<p>In the past month I’ve
-rode (ridden/taken?) an elevator by myself
-ate at au bon pain for dinner by myself
-done my Christmas shopping by myself
-crap I thought there was more to this …</p>
<p>Anyway, I find it weird going places alone. It kinda sucks. I’ve never gone to a party or watched a movie (in the movie theaters) by myself either. Any one else like this? I like to think I’m not completely dependent, but I do hate being alone.</p>
<p>the middle two are intense. I think sbarro’s would be the limit for getting food by myself</p>
<p>I like being by myself at home, but not out. Haha, I’m usually with someone else.</p>
<p>being independent doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to be alone. No one likes being alone…</p>
<p>^ Yeah, true.</p>
<p>I love being alone. :shrug</p>
<p>It’s awesome how quite it is when you walk out to your car alone at night. Pretty sweet. </p>
<p>I don’t think I could ever go out to eat or go to the movies by myself though.</p>
<p>Haha well actually my mom was taking me shopping and I was hungry so I went to au bon pain. Still counts in my book. And I still felt awesome.</p>
<p>I’ve been to eat alone a couple times. I go to this Vietnamese place and this Japanese place near where I take dance. It’s not half bad. But anywhere else, I get freaked out by being alone.</p>
<p>I took public transportation last week to San Francisco without adult supervision (but I was with my friends) and I felt accomplished. It was hectic; the train in front of us hit a suicidal person and everything got backed up.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ve ever eaten or watched a movie alone. It would feel so weird.</p>
<p>My dad dropped my brother and me off at Hometown Buffet once and we ate for like 2 hours lol. The waiter was so rude though, just cos we’re kids. Eating by yourself would be kind of weird though. I always shop alone now because I can’t get any actual shopping done with friends and my mom hates shopping, so she just drops me off at the mall. I took the bus a couple of times by myself over the summer; soo convenient except for our bus system is hourly, or else I’d take it everywhere. IDK, my parents kinda just started forcing me to do stuff by myself the last year or two and I’ve grown kind of used to it. I used to be scared to even go to the bathroom in a restaurant by myself though.</p>
<p>i ride the bus by myself. i also bike to my library by myself. but thats where i draw the line. </p>
<p>haha. i also stayed out till four in the morning by myself to watch the meteor showers this year. it was a bit scary, but it turned out to be AWESOME. =D</p>
<p>i can do things alone, but i dont like it.</p>
<p>^yeah. same. my parents have been forcing me to make appts for them, and stuff like that => get me used to being organized and not relying on them</p>
<p>I always thought I was the only who didn’t like going out to eat alone! Glad that’s not the case.</p>
<p>I can’t sit down at a restaurant by myself, but I can pick up food and eat it by myself at home, take the train alone, etc…I’m pretty independent minus the absurd financial support I get from my dad.</p>
<p>I’ve probably been to 20-30 movies all by myself. Last one alone was Up in the Air on Sunday. And I plan to see An Education tomorrow all by myself.</p>
<p>It doesn’t bother me at all. My family wouldn’t like the movies I see anyway.</p>
<p>I always go shopping all by myself (except for clothes, I go to Ross with my mom). I buy a lot of movies (I own ~100). All the guys at f.y.e. have known me for a couple of years, which is awesome since they have the same taste in movies as I do so they can always give me suggestions.</p>
<p>I also go to Books-A-Million alone, either to buy some book, or just to have an iced mocha at Joe Mugg’s.</p>
<p>I go to Art Museums all by myself. There is a local museum here, called the Ringling Museum, and it is FULL of European paintings from pre-Renaissance to artwork done in the 20th century. When I’m alone, I can stay in each room as long as I want. I like it that way.</p>
<p>Eww @ public transportation.</p>
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Yup, I’m pretty much the same. I’ve only held summer jobs my parents insist on just giving me money rather than working for it. But hey I can’t really complain they’re paying for everything. I think I’d die if I had to pay for my own car or cellphone. Or like … college :eek:</p>
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<p>I only use the train to get to school in the city. It’s infinitely better than driving…</p>
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Oh gawd, are you serious? Public transportation is one of the best things ever!</p>
<p>I hate it when people people call themselves independent because they something like that once. (pet peeve) But anyway…</p>
<p>Being alone is so pleasant. Recently, I’ve been getting really perturbed with people who constantly have to be talking to someone, or make their decisions based on not what they want but what their friends want.</p>
<p>I guess it’s useful if you live in the city or something. Driving in traffic is horrible. But I live in the suburbs…</p>
<p>Public transportation is worse in smaller towns. Maybe that person lives there.</p>
<p>I know in cities like DC, ATL, and NYC, the public transportation system is very efficient.</p>