Are you the type of person who is afraid to eat alone in a restaurant?

I'm one of those people that don't like eating alone at a restaurant. Mainly because for me the attraction is in sitting down to a good meal that you don't have to prepare and visiting with the people you're with. When I'm by myself I feel that I'm missing out. I end up getting bored, start feeling lonely, and the time seems to drag. By the end I feel unsatisfied and feel as though I wasted my time and money even if the food was exceptional. I like food, but for me so much of the enjoyment I get out of it is in sharing it and my time with someone else. If not then I'd rather spend my time reading, watching tv or doing something else while I'm eating.

This discussion makes me yern to treat myself out to dinner tomorrow night! It took me a long time to get o the point where i didn't feel awkward about going out to eat alone, but it is so enjoyable. Sometimes you just want to be alone with your thoughts, or to be able to enjoy a meal with out the added pressure of feeling like you have to entertain those you are with. I remember one time when i went out for dinner by myself, the waitress actually had a conversation with me about how envious she was of me, being able to have alone time and enjoy my dinner, as she had a couple of kids and a husband and hadn't really been able to do anything like that for quite some time. As i have gotten older, i have really gotten to the point where i don't care if other people want to look at me sitting alone at my table enjoying my meal. I usally bring along a good book and keep myself company with that, though that does mean i tend to choose more casual dining establishments, as i would feel awkward going into a fancy resturaunt and reading during my meal. I also tend to choose the "off" nights to do this, such as monday-thursday, as resturaunts tend to be much busier on the weekends, and the overwhelming din of so many other people can be distracting to my enjoyment of my alone time, not to mention the occaional dirty looks form wait-staff when you show up on a packed friday or saturday night, requestiona table for one, when they have a waiting area full of people waiting for a seat LoL.

Hey there! I'm not afraid to eat alone at restaurants. I don't know why people stare when someone eats alone. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I see people eating alone at restaurants all the time and I do so myself sometimes.

no i'm not afraid..i am a loner sometimes and i got my peace when i'm being alone too. i enjoyed of walking alone at the mall, eating in a restaurant, enjoying seeing stuffs that i really like without others complaining my taste lol.. i don't have any problem with it at all, because eventhough if i have to eat or walk alone, i have lots of friends who knew me. i have friends anywhere even sometimes i'm the one who don't recon them or remember their names. uhhuh i'm sucks lol.. i think the reason behind it, is that i live with more than 10 people in the house so i prefer to be alone sometimes. i like to be alone in my room and watch the view outside my window, i like to walk alone and being free..and when i'm needing someone, i will just have to come to them and chat =)

I´m not afraid of eating alone in a restaurant but I don´t like it at all. I don´t even like eating alone at my own home and I live alone. For me, the time to eat is a ritual that is so much better when you share it with someone you care for. At home, when I´m alone, I do a lot of dishes I can take to the computer and eat while I´m mylotting. I invite friends for diner very often (maybe twice a week). I´m a very good cook so my frienfds look forward to be invited. They invite me out and I go a lot to the beat restaurants in town with good company and without paying a dime. I´m posting a picture of a diner at my home

I have no problem eating alone. And really, I do not even realize if people are staring. I ca eat with a group, or all alone. If I am hungry, I don't mind at all stopping to eat by myself. Actually, I eat most of my meals alone, so it really doesn't matter to me too much where I eat!

Hi there, no i dont afraid to eat alone in the restaurant. I dont think theres wrong doing it. Yah your right people might think negative seeing people eating alone but i think its non of their business anymore. Anyway, most of the time i eat alone because my hubby was not always here with me he was working abroad, the same with friends that we dont happen to see each other lately. Now, i have daughter already she was 1 year and 8 months and shes the one accompany me eating in the restaurant heheh. Keep on mylotting.

