I work in a restaurant, and a lot of people come in by themselves....nobody thinks anything of it, really. If I'm out somewhere and I see someone eating alone, I don't really think anything of it. However, I could never ever do that myself!! I've done fast food places alone, but always with "armor" as you called it....homework, etc. I would never go to a movie alone. I don't know if it's a self confidence issue or what, but I would feel like everyone was talking about me if I was sitting in a movie alone!!!

I can and would do just about anything alone. I have no problem shopping, eating, or going to a bar or club or coffee house alone. I would go to a movie, but I rarely ever see movies. Actually, I would even go on vacation alone, and almost did recently. To me, doing stuff alone is kind of liberating, and, as an only child, I'm used to spending time by myself. I enjoy living alone (well, but with cats of course). :)

I cannot eat alone, ever. But I can go shopping alone, actually i think its better alone.

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If I want restaurant food but don't have anyone to go with, I will get it to go. But I do not eat alone.

I love to do everything alone, except for the psychos running around. Last week we had a grad student viciously murdered a few blocks from my place and two weeks earlier another grad student disappeared while jogging on the levee.

Yeah, I like to do things alone, but......................

the only thing that i will do/like to do alone is shop..like everyone else has said i like not having to worry about anyone being impatient, and i also don't like having to wait for someone when i'm ready to go.. i could never go to the movies alone..i don't even like sitting alone while my friend goes to get snacks, or to the bathroom..i would never go to the bar alone..even if i was meeting someone, i would make sure they were already there before i left. same thing for eating alone..can't do it..i ahve this thing with eating in public anyway..no way i could go to a restraunt and eat alone...i always feel so bad when i see little old people eating alone too..its just so sad

I'm an only child also so things like shopping,going to the movies,and going out to resturants don't bother me. I have not and will not go to a bar or club by myself. There's just werid and scary for me

I'm a only child I can do anything alone. I'm happiest when I am alone!http://www.plauder-smilies.de/scatter.gif

I've done a lot of stuff alone, even though I'm not an only child...

I eat alone fairly often, I did when I was still on meal plan. I kept fairly weird hours, and had lots of working lunches and reading the papers. It was something I was scared to do as a first-year, but I think it's something I've gotten over now.

I've been to a concert alone, Better than Ezra. It was a Sunday afternoon during midterms, and it was free. I wanted to go--so I did.

I shop alone, for the most part. I browse when I'm with other people, but I am pretty picky about what I buy, so I usually make my purchases alone.

And for the kicker...

I spent 4 days in Paris alone. Yeah, I had friends in the city, but they were occupied, and I didn't meet up with them until my last day. I did everything--the subway, museums, cafes, Versailles--by myself. I had a cellphone and mace, so I wasn't too worried. Oh yeah, and I don't know French.

I am forced to do things by myself. I am told that I have built in birth control. My personality.

I have a question, what does everyone have against going to movies alone? Most of the time, the theater is dark and no one can see that you are alone and you may even meet another single movie goer.

I like doing things alone. I have travelled around Europe on my own, eaten in restaurants on my own and gone to movies on my own. I do like shopping with friends though because they usually have better eyes then I do and they find things for me that I wouldn't pick out on my own. For example, I went shopping with my best friend one day and she found a wool brooks bothers suit for me for 79 dollars. I never would have done that well on my own.

I'm an only child and I treasure my "alone time." Now that I am a married mother of 2, I get very little of that, but I enjoy it when I do! I don't have a problem doing things alone. I used to, but when you get a little older you lose some of that super self-consiousness. If other people think you're some kind of nerd just because you're by yourself, then there's something wrong with them!!!!

That said, I do things semi-alone. I am a stay-home mom, so I've always got the rugrats with me. I don't let it stop me from doing the things I want to do.....we eat out a lot (I hate to cook) and going with two toddlers is a lot like going by yourself, with interruptions. Conversation is certainly limited.

When my mom was living she used to go out alone a lot. She hated it.....she always felt so pitiful...but she was a very magnetic person and managed to befriend all the people who worked at the places she frequented, so she wasn't as alone as she thought.

I have to admit, I have never gone to a movie by myself but I would think it would be a logical thing to do.....I mean, you aren't going to be talking during the film!!!! (Well, you SHOULDN'T.....that doesn't stop some jackholes from doing it but you know what I mean....)

In regards to eating alone..i forgot to add that the entire week and a half that i lived in the dorms my freshman year, i refused to eat in the dining hall b/c i would have to eat alone...so all during rush i subsisted on fruit loops & ramen

I'm also an only child, so I'm used to entertaining myself. I've never gone to a restaurant alone or movies alone - I don't thnk I could do that. In HS when all of my friends had a different lunch than I did, I would eat as fast as humanly possible, sitting in a secluded spot, and then head to the library to surf the internet. Considering this was in 96 before I had internet at home, its not quite as sad as it sounds ;)

In college, I got used to hanging with my boyfriend ALL THE TIME. As in 3.5 years of beign with each other day and night. To the point where the only alone time I'd get was when he was in class, and vice versa. It got to where I never felt like I could do anything in Baton Rouge by myself. I think I maybe went to the grocery alone 10 times in all of college - if that many. It started out as just being fun to be together and make chores like grocieries seem easier. But it kind of turned into a paralyzation of sorts. It was wierd, anytime I'd go somewhere alone, usually when he was busy, I'd feel so empowered with myself. Which is strange because when I'm at home, I usually run all my errands alone.

I hated walking to class by myself - I'd usually call someone just to pass the time. TGhank goodness for unlimited mobile-to-mobile!

True, true. Ihave gone to the movies alone, all of one time. lol. And I did kinda cheat. I went to the one at 281 & 1604, where its nothing but soccer moms and young families. It is a new theater, so I justified it to myself that way - saying that I wanted to see the new theater. Truth be told, there are 2 right by the university, and they are both about 5 minutes closer to where I live. I went there because I knew I wouldnt run into anyone I knew.

I guess I was/am afraid that soemone I'd know would spot me, and I am really outgoing, and always with other people. I think theyd wonder why I was alone. like a "why would he be alone?" kinda thing. Even tho I KNOW in my mind I could just say it was a spur of the moment kinda thing and I couldnt find anyone - which was the truth.

I used to hate showing up at chapter parties alone. Just felt like all the guys expected me to have a beautiful gal on my arm, or with a bunch of "outside friends" - other greeks, whathave you. I got over that by just understanding that no one prolly really cared who I was with, as long as I was there. And I made a routene of arriving at functions, saying hello to and chatting with the first person I know, getting comfortable, then going around the party socially and saying hello to everyone. By then I was well at ease. Now, I never think about it, its not an issue.

Still wouldnt go to a bar or club alone. I never go to hook up, just go to have a good time with my friends. If my friends werent there, why would I go????