you ever eat out for breakfast by yourself?

sure i didnt know this was a problem once until i read it in some woman's magazine about being brave and eating out alone.

All the time. This takes courage? Really?

I only really go out for breakfast when I'm on a business trip. But then I'm always on my own for that. I take my iPad or a book--I like quite mornings, so it's kind of nice way to start!

I have no problem here! I read a book on my phone and enjoy my own company.

Yes! I sneak off on Saturday mornings to Perkins by myself...my bf still asleep in bed! No shame.

I want to be up. I want Perkins.

Nobody else wants to be up. Everybody wants to argue about where we go.

Problem solved- I eat alone!

I also sneak to my favorite restaurant for lunch on Sundays sometimes by myself.

I only usually eat out with another person.

Yes, but not often. Mostly because I dont eat out often and when I do its usually someone else's idea.

Take something to keep you busy. It feels lame when you just sit there for 20 minutes waiting for your food. I read a book, or bring some work, or even just a notepad to organize my day or my life plans. Its also a good chance to actually make it through an entire newspaper!

If there is a bar style seating sit there. It feels less weird to be alone when you are in a bar stool. Isolated at a tiny table is like highlighting that you are alone. Breakfast is not so strange for people to eat alone because of business travel, not everyone travels with coworkers and its too early for meetings over meals for many.

In the end, its all in your head. No one else is thinking anything of it. Being comfortable is choice. Nothing wrong with being alone to eat.

YES. :happy:

Going to brunch and going to movies are two things I prefer to do alone. More so in the summer, but I like to eat brunch out on patios and people watch. I usually go earlier than the "brunch" time. So, it's too early to hold deep conversations. I like to use that time to think about the day, the weekend, the week...maybe an adventure I have planned. It's a time to decompress.

I often have breakfasts alone on Sundays. There's a cute cafe next to my place, they make this perfect breakfast for me. I bring my magazines and stay there for hours relaxing in big comfy sofa.
That's my Sunday relax.

Fairly often as I travel for work. It's kind of nice not having to remind anyone of their manners etc... :laugh:

I didn't know that this was an issue for people. I was a latchkey kid from age 6 and my 3 siblings left the nest before I was walking (17 years between and youngest of them), so I'm used to eating alone. However, I can eat with another person or a group of people with equal comfort. On my last job I ate lunch out regularly with 2 or more people, but on current job I eat alone at my cube.

Now that I think of it, I've never ever been to a movie theater by myself, but I could if I wanted to. Might have to do that once just to get it out of the way.

To answer the question, I rarely eat breakfast out cuz I'm not really a breakfast person. However, on those rare occassion I usually go to a buffet place so I can nibble on a variety of stuff. Shoneys and Golden Corral come to mind.

That has something to do with the being popular at high school and eating with friends, and not popular kids eating alone?

I've never had a problem eating alone myself, but I suspect that you're onto something.

I think that eating is seen as a social activity (for a lot of people) so doing it alone is associated with some form of rejection of judgment.

I do it sometimes. I didn't realise it was a big deal until a friend told me how 'brave' I was :laugh: