Living alone, yay or nay?

KERSPLAT! · 07-01-2018 4:00pm

I've only recently discovered going to the cinema alone. Great job during the week. No one else around, the whole cinema to yourself

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 4:00pm

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KERSPLAT! · 07-01-2018 4:02pm

That's the end of that so.

But seriously, I see no issue with anyone of any age doing it.

Table Top Joe · 07-01-2018 4:02pm

Yep!.....my friends think its really weird I do it but I couldn't care less

Table Top Joe · 07-01-2018 4:05pm

I got to see "inglorious Basterds" alone years ago on some Tuesday morning, only time Ive ever managed it and it was bliss!.....massive screen all to myself and no one talking, eating loudly or updating f***ing Facebook near me

Yes Im a cranky bastard

RacoonQueen · 07-01-2018 4:22pm

Only if you're male?

You can also go to a coffee shop alone (sans laptop), a pub alone, a restaurant alone etc...sometimes servers in restaurants can be a bit taken aback when you request a table for one(only ever done it at lunch if I'm going for a late lunch at work or if travelling alone)
Enjoying time alone so much, makes me really appreciate and enjoy the people I do spend time with

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 4:28pm

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suicide_circus · 07-01-2018 4:29pm

It has its advantages but i can find it pretty tough on occasion. Sometimes I feel I'm gonna break down and cry. Nowhere to go nothing to do with my time. I get lonely. So lonely, living on my own.

RacoonQueen · 07-01-2018 4:32pm

Bring a book, or a newspaper.

What did people do pre-smartphones?

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 4:34pm

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RacoonQueen · 07-01-2018 4:46pm

No need to get snarky. :rolleyes:

KERSPLAT! · 07-01-2018 4:48pm

It's funny, you'd think going to the cinema alone would be the norm. Pointless going there with soneone unless you're one of those pain in the arse fcuks that talks during the film.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 4:51pm

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Table Top Joe · 07-01-2018 4:59pm

Genuine question but why is that weird?......sometimes ill got to cafe on my own for no other reason than Im too lazy to cook for myself or because what they sell might be quite nice and I can't replicate it myself(like I did just yesterday in fact)

Im with you on the smart phone hating btw, its like anything, it can be overused but I wouldn't go back to pre-smartphone days for all the tay in China, we didn't live in some utopia then like sone would have you believe

I do wish people had the manners to turn the bloody things off in the cinema though

Not that anyone went all smart phone hating but ya know

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 07-01-2018 4:59pm

Think the point was pretty clearly that books don't need a "good charge" to be brought to the pub.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 5:01pm

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pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 07-01-2018 5:01pm

I eat out, go for a pint, go to the cinema etc by myself all the time, it's lovely. Nobody's looking at you thinking you're weird. They're all on their bloody phones for one thing

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 07-01-2018 5:03pm

"I'd go to the pub by myself if I've a good charge on my phone"
"Sure bring a book"

Think you're seeing something that's not there.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-01-2018 5:03pm

That makes little, or no, sense.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 5:05pm

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pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 07-01-2018 5:07pm

Man, seriously, nobody is looking at you or talking about you. I've worked in bars and cafés and very literally not once have I had or heard a conversation about "that weirdo on his own".

Table Top Joe · 07-01-2018 5:10pm

Id be absolutely astonished if any cafe/cinema staff members would care one bit about whether your alone to be honest, I'm sure they'd have better things to do, Id actually find that weirder than anything else if they cared in the slightest.....

Regardless it doesn't bother me, Its honestly never crossed my mind before that anyone else would even notice let alone care

I find people leave me alone the vast majority of the time too, I rarely get interrupted but then Ill have headphones on and Its very obvious I'm not looking for company so maybe people get that i dunno

123balltv · 07-01-2018 5:11pm

Me I'd rather be alone than unhappy.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 5:14pm

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Table Top Joe · 07-01-2018 5:15pm

Bigger the better believe me

Ted_YNWA · 07-01-2018 5:18pm

I'm living in a house share, but everyone is independent & has their own routines. It could be a few days before we see each other. I'm the only one that seems to use the TV too. Best of both worlds :d

I am introverted to a certain extent too & need my own me-time.

