"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:52:28 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/16/2014 1:32 PM, Tara wrote:
>> > I love having time to myself. I like to take myself out to lunch when
>> > I
>> > am shopping. I bring a book and enjoy some peace.
>> >
>> > Tara
>> >
>> Same here, Tara. I'd take a book and have a nice quiet lunch where I
>> didn't have to fill the void with pointless chatter or shop talk with
>> co-workers. Time to recharge my batteries. I really don't know why
>> there is a stigma attached to eating alone. It's not something
>> shameful, as the topic of the post suggests.
>>
> It was an inflammatory title. Pick a different word, like
> "comfortable". All you need to do is look around, lots of singletons
> at shopping mall food court tables. I've noticed that as formality
> and price increase, the number of people I see eating alone declines.

That's probably true. For me, I have a severe dislike of overpriced food
and I don't like stuffy restaurants so if I am going to one it's because
someone invited me. I would never seek those out on my own. But neither
would I drive to some restaurant to eat. I might get takeout at Taco Time
though if I were out and headed home and needed to eat.