I didn't know what section to put this in, but i thought that since it relates to lifestyle and sociality, it would fit in here.

Personally, i love staying on my own and i enjoy doing this a great deal although there are times when i have friends over or go over to see them, its no big deal, i do have fun in any case.
However I have noticed that whenever i tell my friends that i went to an eatery alone, they seem to have a problem with it. They think it's wrong for me eat out by myself.
So i want to know your take on this. Is it unacceptable to eat alone in a restaurant?

lol. Your freinds must belong to that category of girls that find it abhorrent that a girl would spend her own money for her own pleasure. They probably are ashamed for you that you could/would not find a maga to drop for -of all things- a simple meal at the restaurant!

Its not a taboo abeg except people interprete it to be what its not.
I eat out alone ocassionally..and its not all that exicting.
Nothing compares to company IMO!

You worry too much. Just live your life.

I don't see anything wrong with that. I think its part of your "independence" thats working.

I love my "alone time" too. A lil too much than normal though, so I don't think it's weird @ all. I just say I'm having a date wiv d Holy spirit dat's all!

I won't say it's a taboo or unacceptable; you're just enjoying your own company. However, I personally wouldn't feel comfortable eating out alone...each to their own I guess!

Eating/relaxing out alone is fun to me, because I have all the time to exhibit my bad table manners (pressing phone, laptop, watching film on a portable dvd, etc) without distractions from anybody.

Hunger never finish you, infact you go buy gala and lacasera chop alone before the food dey ready

I eat out alone all the time. No biggy a deal!

I can never eat alone, even if'd wanted to.
0% fun. I mean whats the motive behind it sef? If wanted to eat alone i'd just stay at home and save valuable time and money.

Flashaldrin: I can never eat alone, even if'd wanted to.
0% fun. I mean whats the motive behind it sef? If wanted to eat alone i'd just stay at home and save valuable time and money.

Because the food tastes great, and it's better than the crap you cook yourself or eat at home! That's my reason... Think it through, it might be yours too.

If only i can remember how many times i have eaten out alone, i do it quite often and prefer it sef.

Dondav:

Because the food tastes great, and it's better than the crap you cook yourself or eat at home! That's my reason... Think it through, it might be yours too.

the fun in eating for me is the company, not the food.
Personally, i dont like eating. I dont care if its fried rice or oil rice. They re all the same to me.

Flashaldrin:
the fun in eating for me is the company, not the food.
Personally, i dont like eating. I dont care if its fried rice or oil rice. They re all the same to me.

You must be a ROBOT.

Dondav:

You must be a ROBOT.

you dont get it. I eat because i need to.

Flashaldrin:
you dont get it. I eat because i need to.

Egbon mi.. I understand! I was just kidding. But your comment sounded like you've got a Food Phobia.. "Whatever that means"

I do it sometimes when i just want to go out and chill by myself.. it is called ME time.

Eating is the most basic thing any one can do without the fan fare. So if you go out shopping and hunger catches up with you. Won't you eat?

Watching a romantic movie alone might be a little atrane and no eating alone.

preshuzpearl: I didn't know what section to put this in, but i thought that since it relates to lifestyle and sociality, it would fit in here.

Personally, i love staying on my own and i enjoy doing this a great deal although there are times when i have friends over or go over to see them, its no big deal, i do have fun in any case.
However I have noticed that whenever i tell my friends that i went to an eatery alone, they seem to have a problem with it. They think it's wrong for me eat out by myself.
So i want to know your take on this. Is it unacceptable to eat alone in a restaurant?

Next time you need the ladies room pls invite your friends to join you in the cubicle, let's see how many won't find that strange to say the least..

Point is its your life, ur company, u share with whom you want. They don't need to dictate how you should spend your quality time. It's YOUR time!

Handle your business how you want

Whenever I'm eating with someone I bet I won't know how d food tastes until the midnight...all d talking just kill d taste and left me nodding..plus all the table manners

My best meals are eaten in 3 minutes without uttering a single word to anyone simple

Eating out alone is my best moment to enjoy my money....

Sijo01: Eating/relaxing out alone is fun to me, because I have all the time to exhibit my bad table manners (pressing phone, laptop, watching film on a portable dvd, etc) without distractions from anybody.

wow so u take your dvd, and laptop with u each time u go to an eatery to eat?

musocious: Eating out alone is my best moment to enjoy my money....

STINGY.

If you are like me that went alone to silverbird cinema at 10am, rather than sit alone in a hotel room waiting for my husband to return( traveled with him, but he was working still). And then find yourself all alone in the cinema room. Would you call that sin?

Wat ever u do with ur time shld met d motive u've set bhind it. Most club ladies go out alone with d motive of creating a room for a male-nite friend(if undastd)- so make ur stand clear on a self-date;pls no need for insults. Wateva ur motive enjoy d single life u've got while it last.

Eating out alone @ the moment & guess what? ... It's cool. Concentration guaranteed! *dips another morsel of amala into the egusi*

Stingy men