Movie Popcorn Is Costly, But I Really Don't Want To Share, I Need My Own Bag: Is This A Girl Thing?
Posted: Monday, September 20, 2010
by Fran Larson
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I love date night with my husband, Jim. We both tend to like the same type of movies and restaurants. The exception is the "chick flicks" that are probably a bit too cheesy for him, in which case I go with one of my girlfriends.
If we are going to a movie, we usually don't go out to dinner and reserve the dinner date for another night. The reason being that we both love munching our movie popcorn along with a diet drink.
Jim is a very practical person (not a tightwad, though). So, there have been times when he asked a person at the refreshment area to give him a popcorn bag so that after purchasing the giant tub, he could then pour some into a bag for me. That doesn't work either. When you are pouring the popcorn in another bag, everyone is watching you and it is messy. I told Jim it was too messy to do at the movie theatre. So then, he proceeded to do it over the nearest trash bin, while I stood red-faced, pretending I didn't know who this man was. I told him never to do that again, as I was extremely embarrassed. We tried to buy a box so that we could pour some in a box, but they won't sell them.
One day I was talking to my youngest daughter about this sharing popcorn thing. To my surprise, she not only understood what I was talking about, but said she would never dream of sharing her popcorn while in the movie. I began to wonder if this is a "girl thing?" I also wondered how Jim could stand over the trash bin while pouring popcorn in a small flimsy bag?
Jim failed to pick up my "hints" but promised to eat slower (but he didn't eat slower). My sighs were not even heard by Jim. "A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon." ~Arnold Haultain.
Now, I am a changed woman. No more hints, nor sighs. I demand my own box of popcorn. Jim and I have been through many difficult roads during the years. We have dealt with teens, college, babies, illness and even death. It is not the difficult things in marriage that cause problems; it is the little things – like my own bag of popcorn.
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Top-level comments on this article: (8 total)I'm very territorial about my popcorn, so I can relate, Fran! Yes to popcorn rights!
It must be a girl thing Fran, because I wouldn't mind sharing my popcorn.
First, we all hear a public confession from you, on SW, about toilet paper being called bathroom tissue, now, it's movie popcorn exclusivity rights.Soon, you'll be buying bottles of bleach and a small handsaw and large extra ply plastic lawn bags, watching C.S.I. and taking notes about forensics and post mortum evidence.It always starts this way, always, and NO, it's not a 'girl thing' it's called ,"wives acting badly" and it features women interred for years behind bars of their own making who understood their men, mercilessly...Much Affection,Paul
I love it Fran! And I agree whole heartedly. I want my OWN popcorn.(although we seem to share most of the time). Your story reminded me of a date I went on in my early twenties. Not only did the guy have us sharing popcorn, he occassionally attempted to feed it to me. (I'm guessing he thought I would think that was cute?) It was a deal breaker. No second date! I suddenly have the urge to make some popcorn . . .
Never have to share mine, my wife does the candy thing. She steals a couple handfuls of mine, I steal a couple pieces of hers. Guess it's a symbiotic relationship. Hahhh
Oh Fran, you have changed back to the "Little girl" pattern I think I am about to too. You know, I don't like to share my ice-cream with anybody especially in a cone. No, never ! Don't even think about it one lick !I started having this possessive syndrome of ice-cream long ago so I think that's my old self. I am not surprised you want the pop-corn all to yourself because we are what we are. We are Girls after all !!
It must be a female thing. I am the same way. I will go so far as to not eat popcorn if I have to share it. Like you I want to eat at my own pace and not be left with the dregs when hubby has consumed 9/10's of the tub within the first 15 minutes of the movie.Grace
Dont agree with David. Its not girlie. I hate to share popcorn and chips.
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