Table for 1

I have never eaten at a restaurant or any type of casual dining establishment by myself.  It never occurred to me that this was unusual until other people told me it was!

I don’t know why but something about eating at a restaurant by myself is just not appealing.  There have been plenty of times I have ordered food somewhere and taken the food home to eat, eaten it in my car, or eaten it in a coffee shop while I worked or studied.  But that’s the extent of it.

I tend to pack food for myself if I have time to plan it out so needing to grab food when I am alone is rare.  But when I was a student and when I was working there were times I would need to get myself food. I always found it very annoying to have to stop what I was doing to go find myself food (hence I usually packed myself something, plus I eat fast when I am alone).

I do like eating out and in restaurants but to me that is almost entirely a social experience.  I like to have a meal at a restaurant with my husband, my family, or friends so that we can spend time together and enjoy a meal together.  It’s not something that I think I would enjoy by myself. It doesn’t seem relaxing or fun. It seems awkward and strange!

I don’t think it’s weird to see people eating alone in restaurants when I am out though.  And I also enjoy being alone and being out and alone. But just not sitting down and eating by myself.  I eat by myself at home all the time and find that relaxing. Maybe it just seems like too much effort to me to go out to a restaurant just to feed myself?  In any case just one of those “never have I ever” things. Maybe one day I’ll try it. Maybe….