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I'm out of town for a job interview and wanted to watch the World Cup game so I was thinking about going to Buffalo Wild Wings. Is it weird if I go by myself? I've never done it before, my girlfriend said she would never do it but it doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

If it's BWW, you could always sit at the bar and order whatever. Not like they're gonna make you order booze just because you're at the bar.
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LooksLikeDarko posted...

I've never done it before, my girlfriend said she would never do it but it doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

Different for guys than girls for sure

It is never weird going anywhere by yourself.
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It's a casual af sports restaurant dude. Nobody is gonna give two shits if you go alone.
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I dont give a fuck Im not going to go find somebody just so I can do something.

So I guess its weird if you need to feel validation that you arent a friendless loser from strangers who know jack shit about you and who you probably will never interact or knowingly share space with again
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Yeah but I do it all the time.
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Once I realized I never noticed or cared whether random patrons are by themselves or not, I stopped caring about going to places by myself.
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Nah

I'm 34. I go on business trips around the country 2 or 3 times a year, and I eat alone on them. No big deal.

I also travel on pleasure alone a lot. I've been to several concerts alone, stayed at multiple hotels alone, and traveled around cities and the mountains alone. I've even gone to resturants that requried reservations alone.

It seems weird at first, but you'll get over it. You can't let being alone stop you having great experiences. I've met and hung out with all kinds of people traveling on my own and had great adventures alone too.

You're presumably an adult or will be one soon. Stop caring what people think of you and go enjoy things you want to do.
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Is it weird going to a restaurant by yourself?

no

timid people get convinced it is because they're too scared to go by themselves
and cheap ass people don't go cause they wanna avoid payin lol

no one really gives a shit that a payin customer is sittin by themselves eatin what they paid for

josifrees posted...

I dont give a fuck Im not going to go find somebody just so I can do something.

So I guess its weird if you need to feel validation that you arent a friendless loser from strangers who know jack shit about you and who you probably will never interact or knowingly share space with again

This.

As a kid, college, and grad school, I was always used to having a large circle of friends and always doing things with other people. Once I started adulting, my circle of friends shrank and the few I had started families. Nobody wanted to go hit an all night diner at 3am anymore. Or take random weekend trips to the mountains or drive 5 hours away to see some indy band at a dive bar.

I still wanted to do those things, but I stopped because it seemed weird to do alone. I missed out on some great adventures in my late 20s due to this reasoning. I finally got over it in my 30s, and I'm thankful I did!
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I sit at the bar
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Hell ive gone to movie theaters alone. Who cares enjoy yourself. Shouldnt need others to feel comfortable in any public environment social or otherwise.
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I guess it depends on the atmosphere. I wouldnt go by myself to a restaurant that required a jacket and tie.

Technically, McDonalds is a restaurant. Im sure we have all been to a fast food restaurant by ourselves, at some point.
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I do it all the time when Im on my lunch break
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MedzXVIII posted...

I sit at the bar

And put bread in the piano man's jar
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