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Seeing People Out Alone

I kind of read the person before I feel 'bad' (pity? sympathy?) for them. If they're looking around the restaurant and look LONELY (very different from being alone), then I feel bad. If they're just chomping through their food and seemingly content with everything, more power to them.
Personally, I hate eating alone at a restaurant with service (places like panera, etc, don't really count) unless I'm at an airport. I also dislike traveling alone; I did Rome by myself for 3 days and though I went out with the hostel people in the evenings, the days were just ....blah. it was bad, but that's because the weekend switched from me being alone to being lonely. I really like experiencing things, but I like experiencing things with other people more.
I'd see a movie alone, though. The only thing that keeps me from doing that is I don't value a theater experience enough to pay $10 to see the crappy chick flick that nobody else will see with me.
 
RollTheQuad06 said:
I'd think they had no friends.
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I posted in another thread about going to Vegas alone this weekend and will likely avoid going to a nice restaurant for fear that people will think I can't afford a companion.
 
lbE08 said:
I kind of read the person before I feel 'bad' (pity? sympathy?) for them. If they're looking around the restaurant and look LONELY (very different from being alone), then I feel bad. If they're just chomping through their food and seemingly content with everything, more power to them.
Personally, I hate eating alone unless I'm at an airport. I also dislike traveling alone; I did Rome by myself for 3 days and though I went out with the hostel people in the evenings, the days were just ....blah. it was bad, but that's because the weekend switched from me being alone to being lonely. I really like experiencing things, but I like experiencing things with other people more.
I'd see a movie alone, though. The only thing that keeps me from doing that is I don't value a theater experience enough to pay $10 to see the crappy chick flick that nobody else will see with me.
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Stop seeing shitty movies.
 
Jeff Fatt said:
I posted in another thread about going to Vegas alone this weekend and will likely avoid going to a nice restaurant for fear that people will think I can't afford a companion.
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Like Moon said, eat at the bar. Restaurants want your money.
 
I don't feel bad for people go see movies alone. I feel bad for people who go see shitty movies regardless of the company they share them with.
 
2&2 Slider To Leyritz said:
As someone married with a kid and a demanding job, I would love to be able to do more things alone, and I envy the person who can just sit alone in a restaurant and read a book.
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this is the truth. the only good part about business travel is the silence
 
I actually like having dinner at the bar of a nicer place alone if I'm traveling. Catch some sports, have a few drinks, chat with sometimes interesting people.
 
ITK said:
I used to feel this way about Fogo de Chao but the last time I was there I saw 3 different men eating alone. Maybe next time I will go alone.

I just don't understand why someone would look at someone else who was alone and feel bad for them? Fuck that. They obviously don't give a shit what you think or need your pity.
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I live in a fairly walkable neighborhood with lots of bars & restos, a few of where I vaguely know the barkeeps, so I have no problem eating at the bar alone at those places, especially if Ive just worked until 10pm on a weeknight which means I likely need a drink anyway. I also eat at the resto bars or places that cater to biz lunchers alone for workday lunches at least once a week.

All this being said, I think if I did an all you can eat brazillian steakhouse by myself, it would take me weeks to get over the resultant shame spiral.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
Stop seeing shitty movies.
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i don't, because i don't want to pay for them. ...i'll watch them in my home all day every day no problem.
i'm just saying i don't see an issue with going to the movies alone.
 
buckets said:
I actually like having dinner at the bar of a nicer place alone if I'm traveling. Catch some sports, have a few drinks, chat with sometimes interesting people.
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this sounds ok.
 
I can't eat alone without something to read because I get bored and antsy.

I just did a ten-day trip to Colombia by myself. It was great because I went with no itinerary and could change plans on a whim. Made a few short-term buddies along the way. There were a few times when it was a little lonely, but I had enough to read and I'm pretty introverted anyways.
 
Are there places it's acceptable to pity people riding solo? Strip clubs?
 
I do lunch alone most every day now because I work in a 6 person company and everyone is lame. Will go sit at a sports bar alone if I want to catch the game. Have done the fancy restaurant thing alone twice that I can remember (Stripsteak and Urasawa) and I definitely felt weird at the former, but both were cases where its hard to get some people to want to spend the $$ on a really good meal if I want one that day.
 
I go to restaurants alone all the time, but it's usually for lunch. Rarely for dinner unless it's like Chipotle or something. I do, however, sometimes, but rarely, go to fancy restaurants alone if I know my fiance wouldn't like it (and she's not in town). For example, I just booked myself a seat at the special omakase counter at the best sushi spot in town, which I've been wanting to hit up for a while. and of course when traveling for work.

have seen a few concerts alone, which is fine too. never done a movie alone.
 
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