How to Enjoy Being Stuck Eating Along at a Restaurant

I bet you might not even have thought of the good about being stuck eating alone. This list is just a few of those reasons:

• You always get to choose the restaurant. Think of all the potential relationships ruined as early as the first date just because you could not agree on what restaurant to go to.

• It's less embarrassing. For one, if you get food stuck in your teeth no one is around to care. Furthermore, you are exempt from the pressure of choosing the right place to eat while knowing nothing about the person you are with (if it were a first date).

• You don't have to worry about staring too long at the hot waiter or waitress. You can even possibly win a date out of the deal. However, beware of the possibility of not ever being able to eat alone again (smile).

• You can double-dip your bread, fries, or other hand-held food as much as you want. This is especially  helpful if you order a pizza or breadsticks with marinara dipping sauce or french fries. This special benefit is also good for French Dip sandwiches, fondue plates, and raw vegetable trays.

• The restaurant bill costs half as much. What a relief! Nothing more needs to be said about this.

• You don't feel obligated to nervously talk a mile a minute to impress someone. Besides, no one cares about most of the stuff you babble about on a first date anyway.

• You don't feel pressured to "put out" afterwards.  If you are sick and tired of worrying about the ulterior  motive of a date tonight you are on your own.

• No need to rush home to a house full of children. If you don't have any kids you also don't have a dinner deadline. You can stay in the restaurant for as long as you want, order as many drinks as you want and even go out afterwards.  

How to Enjoy Your Single Freedom and Going Out Alone

Did you ever go out with a significant other and feel a little "not your self"? In other words whether you admit it or not you probably always acted just a little bit different around that person than you did if you went out by yourself.

If that is true then you may just learn a little more about you. The best part of going out alone is your total freedom. You can do what you want without feeling censored, squelched, and "chained".

Of course, being single and going out alone does not mean you should live a reckless and carefree existence. You have your self-respect to preserve. You have to remember you will not always be without a partner. On the other hand, no harm is done if you think of the advantages of going out alone.

Different aspects of freedom you can enjoy when going out alone include the following:

• You can join others on the dance floor without worrying about what an over-possessive mate will say about it. You can even do "more than dance" with someone without feeling guilty in the morning.

  (On the other hand you are reminded to keep in mind the need to preserve your self-respect. Also, remind your self that you do not want to catch an STD by sleeping with everyone who will have you.)

By Fishtail1776

I don’t want to “spiritualize” being single and I don’t want to make a religion out of it either. But hey! I think there should be a celebration day set aside for single people. I want to declare a day for “Happy Single’s Day”.

Maybe this day should be on February 15^th, the day after Valentine’s Day. That would be perfect for people getting divorces around this time of the year wouldn’t it? They could finalize their divorce on V-Day, and then celebrate on S-Day after doing a midnight victory dance.

See Also: Do you Think We Should Have a “Single’s Day” as a National Celebration (a.k.a. holiday)?