Are you comfortable dining out alone?

While company is always nice, I have no problem dining out by myself. I wouldn't be there if I weren't hungry so that solves that problem

I really like nice dinner conversation. It is alot more fun when our family goes out and enjoys a nice meal together. We went had a nice Mexican dinner not long ago and it was good.

Hi Karen! I cannot be comfortable, if you ask to dine alone at a eating joint. It is not that I will feel self-consious. I may not enjoy the food alone, if I am not able to share my feelings along with someone else e.g. my partner/family. I rarely go alone like this.

Hello my friend PeacefulWmn9 Ji, WEll, after I got married and left my parenal house, my hubby introduced compulsory dinning together, at laest at Dinner time, evn after 40 yrs, the practice is being followed, even we are left alone. It has lot many benifits against odd draw-backs. First thing when all memebrs are avilable at the dinning table, topics for common interest can be discussed in any family, children can be up-dated on dinning manners/table manners, next day common goals for the family can be assigned as per requirements. members in any family will come closer. Meals can never go short as it is shared as per need commonly. We always find someone to give company, I can nevr dine alone.

For me my friend. I feel comfortable dining alone because no one will disturb me while eating something. I enjoy eating alone than have many companions...

I have always felt comfortable dining alone ...... I was single for a looooong time (married when I was 39!), and eating as casual restaurants, all the way up to full service restaurants would definitely not stop me from eating out.

That's so great Karen! I have never dined out all by myself. Eating out has been a family affair altogether. I do go out with friends, seldom though. The fact that I am working makes me a love the idea of eating at home, together with loved ones. But dining out, all alone, indeed boosts our self esteem. I must do that some time when my sister is gone. How are you dear?

I prefer to have company when eating out; but, I don't have a problem with eating out by myself. I carry a paperback book in my purse to read when I am stuck in a line, stuck in traffic, or eating out by myself.

I'd rather be alone. LOL. I'm not much of a people person to begin with. Of course, I enjoy going out for dinner with my family but somedays I just need to be by myself. When I'm having a bad day, that's one of the things I'll do to cheer myself up. I'll take my book to the local cafe and sit and read while I have coffee and a poutine. Just me and my book. Most people won't bother me if I'm reading so I can just chill out and take it easy.

Actually I like to dine out alone. I can find seat easier when I'm alone than with a group of friends. I am very independent, and like the freedom of shopping alone or going other places alone. I find that I can often do things faster, and accomplish more alone than with someone else.

i do love eating out with friends or with family. its nice to have good conversations while eating out. but i am also very much comfortable eating all by myself. when i was in college i already got used to eating all by myself, lunch, dinner, as long as i am hungry i will eat even if i dont have a company. here in my country we have this small restaurants called karinderya and people eat there not bothering each other, you know you eat side by side, all by yourselves, just eating and minding your own business kind. so here its easy to get used eating by yourself.

i am always independent and i can be comfortable anywhere eating all by myself. sometimes i feel it lacks something while eating alone but i have been used to it already. ann

Karen it is great to hear that your trying to at least do dine out to enjoy some good food and relax instead of being behind a stove and then eat. For me, I've never encountered a fear in dining out by myself. Although I would prefer not eating by myself but I don't mind it if I needed too. I don't really enjoy eating by myself because I like to have conversations and interact with people while i'm getting. Also I believe the person your eating with will also bond better with you. I was wondering are you in a position where you can only dine by yourselve because you work late or not much time to eat with family or friends? Because I get off at 11pm and I don't really have much options to bother people to dine out at that time but I do eat by myself at chinese late night resturants. You'll get use to it, plus eating by yourself you can learn more about foods and where you eat and what your eating. No friends or company to distract your drawn attention of whats in front of you. Godbless

I'm fine to dine out alone. Ofcourse I'd love to go out in group! I'm not shy neither afraid. I do have bad experience while dining alone, like disturbance from guys thinking that I'm single and they can join me. So I pick my dining locations carefully if I'm alone that night.

I prefer eating with company. I have had times when I was on a business trip and had to eat alone because I didn't want to eat fast food in my hotel room. I have to say that I felt the same way you did self-conscience and wondering more about what people about me so much to the point that I didn't enjoy my food. I don't think we should have to worry about what people think but unfortunately we have all grown up in a society where people don't hide there negative thoughts. Leaving up feeling vulnerable to comments and stared. I commend you for having the self esteem to be able to do it and enjoy it. There are many times that I would like to sit and eat a decent meal by myself but don't feel like I can.

I am not comfortable at all dining alone or going to the movie theater alone. I do like to do certain things alone like shopping. But when I'm alone I feel like everyone is staring at me and I definitely do not like being the center of attention.

I had to become used to it back in college, because I had a different schedule from my close friends. at first, like you said, it was awkward, but then i got used to it after a couple of weeks and then it was fine. not that i enjoy eating out alone, it's still fun when you have company, but i can live with it.

Sadly, I have never dined out alone!! As a matter of fact, that's something I have never done. I go to places like McDonalds and I sit in these places alone but I think it's different when you are talking about a proper restaurant. I am very self-concious myself. I would love to know how you got past that first hurdle of dining out alone. I know this probably sounds ridiculous but you are a lady and I'm a guy and I don't know if it's the same thing for a chap. I'm thinking that it's ok for a girl to be dining out alone but not a chap, maybe my thinking is wrong I don't know. I sure would love to get into the habit of doing something like that though and like you, not worry about anything. Andrew

Hello. I guess I'm like most people who'd feel self-conscious when eating out alone. But if I had a newspaper with me I wouldn't mind, really. Yup, a broadsheet is my safety blanket in this case and not a book like many people.

I love dining alone when I get the chance to. I love the experience of being myself, and watching the world goes by, observing other diners. I love the experience of eating and drinking at my own leisurely pace and leave when I felt like leaving.