Going out alone

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Is going to a bar on your own a no-no? Plus is it different for men and women? What do you guys think?
 
A few people I knew at uni would go out on their own a lot if no one else could be bothered to go out. They were the sort of people that would go out on their own, and come back with a new group of people who they'd never met before and probably stay really good friends after

I wish I could be like that to be honest, the confidence to just go meet new people the way they did, so I guess in response to your question, it depends on the type of person you are

If you just wanna go sit and have a drink on your own all night in a club then yeah you'd look a bit silly, but if you wanna go out and just see what happens, meet new people, then yeah it can be rewarding
 
My question would be why do you want to go out alone? Normally I'd call up a mate and one of them would hopefully be willing to go out. I have gone out alone a couple of times when I was abroad and knew no-one but I just ended up chatting to the bar staff and other punters - I wouldn't try to make a regular thing of it as it simply wasn't as relaxing as going out with a couple of mates. Entertaining at the time but a rather different experience that you've pretty much got to feel in the right mood for. :)
 
I went to a club on my own on the sunday before the recent bank holiday. Half because I was bored in my flat and half because the night sounded good on the flyer I had. It wasn't amazing but it was better than staying in. On the dance floor it doesn't matter so much you're on your own as it does in the bar areas.
 
MadMan-JaMeS said:
i know it :D

i am from yarnton i know a guy from woodtsock on here too and a few other places but cnt remember them lol
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lol, I'm surprised. It's such a small area, the only reason a lot of people know it is probably because United and City had/have training grounds here.
 
I sometimes pop for a pint on my way home from work, but i wouldnt go out by myself on a night. I would just end up spending about 200 quid on the bandit
 
Nothing wrong with going to the pub and having a pint and a read at the paper on your own. There isn't anything wrong with going to a cafe for a coffee and sitting chilling, same goes if you are drinking.
It is even less weird if it is your local and you know people there anyway.
 
I used to do it a lot when I was about 19/20, driving myself down so not even drinking. I'd made some friends who were out almost every night though, so I was always guaranteed to meet up with someone and have a good time.
 
Depends, are you likely to bump into people you know?
If not then yes it's a bit odd. But then again, if you can just chat to anyone, then why not.
 
I got out on my own sometimes. To films, coffee places, even restaurants. I don't get that much time to myself so it's great when I can. Not sure how I'd feel about going to a bar on my own though.
 
Lysander said:
I got out on my own sometimes. To films, coffee places, even restaurants. I don't get that much time to myself so it's great when I can. Not sure how I'd feel about going to a bar on my own though.
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I go to watch films on my own most of the time and i enjoy it more this way i think. I cant say i would go to a bar on my own though, im not the outgoing/sociable type and i would just be sitting in a corner the whole time :D
 
I think it just comes down to confidence tbh. Get a few drinks in me and I end up chatting to everyone, but I don't have the confidence to start with so I don't go "out" alone.
 
Gone down to the SU on my own a few times at uni, but there's like a 99% chance that I'll know somebody there, lol.

Don't think I could go out on my own and just chat to random people, I'd have thought it'd be a lot easier for girls, as random blokes can be quite weird I must admit.
 
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