Can you do it alone???
 

So are you an "aloner?"

Someone who has no problem eating out alone, or watching a movie alone at a theater?

I'll confess, I have only eaten out alone (albeit at wendy's) one time, I had a dr.s appt in the med center that was over at 5, and had to be at church by 7 for services, with traffic, I never would have made it home and to services, and was really hungry, dont like eating in the car, so I ate at Wendy's (without Armor as my friend heather calls it - a paper, book, etc). If I wanna eat out at fridays, EZ's, Chilli's, but cant find anyone to go with, I'll get it to go and bring it home and eat in front of the TV. The thought of eating out alone at a Bennagins or soemthing is too much for me.

Yesterday I really wanted to go to the river and everyone bailed on me at the last minute, so I went by myself and had a great time. (Just sitting on the rocks, watching the tubers go by, lounging, getting some sun). I had never done that. I also went to the movies by myself for the first time. Really wanted to see a film and everyone was outta town. So I went alone. A strange feeling indeed. (Glad I did it, but it was a strange, different feeling)

My question is this... What can you do alone? What would you never do alone? Why?

With my upbringing, I can do almost anything alone, if I had to. But, if I had the choice I would do just about nothing alone, except for concentration and time in the bathroom. :D

I would never go to the movies, in the woods, to clubs/parties, or in any body of water alone!

If it's a fast food joint where I'm not being served, I have no problem eating alone. I do it all the time on campus in the caf. But if it's at Chili's or some other restaurant where I'm gonna be "Sandy...party of 1"...then no.

I can't do movies in a theater by myself, either.

I've recently gotten over my fear of going surfing alone. For a long time, I was afraid of going surfing or swimming by myself because I feared that there would be no one there to rescue me should anything bad happen. It's been a few months now since I've gotten over that fear...and thankfully nothing bad has happened.

I've gone out to eat alone many a times! When I was working at the court house we all had a different lunch schedule since we didn't shut down for lunch, so I was on my own. I felt very uncomfortable at first, but it got better with time. Of course, I would never go to a restaraunt or anything, but if I had to, I would. And eating in the caf alone, NEVER!

I can also go shopping alone. I know there are a lot of girls who would prefer to have someone go with them. I just don't want someone to go with me just in case they may be ready to leave when I am not. When I shop, I shop!! :D

I really wanted to see this male country singer. None of my friends are into country music as much as I am, so I went alone! I loved it!!!

The movies: nope! Can't do that one, but I have thought about it.

I couldnt go to a club or bar alone. Even if I was meeting friends there it might be a little hard. But I could never go to a club or bar alone. forgot about that one.

You'd think as an only child I would be ok doing things by myself, but I have huge problem with eating by myself. It's never been done. Honestly, I think when I've been forced to eat at a time when none of my friends were there, I have made friends with strangers just for the sake of having dining companions. (That's so weird, now that I think about it. What is so wrong with having a quick meal by yourself?) I don't even feel comfortable seeing someone else eating by themselves and if I know them even vaguely I'll call them over.
I'm not comfortable waiting at a table for too long by myself, either. I need to wait til someone's there so I can begin eating. Forget solo trips to the movies or out on the town...
I'm great at shopping and running errands by myself, though, b/c you're moving around and are absorbed in what you're doing. Sometimes I prefer it that way if I have important things to do.
But when I was up at school this year I was never ever alone. Like for anything at all. There was always a sister or roomate who had to go to the same place you did. So it kind of felt like I had no time to myself b/c I was always with someone or always had to be somewhere. Understandably, I'm taking a break from everything this summer!

ps: lol, when I read the title of this thread I thought it would be about single parenting, like "Can you go it alone?" Parenting by myself...something else I could never do!

It's never struck me entirely as odd that I do many things by myself. Honestly, I spend a lot of time alone. I guess it is kind of funny though, I'll try out new, nice resteraunts by myself so it's kind-of funny when I go out and eat a $20 meal by myself. I've been to movies alone, as well as concerts. I wouldn't go to a club alone, but I also wouldn't too frequently go with people unless it's someone I really enjoy dancing with...I hate the meat-market of those places. I'd venture to say that I'd do most anything alone. My brother will frequently camp by himself too. I've not done that, just because I think I might just get too bored because it'd be being alone for several days...of course my brother reminds me of Mersault ("The Stranger" - Albert Camus)

"Don't you want to join us?" I was recently asked by an acquaintance when he ran across me alone after midnight in a coffeehouse that was already almost deserted. "No, I don't," I said.

-Franz Kafka

I've eaten out alone quite a few times. You kind of have to when you have a job like mine where everyone has to take seperate lunch breaks. It's bad unless you can find a newspaper or something to bring with you.

Going to the movies I couldn' t handle. Renting a movie would be fine though.

Shopping alone is easy. No one likes shopping with me anyhow. I speed-shop as my girlfriend says. I just walk through the store looking at everything and if something catches my eye and I like it, I buy it as long as it's in my size. Never do I try things on. Try to spend no more than 5 minutes per store.

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Kevin

Although I spend a lot of time alone lately, I'm not a loner. I can't go to the movies by myself, to a concert by myself, or out to dinner by myself. Sometimes I go up to the Union to grab food in between classes and even that used to feel weird and lonely. Even if I'm making a quick run to Target or going grocery shopping, I'll still call up a sister.

I have no problem eating alone. I had a job for a while where I was on the road all the time... sometimes I'd get together with a group of my coworkers for dinner, but other times it wasn't possible, so if I hadn't eaten alone, I wouldn't have eaten. :)

I rarely go to the movies, but when I go, it's generally with my husband and/or some friends.

Grocery shopping, I can do alone. If I'm going to the mall, though, I usually drag my husband along. :)

I can go shopping alone. In fact, I prefer to go shopping alone. I won't be held up or worry that someone else is getting impatient.
I won't eat alone. I did it a few times when I worked at the mall and it was so lonely. After 3 times, I started to bring my food back to work and I would sit in the back office on a cardboard box and eat it.

I'm an only child and have no problem doing things alone, in fact I sometimes prefer it. I have gone to movies alone, but would rather not...then again, it takes something major to even get me into the movie theater with a date these days since movies are so expensive and there are so many rude people there. I'll wait for the video.

My first college roomie had 7 siblings and she was completely incapable of eating or doing most anything alone.

I LOVE to shop alone or with someone who wants to spilt up and meet back.

I will not eat alone, go to the movies alone, or go out alone.

I wasn't always like that, but since college and always having tons of friends around there was no need to be alone and I guess I got used to that...?

Plus I'm the baby of the family and was always with someone...

Weird?

All by myyyself
 

I can do a lot of things alone and really enjoy them, mainly shopping. I absolutely HATE shopping with other people, why I don't know, I just do. Some things though, such as go to a club or bar or the pool by myself is kinda weird for me, don't think I could do that. When I work out though I must must MUST be by myself, just me and my walkman, hah. Don't know why that is either, but I just have no motivation to work out when I'm with other people.....isn't it usually the other way around? Ahh well! :D