Ever have dinner at a restaurant by yourself?

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I am by myself, waiting for the check in a restaurant (opened my phone to order a car) and I am absolutely delighted to be here. I had a lovely meal, ordered exactly what I wanted and only what I wanted, people watched, and I was able to really appreciate and savor my meal. Everybody should do this for themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:Those calling it "enjoyable" must be misanthropic loners. It's awkward and sad, if we're being totally honest. Eating out is a social event. Table for one or eating at the bar by yourself and scrolling on your phone or pretending to care about the sports match on the TV (if they have a TV) is embarrassing. Just get it to-go and save yourself the embarrassment.

Who pissed in your soup?

Truth hurts, loner.

Insecurity in being alone is utterly pathetic. Grow up and stop being scared.

I don't see anything insecure about it. It's just not enjoyable and it makes you look lonely. Are you really going to claim you by yourself are having a more enjoyable dinner than the couples, friend groups, and families all around you?

A quick breakfast while traveling on the road, sure. Dinner by yourself? Absolutely not.

This is insecurity speaking. Those of us who enjoy dining alone are not concerned about how we look. My husband teaches a night class once a week and I take myself out to dinner that night, trying a different restaurant each time. I sit at the bar, chat with the bartender and other patrons, and have a great time. Your life sounds so small and fearful.

You are a happily married woman and once a week you go booze solo at random restaurant bars while your husband works? Um, okay. Why wouldn't you eat with your husband before or after he teaches and enjoy each other's company?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am by myself, waiting for the check in a restaurant (opened my phone to order a car) and I am absolutely delighted to be here. I had a lovely meal, ordered exactly what I wanted and only what I wanted, people watched, and I was able to really appreciate and savor my meal. Everybody should do this for themselves.

Bless your heart, sweetie.

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Anonymous wrote:Those calling it "enjoyable" must be misanthropic loners. It's awkward and sad, if we're being totally honest. Eating out is a social event. Table for one or eating at the bar by yourself and scrolling on your phone or pretending to care about the sports match on the TV (if they have a TV) is embarrassing. Just get it to-go and save yourself the embarrassment.

Who pissed in your soup?

Truth hurts, loner.

Insecurity in being alone is utterly pathetic. Grow up and stop being scared.

I don't see anything insecure about it. It's just not enjoyable and it makes you look lonely. Are you really going to claim you by yourself are having a more enjoyable dinner than the couples, friend groups, and families all around you?

A quick breakfast while traveling on the road, sure. Dinner by yourself? Absolutely not.

This is insecurity speaking. Those of us who enjoy dining alone are not concerned about how we look. My husband teaches a night class once a week and I take myself out to dinner that night, trying a different restaurant each time. I sit at the bar, chat with the bartender and other patrons, and have a great time. Your life sounds so small and fearful.

Either this is totally fabricated or you’re weird and looking to cheat on your husband.

Not fabricated. Not looking to cheat. Possibly weird? I just don't like cooking for one, and love trying new restaurants.

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Anonymous wrote:Those calling it "enjoyable" must be misanthropic loners. It's awkward and sad, if we're being totally honest. Eating out is a social event. Table for one or eating at the bar by yourself and scrolling on your phone or pretending to care about the sports match on the TV (if they have a TV) is embarrassing. Just get it to-go and save yourself the embarrassment.

Who pissed in your soup?

Truth hurts, loner.

Insecurity in being alone is utterly pathetic. Grow up and stop being scared.

I don't see anything insecure about it. It's just not enjoyable and it makes you look lonely. Are you really going to claim you by yourself are having a more enjoyable dinner than the couples, friend groups, and families all around you?

A quick breakfast while traveling on the road, sure. Dinner by yourself? Absolutely not.

This is insecurity speaking. Those of us who enjoy dining alone are not concerned about how we look. My husband teaches a night class once a week and I take myself out to dinner that night, trying a different restaurant each time. I sit at the bar, chat with the bartender and other patrons, and have a great time. Your life sounds so small and fearful.

You are a happily married woman and once a week you go booze solo at random restaurant bars while your husband works? Um, okay. Why wouldn't you eat with your husband before or after he teaches and enjoy each other's company?

Um, because he is gone from 6 to 11:30? I'm barely home by 6, and I'm not waiting to eat until 11:30! Also I would hardly call having a glass of wine "boozing," but I know the Carrie Nations of DCUM clutch their pearls at any consumption whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am by myself, waiting for the check in a restaurant (opened my phone to order a car) and I am absolutely delighted to be here. I had a lovely meal, ordered exactly what I wanted and only what I wanted, people watched, and I was able to really appreciate and savor my meal. Everybody should do this for themselves.

Bless your heart, sweetie.

Why is this inconceivable to you? Are you that insecure?

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Anonymous wrote:Those calling it "enjoyable" must be misanthropic loners. It's awkward and sad, if we're being totally honest. Eating out is a social event. Table for one or eating at the bar by yourself and scrolling on your phone or pretending to care about the sports match on the TV (if they have a TV) is embarrassing. Just get it to-go and save yourself the embarrassment.

Who pissed in your soup?

Truth hurts, loner.

Insecurity in being alone is utterly pathetic. Grow up and stop being scared.

I don't see anything insecure about it. It's just not enjoyable and it makes you look lonely. Are you really going to claim you by yourself are having a more enjoyable dinner than the couples, friend groups, and families all around you?