I do feel a little uncomfortable if i am eating alone in a restaurant. I wouldn't say I feel uncomfortable because I am thinking about what other patrons might be thinking about me. to be honest, i would probably say that the other patrons don't notice me for the most part. I get uncomfortable, because I am bored just sitting there eating alone. If there is something else to focus on I'm just fine eating alone in a restaurant. If there's a TV or I have a book, magazine, or newspaper to look at, being alone doesn't bother me in the least.

I do feel uneasy to eat in a restaurant that full of people and they have at least a partner. It make me feel out of place and I am so pathetic to be there alone. People generally like to stare too, like something interesting going to happen around me (I know I do that if I go with a partner...) Usually I'll order a take out instead of eating there. If I don't have a choice and still have to force myself to eat there, I'll find a secluded table, usually near a wall or corner.

lealuvy2j, I had limited experience eating alone in the restaurant. I will prefer to have friends around. If I am alone, and I really love the food, I wouldn't bother about the surrounding and enjoys to the every bits. Alternatively, I would like to eat at home, enjoying my TV shows and also others stuff since I am alone. Happy MyLotting

Um, usually I do not like eating. Eating is not a attrative thing for me. And, most of time, I spend eating time in the restaurant with my firends or parents. But if needed, it's totally OK for me to eat in a restaurant by myself. I do not care what the people think around me and I think they have their own things to care about.

Ya most of the people are afraid to eat alone in restaurant.I dont like eating alone.I dont get afraid.I think we should not get afraid.We are paying for that food not anybody else.So we ahould not get afraid of eating food.But most of the people feel shy to eat in restaurant.

I am not that kind of person who feels afraid to eat alone in a restaurant. Actually what is the big fun going to a restaurant all alone ordering and eating yourself, it would be fun if there is someone with you either your family members, friends or colleagues. There is no fun in eating alone, if so you can prepare something at home and have it all alone why take the pain to go all the way to a restaurant.

its not that im scared of eating alone in a restaurant. its that im too sensitive to go to restaurants alone. im a bit concious that some of them stares at me and my order. sometimes i get a bit paranoid that they might whisper at my back "look at that girl. oohhh she ordered a lot!!what a glutton". i've experienced that 4 girls staring at me suddenly laughed because of my dish. i really dont know what the problem is but because of them i left my food at the restaurant slightly touched. :(

no im not afraid to eat alone in a resto.i dont care what other people say. but for me eating alone sometimes is good. u have peace of mind. lol.. peace of mind because u will really taste your food and u dont have to worry if you eat slow or fast.

I don't prefer to eat at a restaurant alone. If I am hungry and there is no one to come with us, then I will go alone. But, I enjoy goign with friends so that we can chat and have food. It will be more enjoyable compared to going alone. At the same time I am not afraid to go alone. Usually, in my place if a women goes alone to hotels to have food, people stares at her. I don't like it.

well. i never mind this to be frankly. and i think i also will never care that whether i have some accompanies or just by myself alone. i think i am go there for food and not for accompanyship. just forget about others and enjoy your food there. good luck.

doesn't bother me - i have plenty of friends so if i need to eat alone (usually when travelling) twerps that think i don't are just that. the only thing that sometimes is annoying is that if you are a youngish woman by yourself men will try to chat you up.

I dont mind if i have company in a restaurant but if i dont have then its fine with me .. it does not have any effect on my eating ... I love food and i believe that everyone sitting around is also hungry and needs to eat so it does not bother me.. if its not the family get together then its mostly me alone exploring the different cusines and restaurants poping up...

I think answer to this question will vary somehow according to the conditions of this "eating" , when it is it? where it is? what kind of restaurant ...and etc For example having a lunch is much different than having a dinner, Waht kind of restaurant?, A restaurant where people go to have some business with lunch, or a romatic palce is whatsoever... In my opinion considering all these conditions how much you are different from the average act in that restaurant, that much you might get afraid, or better to say it can be unfomfortable for me. But of course there are people who likes to act oddly, or better to say on their own, they might even enjoy this