lights go down and there is nobody to check on. Most solo things have that shape, with the whole cost paid in the first ten minutes.

Spend an afternoon this month testing it on something small. A film, a diner, a museum if your town has one. Notice how fast the self-consciousness drops once the thing starts, and remember that ratio next time you skip something for want of company.