My boyfriend and I are going to the cinema for the first time together and we are having an argument. I usually sneak chicken nuggets from McDonald’s into the movies when I go, as I get so hungry and don’t always want popcorn. I have done this multiple times with different separate friends who agree that it’s fine if you’re subtle and inconspicuous about it… I understand it can smell so we try and sit on the edge or at least not near anyone else.
However, My boyfriend thinks it’s gross and I’m selfish and not a good person for doing it. and he won’t let me do it with him. I suppose I can make an exception for the sake of the relationship. But I’m genuinely wondering is it as bad as he thinks? Am I an asshole for bringing external food into the movies?
Edit: spelling
Are you incapable of planning ahead and eating at McDonald’s *before* going into the theatre? Your options aren’t only to sneak in nuggets or settle for popcorn.
> if you’re subtle and conspicuous about it.
You want to be *inconspicuous.*
ETA – I’d say YTA. I don’t understand why you can’t eat your nuggets before going to the movie, or why it’s so difficult for you to sit through a movie without eating.
YTA. It stinks no matter how far away you are from other people. You sound like a smoker who thinks it’s fine to light up at a bus stop because it’s outside. Things that stink bother other people.
YTA. First of all you know you’re not supposed to be doing it because you sneak it in. Just because your friends are OK with you breaking those rules doesn’t mean It’s right to do.
And if the argument is that it’s too expensive then don’t go to the movies. Don’t participate in the movie theater system/ experience. Wait for them to stream at home.
Yes, YTA. It is selfish and bad form. Maybe no one else in the theater wants to smell your fried food. Plus, you’re obviously one of those people that think rules are for others and not you.
Good Lord don’t do this.
You’re breaking the rules of the theater and arguing with your boyfriend because you can’t manage to have two food-free hours in the movie theater? Do you know how childish and selfish that sounds?
Honestly, go load up on McDonald’s before you go to the movies.
i used to work at a cinema and whenever people brought in hot outside food the whole cinema would stink for days afterwards. the smell gets into the seats & carpet.
Oh, YTA. OK, I’ll be honest, I’ve brought outside food into a movie theatre myself, but always something like chips or chocolates – things that don’t smell and that are completely unobtrusive.
It is also quite possible not to starve during a movie, even without eating anything. You don’t need chicken nuggets to avoid starvation.
What are you actually upset about – the fact your boyfriend isn’t impressed with your rule breaking or really the nuggets?
Why can’t you eat your food in the car before hand? Why can’t you buy nuggets at the theater?
Buying a ticket doesn’t really “support the theater.” The costs are determined by the movie houses. Cinemas make their money on concessions.
YTA.
Why don’t you just eat at McDonald’s before gong to the movie? People sneak food in all the time, but if something this small is causing fights with your boyfriend maybe you should find a compromise. ESH.
YTA – can you seriously not go 2 hours without eating? People who need to take smelly, fried food with them everywhere they go are the worst. You will be getting oily fingers all over the soft furnishings. Ew. (And yes, I know some cinemas sell that kind of rubbish, and yes, I also think that is gross af)
It sounds like your boyfriend is a rule follower and you’re not. I don’t think he’s upset that they’re nuggets, but that you’re breaking the rules. He is probably worried you’ll. Be caught and it will be embarrassing. I have to go with YTA, since you are breaking the rules.
Why don’t you just eat beforehand?
YTA you bring them in because you get hungry? Can’t you eat before going in and survive a couple of hours without eating?
Chicken nuggets also smell, don’t sneak that in. You are breaking the rules and you know it, don’t get upset at people who want to follow the rules. Consider yourself lucky you are dating someone who respects rules. I now live in a country where people follow the rules and you have no idea how much better things actually work.
Options:
1. Eat before going to the movies
2. Wait until the movie is over and eat after. You’re not gonna starve to death in 2h. Good lord
INFO – What medical condition do you have that you can’t go two hours without becoming unbearably hungry?