<p>Why are people so scared to be alone when eating? Do you really think people are pointing at you calling you a loser? Those people might as well be in middle school if they do.</p>
<p>I cannot eat alone. But I don't just not eat like many do or avoid the situation. I'll just make the best of it (especially as a freshman) I would just go up to a random person who was sitting alone or a small group where I kinda knew one person. You meet somebody new and eat with people. Win-win! But I don't think that's superficial at all, I don't understand why people (unless they have to study or are in a bad mood) would want to eat alone.</p>
<p>being alone is good...gives you time to think</p>
<p>I would laugh at some of these comments - but if you are forgoing meals in favor of granola bars and water because you are scared to appear to be a loser in front of people you don't even know - you seriously need to nurish yourself properly and maybe just ask to sit with some random person if you need to be with others that much. You are in college to learn (I hope) and learning is not as easy if you are going on half an old granola bar and a coke from the nearest vending machine. I suppose I am more of a loaner - I prefer to do things on my own....and if I do things with others they had better not be annoying.</p>
<p>entropicgirl the suspense is killing me WHAT do you like to do? lol</p>
<p>^yeah, no kidding.. didn't catch that one at all.</p>
<p>Anyway, I have no problem with eating alone. I love to be by myself, and I'd go crazy without my daily "alone time." What bothers me is the thoughts that others might have, thoughts that I'm some misanthrope with no friends.. this really ****es me off, because I'm not like this at all. So whenever I do go alone, I just try to imagine that nobody thinks crap like that, and I end up having a great time. Problem solved.</p>
<p>I completely understand. Eating alone doesnt necessarily mean that you have no friends, just that your schedule prevents you from eating with them. Just find some people that are always there when your eating or are there alot, and introduce yourself. I mean, it is freshman year, when no one knows anyone, right?</p>
<p>Haha, the guy who posted before me said "It's not like people are analzying other people in there the whole time," so I was trying to imply that that's what I do :D</p>
<p>I actually enjoy eating alone - perhaps I"m the weird one! I bring a good book, get something I enjoy eating, and I'm happy. Only problem I'm running into (at least at the start of college) is the population of greeks that think their mission is to "rescue" the loners, approaching me daily to join them. How many times can I politely say that I'm content to eat on my own, and that I'm not feeling isolated! They're nice people, trying to include those that look too "alone", but jeesh!</p>
<p>I eat alone most of the time, unless somebody asks me to eat with them, so then I do. It doesn't matter to me which way, though I don't like those who go out of their way to make conversation.</p>
<p>how could you not like someone who is trying to be nice bullseye?</p>
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<p>I think it's all good if they're trying to meet new people. I've had a few girls approach me before in the past (or some other guy once in a while). But if they're just trying to 'rescue the loners' so to speak or have other motives for doing so, then the meeting won't seem genuine to me at all. I'd rather not talk to them in that case.</p>
<p>who cares? nobody cares. it's good for you to eat alone. you don't choke oon your food and eat too rapidly causing heartburn and indigestion.</p>
<p>I visited McDaniel college recently for a jazz thing, and saw a lot of people sitting alone. And I didn't think they were losers for doing it, either. Most of them had books or laptops or just looked pretty comfortable. </p>
<p>Eating alone in highschool would be a death sentence.</p>
<p>But in college, the flexibility and variation in schedules makes it unrealistic to have a huge posse every time you need to grab a bite to eat. I think everyone knows that. At the same time, if you're a freshman you should take this oppurtunity to get to know people and make some friends, not because you're insecure about eating alone, but because you want to meet new people.</p>
<p>Agreed, but I'm used to it. Seriously.</p>