I have gone on foreign holidays on my own over the past few years. It is great to go where you want, when you want. The amount of people who say "Oh, I could never do that" is shocking. People need to much hand-holding these days.

Or maybe I am too independent.

07-01-2018 6:55pm

I'm in a pub right now by myself. Just sitting here browsing on boards enjoying a nice pint.

whoopsadoodles · 07-01-2018 7:11pm

God I love going to pubs/cafes/restaurants on my own. Pure. Quiet. Bliss.

And if I actually want to chat to people I'll sit at the bar and get chatted to all the time.

Being alone while out isn't in the slightest bit odd.

Lia_lia · 07-01-2018 7:12pm

Hidden poll results. Why?

I've never lived alone. I've lived with housemates (well, one housemate) from hell before. But also lived with some great housemates too.

Living alone would be grand I'd say. Once you keep yourself occupied. It would probably make me go out more..

I have been living with my partner for the past 4 or so years and we get on great so it's grand. He could be a little better at cleaning and putting the toilet seat down.. but oh well.

07-01-2018 7:15pm

I’ve lived alone for 2 years after years of sharing with best friends. Have to say I loved living on my own. Was never lonely, very lucky to have lots of friends nearby, even just to meet up with someone for an hour. I just loved pottering round the house!
I’m recently back home with my parents, saving the last hurdle with hope to buy my own place this summer. While I’m very very lucky to have both my parents around I am very much looking forward to going bk living alone again!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-01-2018 8:13pm

Lord only knows!

Perhaps the OP will share the results, as it's a pain to manually correlate the various posts to get an idea.

RacoonQueen · 07-01-2018 8:48pm

Yeah it's an interesting topic would be interesting to see results. Along with that would be interesting to see whether the people who opted for either option felt they were more introverted / extroverted - though it's quite clear from reading posts that the introverts are more fond of living alone.

John_Rambo · 07-01-2018 9:25pm

You're paranoid. There's nothing weird about eating alone, the staff, other customers, nobody's talking about you. That's in your head.

Eating in your car because you're worried someone will talk to you?

OK, that's weird.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 9:31pm

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John_Rambo · 07-01-2018 9:33pm

They talked to you. That's normal human interaction.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 9:35pm

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John_Rambo · 07-01-2018 9:37pm

The trauma.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 9:39pm

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John_Rambo · 07-01-2018 9:44pm

Not really for you in fairness. You need to face your monsters, learn to happily eat alone without feeling paranoid and traumatised when people talk to you.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 9:49pm

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John_Rambo · 07-01-2018 9:59pm

No, you're right. If you're telling people to **** off and storming off with your lunch because they talked to you you're better off in the car. Hope you've leather seats!

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-01-2018 10:02pm

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John_Rambo · 07-01-2018 10:03pm

Except chatting with them on forums of course.

Well, be careful not to spill any sauces or liquid on the cloth. They can be a bitch to clean.

NollagShona · 07-01-2018 10:05pm

Yes!!!!!

justfillmein · 07-01-2018 10:09pm

alone if it wasn't for the squatter kid.
thankfully we are nearly close to the teenage years and he'll want to see feck all of me then, and I can have the gaf all to myself again:cool:

John_Rambo · 07-01-2018 10:11pm

He's on his laptop looking up old folks homes right now.

justfillmein · 07-01-2018 10:12pm

i'm with you on that one.
I don't mind a bit of chit chat, but if I was eating and someone came and sat beside me, I wouldn't be impressed at all

justfillmein · 07-01-2018 10:40pm

he wouldn't even be that kind to me. he'll feck off and leave me to rot on my own:D

Katgurl · 07-01-2018 10:55pm

If only...

Living alone, yay or nay?

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