Man, if I didn't go to stuff alone, I'd almost never leave my house.
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Can't disagree more. Doing something alone is nowhere near as satisfying and fulfilling as doing them with my partner.
I've done solo concerts and had fun, but nowhere near as much fun as when I went with friends.
This reads more like someone who’s been hurt than someone with a good point. I’m sorry for them, but I’ve done solo stuff and I generally prefer to do those things with my friends. Sharing the experience is a big part of it.
I love my friends, I love my husband, but sometimes I just want to do things solo. It's not better or worse, but it is different.
And that’s totally fair, but it’s the “you’ll never have to wait on anyone” vibe that reads so strongly as this person’s shitty friends having bailed on them way too many times.
Yeah, I travelled solo a few times to see if it was for me, and generally it left me feeling very lonely and disconnected from everyone around me, and uncomfortable going anywhere like a restaurant or a bar.
Eh. There's memories I cherish a thousand times more because I made them with my partner.
But there's also memories I cherish because they're mine alone.
For traveling specifically, just having someone with you also isn't enough; you need to want to do the same things, in roughly the same way.
I used to hike, bike, and trail run solo. It was fun and freeing, but dangerous. After one too many close calls I don't do that anymore.
The ideal is to find the right person to go with. Being with someone that you really mesh with, and who moves at the same pace, is 100 times better than going solo.
It's how I met my wife.
Interestingly, that's how I met her too.
This is where the fun starts!
i hate going to things alone. in fact i basically can't do things at home alone. the only reason i ever do things is that someone else is or will be involved.
This is 100% true. Do what you want to do. I mean invite everybody you think you can have fun with, but don’t wait on them.
Do this ESPECIALLY if it's a D'n'B all-nighter, if you're lucky enough to still have those around! They always have precisely zero expectations, because everyone's there to get a kick of aural Speed and do some angry-dancing for a while. To date, it's one of the very few social contexts which don't make me anxious!
Unless I have a friend who loves the band as much as I do I definitely prefer going to concerts alone
Going to things alone is awesome.
If I’m with other people I feel more like a tour guide. I’ve never been on vacation with other people where it didn’t feel like that.