Open Relationship Benefit #1: Never watching movies alone

While Corey and I don't watch a lot of television, the two of us enjoy watching movies. He prefers to watch action or sci-fi flicks, or big franchise movies (Star Wars / Star Trek).  I prefer drama/comedies, independent films, mysteries, and the occasional thriller flick (as long as it's not gory).   While there are some movies that we would want to watch together (X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Star Trek, to give some recent examples), there are a lot of movies that I want to watch and he doesn't.  I could choose to hold off until the movie comes out on DVD, but I'd prefer to see it in the theater.   Rather than watch the movie alone, I end up going with a guy friend that is as equally enamored with the particular movie as I am. To give you some examples, here's movies that I was able to see in the theater, without going alone, and without Corey having to "suffer" through watching it:

• Million Dollar Baby
• Finding Neverland
• Hotel Rwanda
• Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind
• La Vie en Rose
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Children of Men
• Atonement
• Juno
• No Country for Old Men

Hopefully, you get my point ;) Being in an open relationship with someone that has different tastes in movies doesn't mean that you have to go to the theater alone.  You're free watch the film with someone else who is interested in what you're watching - and who knows, relationship boundaries permitting, you may also be able to snuggle with them ;)