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    I think it is interesting that some people really do not like doing things by themselves. I notice if I go to the movies or to a restaurant by myself people always give me that "look at the poor girl all alone" face.

    I love spending time with my friends but I don't feel the need to always have some one with me. Sometimes I chose to just hang solo.

    What about you all? Do you like going places on your own or do you need people with you? If you don't like being alone...why?

    Like for instance I am going to see a band next week that none of my friends really like. Rather than miss the show or drag someone along that doesn't even like the band I'm just going to go alone. Is that so weird?
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    I go out to eat, to the movies, to the mall, to book stores, and pretty much any other place you can think of by myself. People tend to give me the same look they give you when I'm out alone but I quit caring a little while back.

    I'd rather be alone and happy than be with a bunch of people and not enjoy what *I* want to do.

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    I don't mind shopping by myself but I hate eating at restuarants and going to movies alone. I probably should try though because I don't really have any friends in Florida right now and I've become a huge homebody. I don't know why it bothers me to be honest to eat alone, go to bars alone, the movies alone, etc.

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    i have kids so at any moment where I can have time for me and myself I love it.

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    I can't be alone except for in the car. I could drive alone forever, but going to an actual place....nope.

    I feel really unsafe alone, like I'm a target and I mean mug and will be really mean in defense. It's stressful for me to get so worked up like that so I never go anywhere unless I know theres people there BEFORE I get there waiting for me.

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    I love going to the movies, shopping, book stores alone...Eating alone? Yes and No. Yes, because I don;t have to wait for a general consensus on which restaurant to go to, nor have to 'be nice' and go to a restaurant I'd rather not bother with. I don't like eating alone when 1)people/a person won't stop staring at me, 2)the waiter asking me too many invasive questions, 3) the waiter takes forever, assuming I'm waiting on someone to join me, or 4) a packed restaurant where I seem to be the only one alone.

    How do I rectify this? I like to eat lunch alone every now and then at places I like but also know won't be crowded. I'm more likely to compromise on dinner choices if friends want to join me but want to eat elsewhere...For movie watching alone, I like going during the day when most people are at work and the people there aren't generally noisy.
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    I will not eat out alone... I already have a weird eating in public phobia when Im with people and when Im alone - I could break down in tears. Its a weird thing.

    I dont go to movies but I have no problem shopping alone..

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    I LOVE going to movies alone! I can drench the popcorn in "butter" and I don't have to share it with anyone! I don't mind eating alone if I can sit at the bar- I feel like others pity me of I sit alone at a two top. I prefer to shop alone... most people don't have the kind of stamina it takes to shop with me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mia M View Post
    I prefer to shop alone... most people don't have the kind of stamina it takes to shop with me.
    Hehehe...that is why I normally shop alone too. I see something pretty and shiny and wander off. Then people get mad because they lost me !
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    I loooove being alone. I'd do anything by myself as long as it's safe.
    I had a friend that couldn't even go grocery shopping alone. She called me all the time whining about how she needed me to come over and help her do things or go places with her. That got old REALLY quick.

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    I do everything alone, heck I've travelled the world lonesome for the most part. 'The lone ranger' lmao. My man is the same way, we need our alone time to stay sane. The funny thing is, if I had to choose I'd say I'm a very social person and I tend to go a little batty if I go too long without human contact. But as for eating/shopping/movies etc. Usually on my own.

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    Ava, I think we both did that in Nordstroms! Damn, those shiney objects!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexxaHex View Post
    I loooove being alone. I'd do anything by myself as long as it's safe.
    I had a friend that couldn't even go grocery shopping alone. She called me all the time whining about how she needed me to come over and help her do things or go places with her. That got old REALLY quick.
    I'm that girl except I'm too scared to use the phone...ahah I just wait until they need food and go...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mia M View Post
    Ava, I think we both did that in Nordstroms! Damn, those shiney objects!
    At least we both understood each others need to gravitate towards pretty shiny things ! I had fun shopping with you! Some of my friends get so pissy if I leave their side for two seconds LOL!
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    I went on a vacation by myself. Just a few days at the beach but I didn't have to worry about what others wanted to do, I did exactly what I wanted to.

    I drove from VA ti Il by myself too, well me and two dogs! That was fun, I stopped more than usual since the K9's were along for the ride.

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    I don't like to go to restaurants alone really, but I will on occasion. I'm not a big movie person, so I only go if I'm being dragged.

    Shopping though, I HATE shopping with people. A girlfriend of mine gets PISSED every time I go shopping without her. I just hate shopping with people (grocery, clothes, whatever), I feel like people are judging me for what I spend or buy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexxaHex View Post
    I loooove being alone. I'd do anything by myself as long as it's safe.
    I had a friend that couldn't even go grocery shopping alone. She called me all the time whining about how she needed me to come over and help her do things or go places with her. That got old REALLY quick.
    That is always a weird feeling. That realization of "Hey, I am only here because you are too afraid to be alone" haha!
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    I'm a pretty private person too, it's just my nature to do things on my own...eat at restaurants, get my nails done, shopping...etc It gets tiring always negotiating what the activities should be with your friends I hang out with a gf perhaps once or twice a month.
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    solo is the to gogo (well sometimes anyway).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Susan-Va View Post

    I drove from VA ti Il by myself too, well me and two dogs! That was fun, I stopped more than usual since the K9's were along for the ride.
    How was your road trip with two dogs was it difficult to find lodging and places to eat? I'm thinking of doing the same my dogs are on the bigger side, a pitbull and doberman/lab
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    I love doing things alone too.

    I love going to restaurants alone with a paper or a magazine.
    I love going shopping alone because when I decide to shop it's usually a marathon LOL.
    Get my nails done, get my hair done, go to the spa...

    I've never tried going to the movies alone because my friends get mad if I see certain movies without them, but I'm sure I wouldn't mind.

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    There aren't many things I won't do alone. Hell I travelled abroad alone, I can damn sure shop, go to a movie, or dine alone.

    I wouldn't power walk through the inner city alone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Delilah27 View Post
    How was your road trip with two dogs was it difficult to find lodging and places to eat? I'm thinking of doing the same my dogs are on the bigger side, a pitbull and doberman/lab
    This was about 4 years ago, there are more dog friendly motels around now, I knew motel 6 allowed dogs but didn't realize til I got to one that it was one dog per room. The ladie took pity on me and let me stay there with two (a pointer and a westie). As for eating, I pretty much stuck to drive thrus so I wouldn't leave them in the car for long. I was headed to my in-laws so I knew they'd have a place to run eventually. I did take a nap at a rest stop for a bit, something that I never would have done if I hadn't of had them with me.

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    I rarely go to movies anymore, but I've never gone alone. I always go to movies/out to eat with other people. Shopping is something I usually prefer to do alone; I like to get grocery shopping done as quick as I possibly can, and I'm a power shopper when at the mall/other stores.

    I prefer to get my nails/toes done alone. I like going tanning with friends, though.

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    If I waited around for someone to shop with, eat with, etc., I'd never get anything done! Don't get me wrong, I like being with a friend sometimes for that stuff, but most of the time I am more than happy to go it alone. The only thing I require is a book or magazine to read while eating. If I have that, I'm completely complete.

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