<p>I’d appreciate the gesture, maybe, but seriously AUGirl? I go out to eat alone plenty of times and I certainly don’t feel sorry for myself. Not everyone needs to be surrounded by friends everywhere they go.</p>
<p>I always eat breakfast alone and usually lunch and dinner as well. Honestly the dining hall is so packed that you’re lucky to find a place to sit if you don’t get there early enough. I usually just put my ipod on and chill. Nobody really cares about what other people are doing.</p>
<p>I sometimes have to eat alone due to the fact that tables get overcrowded at my dining hall pretty quickly. My best advice is to go to a corner table and pull out a notebook or textbook. People will think you are studying and won’t bother you.</p>
<p>Can’t believe this hasn’t already been suggested…</p>
<p>@RioBravo and @UAKid… I understand that some people like being alone… but I personally hate being alone, so I feel like that person would feel that way too. But I don’t go and bother them, because they may be like the two of you and enjoy being by themselves.</p>
<p>I guess I just kind of imagine if I was that person, there all by myself.</p>
<p>But yeah. Some people enjoy their personal time and I respect that.</p>
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Really? I’d think that this would be a good way to meet new people, potentially new friends. Never would have thought that somebody would be so against somebody striking up a conversation with them at a meal. :o</p>
<p>I eat alone pretty frequently at school, probably more now that my boyfriend has graduated. Most of the time, I try to work out with friends times that we can consistently get meals together. If it doesn’t work out that way, I like to just listen to music while I eat. I might look even MORE awkward sitting there jamming by myself, but I like my music. :)</p>
<p>@AUGirl I understand :)</p>
<p>@SeekingUni, I don’t disagree, I certainly wouldn’t mind someone striking up a conversation with me, but it’s not like I feel forever alone when I’m eating by myself.</p>
<p>it really is not a big deal for me. sometimes i eat alone and sometimes I will eat with friends. A lot of times when I eat alone I go watch the news in an area in the cafateria. Or I go somewhere that an umber of my friends usually eat. Eating alone is not a bad thing at all. Gives you a chance to think and just to have a few moments to yourself (even thoguh you are surronded by a bunch of people.</p>
<p>Lol. I think when you sit by yourself a lot of people are thinking “Awwww that poor kid… He/She has no friends!” </p>
<p>I eat alone most of the time. Sometimes I’ll sit at another table and introduce myself but sometimes this isn’t a great idea because some people find this very intrusive.</p>
<p>Eh I feel sorry for people who think that. For one thing, they have no idea who the hell I am so who are they to jump to such conclusions? And secondly, the ones who think that are often the ones who don’t do **** anyway. They’d look at a bum in the park and think “man, homelessness is so terrible” then go spend seven bucks on a pack of smokes and not even give one to the man, that kind of behavior.</p>
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It’s more sad when it’s old people eating alone.</p>
<p>^ I actually respect them. It’s like watching bottled up wisdom.</p>
<p>Whenever I have to eat alone (generally because my roommate is not available – either in the library studying or I’m in a rush), I just eat quickly…no time wasted in talking about random things.</p>
<p>Haven’t started college yet, but I’m honestly fine with the idea of eating alone. And I don’t like the idea of being judged for it… so this is all good to hear lol.</p>
<p>One thing I’ve noticed (and recall now) is that you almost never see a woman eating by herself at my school. Disproportionate enough observation to make me take notice.</p>
<p>I haven’t started college yet, but for some reason whenever I picture what my day will be like, I imagine eating breakfast alone. I guess because I somehow managed to get my classes to start at 11 which is pretty rare for a freshman.</p>
<p>Also, agreed about the old people thing :P. I don’t feel sorry for young people eating alone, but I always feel like the old person someone who lost their spouse and who doesn’t have any family nearby. I know that might not be true, but that’s what my mind automatically thinks for some reason.</p>
<p>At my orientation, I ate alone for almost all of my meals. It wasn’t too bad, although I was just about the only person eating alone.</p>
<p>You know…the way I have my days set up, I will be eating alone for breakfast and lunch almost every day. Decent trade off, since I don’t want to do any work after 7 (which leaves dinner open). I’ve eaten alone before, I see movies alone, I’m comfortable with myself. My dad and grandpa aren’t too happy with me being a “loner,” but they can go somewhere with that.</p>
<p>Glad CC isn’t its own college, there would have to be an individual table for everyone on this site.</p>
<p>What everyone has to consider is that unless you go with somebody, plan ahead of time or happen to meet someone in the cafeteria by chance you’re most likely going to eat alone. I don’t keep track of which of my friends live on or off campus. All I know is that when I get up in the mornings I head straight to the cafeteria and when i’m hungry in the afternoon I head there again. If my roommates up or i’m with a friend at the time i’ll ask if they wanna go. But I don’t call/text all of my friends to see if their on campus and they feel like eating at the moment. Just go eat. If you’re by yourself its not that big of a deal. Will some people think you’re a loser? Not gonna lie, maybe. I can’t read minds so I don’t know if anyone’s ever thought that about me. But nobody’s gonna come up to you with their group of friends and make fun of you for eating alone. And I guarantee that their will be other people eating alone.</p>