I can't stand being in any public place alone.
In the mall/stores I talk to myself a lot and though I always do it if I'm alone, it still embarrasses me.
The bank is the worst! Where do you look?
I'll drink coffee alone but only if I have something to do/read or anything to keep myself occupied. If not, I take out and sit in the park or something.

Thankfully, I have a large family so it doesn't have to happen too often :)

Oh. Great. Now I'm on a page alone!

*Looks around...backs out of thread*


Ahhhh! Everyone is looking at me!!!

don't it a few times, usually during road trips, but it never bothered me...... usually I eat at the bar

Yes.. I've eaten alone at the mall while shopping.

Yes it does make myself feel uncomfortable, tho I do it once in awhile. Sit at a table looking around me nothing but couples talking, smiling laughing. I order, eat, pay and go inside of 30 minutes.
Dont sit around for the relaxing part.

I need to hook myself up with a nice girl this time, someone who would like me for my kind hearted nature and one who dosnt complain when I sit on this pc untill 1 or 2am every day of the week.

yep nuthin wrong with it

Ahahahahaahaaa ..... uh, I think you may have misread the question :1orglaugh

i guess you have to be secure with yourself to eat alone like that

im not secure enough to do it

me neither it makes me go nuts and appreciate alone time

Nah, I just order take out.

do it all the time on trips...it is a little uncomfortable sometimes but got use to it

it feels,...... different

but not in a bad way:winkwink:

Havent happend in a long time but if I do, I usually have something to read.

dude, this is so true what you said. or another thing is eating and talking on the cellphone. omfg, that is so ridiculuous, like you have no time to call after the dinner. i am from europe, so as you know we eat out home like 10 times a year. so no i eat never alone, though i eat always alone at home.

You have to be pretty insecure not to be able to eat alone. :2 cents:

I've done it a few times at the Deli down the road. It's very relaxing and peaceful if you want to clear your mind. :2 cents:

I'm amazed at how self concious some people are.

Harvey is always with me. :glugglug

you could start talking to the other chair like someones actually there. works great!

I get take out 100% of the time when eating alone. The service generally sucks that you get when dining alone.

It is getting really rare for whatever reason to get decent service at a lot of places anymore. Having to wait for cutlery, ask 3x for water and having all the food hit the table at once, then waiting on the check which takes an eternity is just insane.

Most resturants start out really good and then after a few months they turn into shit. Wish that didnt happen for the most part because there are some nice places out there in which the shitty service kills them.

We just stay home and cook. I can get what I need out of the cabinets, make sure everyone has everything they need and there is no check at the end.

Eating naked and alone in a restaurant, now that's uncomfortable.

im the same way

ill eat fast food alone but at restaurants ill just call ahead and take out and eat in a park or something if i want to be alone

In the days when my occupation was a lot more stressful than this, one of my favorite ways to relax was to go to a really good restaurant by myself. A couple of hours peace and quiet while being looked after with good wine and food: wonderful! It was something I did 2 or 3 times a week for years.

As a matter of fact, I met my second wife on one such excursion :)

If you can't eat alone, why are you still alive? Do you constantly need others company to validate your own self worth?

Not able? Who's not able? It's just.. weird. I did it a couple times.

Try people watching while eating alone.. you will then realize there is no reason to be self consicous...I love to people watch:thumbsup

As far as being uncomfortable, I think that I am more uncomfortable eating with other people than I am eating alone.

Exactly. One of the greatest stress-relievers ever recommended is to dine out alone at a restaurant, and view people through the tines of a fork and pretend they're in jail.

I do this all the time.

I've done it every day for years...great time to read the paper or whatever book you're reading at that time.
Nothing better than a nice meal with no one bothering you and a couple glasses of iced tea.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mdcq
most people bring a book in with them and pretend to eat and read. Grow some balls, go in, get your food, sit down, eat, pay, and fucking leave. were all human, we need food, dont mask your need for nourishment by trying to cover it with intellectually thumbing a book as you stuff your face. :2 cents: [/QUOTEHahaha, I LOVE taking a book with me, especially to an outdoor cafe. I eat, read my book, smoke, chill out and watch the people around me.

That's daytime of course, at night I'm not all that much for going out to eat alone unless it's a hotel restaurant where I'm staying. But then again, my lazy ass is also addicted to room service if I'm in a hotel alone :)

I rarely eat at a restaurant alone though I've done it and it has been enjoyable. Helps to clear out my head.

I've gone to matinee's much more often by myself. There are so few people there it's like your own personal home theatre. Lot of fun and even better when it's a good movie!:thumbsup

Not a problem at all. Grab me a book or newspaper and I'm a happy camper.

:thumbsup

Eating alone in a restaurant is not a problem to me. It doesn't bother me at all, it only means that you know and you can go out by yourself with or without companion/s. And it's also a good thing because you can experience the gift of solitude.

Awkward at first but then I just got the attitude who cares and I need to eat.

What really annoy me are the single eaters talking on their cell phones. I mean they are talking and eating at the same time. Kind of gross if they are in vision path?that is why I have book to pull out so I can enjoy my meal.

:)