How many of you can eat at a restaurant by yourself?

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Not at the bar but at a sit down table by yourself? Order a meal and a drink? Not McDonald's etc. A reasonable sit down restaurant.
 

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I use to think it was weird when I was younger. The older I get, the more I realize that sometimes you just need time to relax and unwind by yourself.
 
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I do it all the time.

All you can garden bar at Ruby Tuesdays. I throw back about 10 salads all for about $8
 
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You sit at a table by your lonesome? What do you do just eat?


Well yeah what the hell else would I do? I usually watch some sports or whatever. Used to do it all the time on football Sundays. Sometimes I'll get drunk and start chatting with some of the waitresses
 

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I can at the bar. .don't ever remember doing it at a restaurant table
 

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Well yeah what the hell else would I do? I usually watch some sports or whatever. Used to do it all the time on football Sundays. Sometimes I'll get drunk and start chatting with some of the waitresses

You're a better man than me Vlad. I just can't sit alone in a restaurant by myself. But then again, I can't go to a movie by myself either.
 

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Not frequently, but it's a good meal....I am more often too impatient to sit for approx one hour when alone....will grab takeout and go home

Also will do a movie by myself a few times a year on rainy afternoons...though less frequently now that I can stream even current releases at home via the miracle of Showbox
 

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Red Eye hits it actually. When I eat by myself, it will be at the bar so I am not really by myself... Conversations almost always ensues
 
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I've eaten in the past by myself .... in a restaurant at a Casino or Racetrack
in most cases at the racetrack, there would always be someone that comes along and sits down ... either halfway through dinner or towards the end
Never had a problem with it ... and like have said, I like to read while alone at a table.
Haven't done it in years though.

As far as a Movie ... Yes again back many years ago I would go catch a movie or two by myself
 

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i never claimed to be a normal dude, but I probably do this (often with a laptop) five or more times per week.

i work remotely/nomadically and really dont care much about what people think

with that said, these are usually mid-level joints vs. a fine dining establishment where I might take my wifey
 

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lol me an Vlad agree on this one! I can tell since fuego quoted him

I am unblocking Vlad's posts for the time being...giving him another chance now that I know he is a solo dining brother from another mother
 

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Me and my girl have opposite taste in some movies.

If I want to watch something like Star Wars I end up watching stuff like that by myself.
 

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You're a better man than me Vlad. I just can't sit alone in a restaurant by myself. But then again, I can't go to a movie by myself either.

doesnt make him/me a better man, just less concerned about appearances and what other random people might think? what is stopping you? what some other person you dont know or will ever see again thinks about you? i could care less if they think I am lonely, sad, etc....I am doing my thing and my way....only get one life....the last think I will let influence my decisions is what people outside of my inner circle think.....
 

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doesnt make him/me a better man, just less concerned about appearances and what other random people might think? what is stopping you? what some other person you dont know or will ever see again thinks about you? i could care less if they think I am lonely, sad, etc....I am doing my thing and my way....only get one life....the last think I will let influence my decisions is what people outside of my inner circle think.....

I just find it odd is all. I can't sit at a table by myself and eat. I'm a fast eater so I'd be in and out in less than 25 minutes I guess.
 

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I just find it odd is all. I can't sit at a table by myself and eat. I'm a fast eater so I'd be in and out in less than 25 minutes I guess.

Me too (fast eater). I just dont care what others think and wont let "appearances" stop me from living life the way I want to. I am not saying that you do, but the only reason people think it is odd is because others might wonder/talk about why you are dining alone....I have probably rolled to vegas solo 20+ times in my life and I still hit all the buffets and restaurants I want to....and I am OG from dining solo at my local chilis, denny's, el tarasco, fishbar, OB's, sloopy's etc....I do it all the time....


My from the heart advice to everyone is that life is too short and could end at anytime.....who cares what others think unless they are your core people....then listen as they might be telling you something you dont want to (but need to) hear.
 

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We all make up "self imposed" rules to live by that are only as important as we believe them to be.
 

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I guess none of you go on the road much for work.
If I did not eat alone I'd starve when I'm on the road.

Some of you people think too much
 

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