Or go to the movies on your own. It's great.

I actually enjoy eating alone in a restaurant, and going to the movies alone too. Its 'me' time and it helps.

I love eating alone in restaurants. It is, sorry, was, one of my favourite parts of business travel.

Yep! Eating alone in restaurant is awesome. I used to do it sometimes when i was the chief of mayors office for lunch break. Eating a good meal, quietly, in a nice restaurant instead of eating chinese noodles at my desk while working was so GOOD!

It’s nice. :)

Only problem is to find a restaurant that actually make better food then the wife. Or me, for that matter. We are into cooking heart and soul.

When I was single, I used to love going out to eat alone !! It did help that I was working as a highly paid (and pressured) Chef at the time, with only one day off a week, and as all of the other staff at this particular Hotel / Restaurant had families or were generally working it was expedient for me to dine alone, where and when I wanted and what style of food - I tasted some astonishing dishes over the 3 years I was there and was inspired to add many of the dishes I tried at that time on to subsequent menus that I've designed and implemented ... Good times !!

Thank you! I love t go out by myself. Just something I enjoy I just go sit at the bar and have great conversations with everyone there!

Why would it be "something"? Eating is a basic need. You eat whenever and wherever you want. Alone or with company.

I eat in restaurants alone all the time. Because my work schedule is vastly different from everyone else that lives with me. And I like it that way. I can read what I wish or play a little game while waiting. Because my interactions are mostly online, restaurants are my bit of alone time. And I get a tasty meal at usually good prices at the same time.

Eating alone in a restaurant is just fûcking EATING! Maybe they are busy or want to be alone but not at home, or maybe they have nobody to eat with. What difference does it make?

Eating alone in a restaurant is a whole other level of "I don't give a f@#k. I'm hungry and need to eat." I've travelled for work and have eaten alone in a restaurant many times. It's really not a big deal. I also do movies alone.

They're both right.

Introverts love eating alone.

Several of my favorite restaurants had (before Covid) Community Tables. Even when there were two or three of us, it's where we chose to sit. No cell phones allowed, no criticism of others' comments. Two of them had decks of hand-written cards with conversation starters: news topics, ideas on how to solve world issues, where did you grow up and what do you miss?

I enjoy my company and my food..

It's a whole nuther level of "I'm gonna do what I want and I don't care what a bunch of strangers I'll never see again think."

Both, depending why you are eating alone!!

You also don't have to make conversation, so you can happily read your book or just enjoy your meal in peach. I love eating out with friends, but eating out solo brings its own reward.

I had an assignment in college in the 90s to do something we were completely uncomfortable doing alone. I went to the movies. Then I went to a restaurant. I couldn't stop. That was the early 90s and I have been happy with me ever since.

also had alone time to read and think

.....eating out.....what's that? I can't wait!! And I eat solo plenty of times....not going to waste time waiting for others to "think about it" or being indecisive.....but again, can't wait!!!

Take a good book, it's heavenly!!

Why is the second one true tho?

I used to be so nervous to go out to eat alone. Worrying that people thought I was some lonely loser...then I realized I shouldn't care what the heck other people think. So I would enjoy going to brunch alone and work on my to do list for the dag or whatever it was that I felt like. Of course this was before the pandemic 😫

I had a friend cook, who would randomly call me and invite me for some food to the restaurant he's working in and i would come alone, sit at the bar, chat with the stuff and then i would go and sit in my favourite spot alone and eat. Enjoying food and looking at people passing by.

I get sad seeing lonely old people at diners.

When eating alone, bring a book. It makes you look mysterious.

Or the other level....parenthood where you get a whole meal to yourself and it’s not interrupted by 20 trips to the bathroom 🤣

Who said alone, its me and my food. We love the company of each other.

I wish I was confident enough to dine alone

I've never had a problem eating alone in a restaurant. I kind of enjoy it.

I’ve never understood the stigma. I’ll eat alone, go to the movies alone. They’re just things I enjoy doing in and of themselves, so I don’t have to have co pant to enjoy them.

As is going to the movies alone, travelling alone (in the days when we could travel) and dealing with daily life alone.

I still have to take a book in witih me.

It indeed takes a lot of confidence to eat alone in public. I used to have an eating disorder and eating while people saw me was difficult for a long time. I just couldn't do it and went hungry the entire day. Now, I'm happy to say that respecting myself and feeling comfortable in my right to exist is more important to me than what others might think. Existing as a living corpse is not a life is all I can say to summarize that. I'll now eat or drink alone or with others and not think that everyone is judging me anymore. It's freeing and feels so good.

I wasn't afraid in the past b4 COVID-19. I'm happy with either hanging out with my mates or just relaxing alone to some good food/film.

It was so invigorating the day I realized that I could grab a book and hit a buffet while living in Vegas, and just have a relaxing lunch by myself.

Eating alone, going to a movie alone, going for a drive alone while blasting music. sometimes you just need to be alone. There have been many days during the past year that I've had to just leave the house and walk or drive. Love my family, but 24/7 can get a little trying.

Yeeees!

I often ate by myself if sent away on a work related trip. Took a good book with me and read while enjoying a leisurely dinner - very relaxing and never felt uncomfortable for a moment. Everyone should try it sometime 🙂

I love going to restaurants on my own....