A quick breakfast while traveling on the road, sure. Dinner by yourself? Absolutely not.

This is insecurity speaking. Those of us who enjoy dining alone are not concerned about how we look. My husband teaches a night class once a week and I take myself out to dinner that night, trying a different restaurant each time. I sit at the bar, chat with the bartender and other patrons, and have a great time. Your life sounds so small and fearful.

You are a happily married woman and once a week you go booze solo at random restaurant bars while your husband works? Um, okay. Why wouldn't you eat with your husband before or after he teaches and enjoy each other's company?

You're either 25 or a man.

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Anonymous wrote:Those calling it "enjoyable" must be misanthropic loners. It's awkward and sad, if we're being totally honest. Eating out is a social event. Table for one or eating at the bar by yourself and scrolling on your phone or pretending to care about the sports match on the TV (if they have a TV) is embarrassing. Just get it to-go and save yourself the embarrassment.

Who pissed in your soup?

Truth hurts, loner.

Insecurity in being alone is utterly pathetic. Grow up and stop being scared.

I don't see anything insecure about it. It's just not enjoyable and it makes you look lonely. Are you really going to claim you by yourself are having a more enjoyable dinner than the couples, friend groups, and families all around you?

A quick breakfast while traveling on the road, sure. Dinner by yourself? Absolutely not.

You don't see anything insecure about it but then you say it makes you look lonely to others?

Oh, the irony. Yikes.

Doesn’t look lonely, it is. You’re literally alone.

Being alone and loneliness are two separate things. You don't know that?

This is so true. I feel sad for people who don't know the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:Those calling it "enjoyable" must be misanthropic loners. It's awkward and sad, if we're being totally honest. Eating out is a social event. Table for one or eating at the bar by yourself and scrolling on your phone or pretending to care about the sports match on the TV (if they have a TV) is embarrassing. Just get it to-go and save yourself the embarrassment.

Who pissed in your soup?

Truth hurts, loner.

Insecurity in being alone is utterly pathetic. Grow up and stop being scared.

I don't see anything insecure about it. It's just not enjoyable and it makes you look lonely. Are you really going to claim you by yourself are having a more enjoyable dinner than the couples, friend groups, and families all around you?

A quick breakfast while traveling on the road, sure. Dinner by yourself? Absolutely not.

This is insecurity speaking. Those of us who enjoy dining alone are not concerned about how we look. My husband teaches a night class once a week and I take myself out to dinner that night, trying a different restaurant each time. I sit at the bar, chat with the bartender and other patrons, and have a great time. Your life sounds so small and fearful.

You are a happily married woman and once a week you go booze solo at random restaurant bars while your husband works? Um, okay. Why wouldn't you eat with your husband before or after he teaches and enjoy each other's company?

Why are you degrading her fun night out by calling it “boozing?” You sound sexist. This is their custom and who is it hurting?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I used to see Lauren Hutton frequently eating brunch alone in Noho while reading a copy of the Sunday New York Times. She looked relaxed and chic and far from weird or awkward.

A lonely elderly widow is the best example you got that dining alone isn't pretty sad?

You have no idea if she was lonely. Married people can, by the way, be more lonely than single people.

And you don’t know if she was elderly at the time.

Stop projecting your narrow mind onto a sophisticated supermodel.

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Anonymous wrote:I used to see Lauren Hutton frequently eating brunch alone in Noho while reading a copy of the Sunday New York Times. She looked relaxed and chic and far from weird or awkward.

A lonely elderly widow is the best example you got that dining aline isn't pretty sad?

How about all of the people posting on here that they enjoy it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t do business travel much huh?

+1. I’ve done it 100s of times.

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Anonymous wrote:Those calling it "enjoyable" must be misanthropic loners. It's awkward and sad, if we're being totally honest. Eating out is a social event. Table for one or eating at the bar by yourself and scrolling on your phone or pretending to care about the sports match on the TV (if they have a TV) is embarrassing. Just get it to-go and save yourself the embarrassment.

Who pissed in your soup?

Truth hurts, loner.

Insecurity in being alone is utterly pathetic. Grow up and stop being scared.

I don't see anything insecure about it. It's just not enjoyable and it makes you look lonely. Are you really going to claim you by yourself are having a more enjoyable dinner than the couples, friend groups, and families all around you?

A quick breakfast while traveling on the road, sure. Dinner by yourself? Absolutely not.

You don't see anything insecure about it but then you say it makes you look lonely to others?

Oh, the irony. Yikes.

Doesn’t look lonely, it is. You’re literally alone.

Being alone and loneliness are two separate things. You don't know that?

This is so true. I feel sad for people who don't know the difference.

+1 sometimes what my soul truly needs is to be alone for a few hours.

[Anonymous]

Yes, usually at Michelin starred restaurants, either because my husband is staying home with the kids or has taken them to the in-laws for a vacation and I'm left in the city working. I did this last night and it was glorious to be able to eat without the interruptions of two small children and read my book between courses.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t do business travel much huh?

+1. I’ve done it 100s of times.

Nobody happily married with kids enjoys being on the road and dining alone ever, let alone hundreds of times. Eating by yourself out of necessity because of work, okay. Enjoying it, glorious, fun? Tell us you're a posturing loner without telling us.

Hey anonymous strangers of a mommy forum, just chiming in while ordering my uber, I am having the time of my life by myself!