Single Woman Treats Herself to a Self-Love Date, Wholesomely Encourages Women to Dine Out Alone

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    Y'all... I just went on the most amazing date. Social Tip
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    I woke up this morning super excited about my date. I did my makeup, super bomb (I never wear full makeup to work, lol) in anticipation because I wanted to look and feel beautiful. I wore the cutest little black dress and golden sandals; I was feeling myself! Work went by soo slow, all I could think of was my date afterwards. I wanted to leave early but I wasn't able to. Eventually, the clock struck 5, and I was free to go!!
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    I get to the restaurant, my favorite sushi restaurant ever, and get seated quickly at the bar because there weren't a lot of people there yet. I ate an amazing, 10 course sushi dinner. Each course was so delicious and flavorful. I savored a glass of Savignon Blanc and enjoyed my meal and surroundings.
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    Oh-who was my date, you ask? Me. I was my date. I took myself out to dinner at my favorite restaurant and I loved every second of it. I got to savor and enjoy every taste of food and not have to talk to anybody or feel self conscious.
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    I had always been afraid of dining out alone but now it's become one of my favorite activities. I will no longer stay home, bored and de, sed, simply because I don't have another person to go out with me. Y'all, if you don't take yourself on dates, start doing it!! It feels so good to do something nice for yourself.
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    best-american-girl. 6 mo. ago this is so cute :) i just moved to a new city and i've been trying to take myself out on weekly "dates" too — and a lot of them are better than real dates i've been on 285 Reply Share sarahkali OP. 6 mo. ago That's awesome!! And right?? I felt like this was way better than most dates I've been on too!! ↑ 58+ Reply Share
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    retrosarah87 - 6 mo. ago I read to the paragraph with Savignon Blanc and asked myself "who was the date? did you take yourself?" then read the next paragraph and was like "YESS YOU TOTALLY DID!" Sounds like an excellent stress-free night! Reply Share 138
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    issagoodpoem. 6 mo. ago Hi sorry if this is awkward or wrong to ask. I'm a young woman in a new city. I want to do solo dates and start feeling sorry that I don't have anyone to go out with. I have a doubt. What do you do in between bites? Savor the food, alone with thoughts, or take a book with, or scroll phone? 47 Reply Share
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    Burntoasted butter 6 mo. ago You can do whichever you prefer. F< what others think! Personally I find it hard to read a book or draw while eating unless you're at like a cafe with a drink, so I'm usually just on my phone lol Reply Share 45
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    justjokay 6 mo. ago I read my kindle. Sometimes I people watch. Or yeah.. just look at my phone (but I try not to!). It's good to be aware of who and what are around you as a single woman. 25 Reply Share
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    ReadingHotTakes10· 6 mo. ago I really love this! It's inspiring. How do you get pass the bridge of anxiety when taking yourself out!? ↑ 10 ↓ Reply Share sarahkali OP- 6 mo. ago Thank you, that's so kind of you! And tbh this is only the second time I've gone to a restaurant alone. I got over the anxiety by
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    just thinking, "hey, I like to eat delicious food, I shouldn't let the fact that i have no one to go with stop me, I deserve a nice meal even if I'm alone." And realizing that other people most likely aren't gonna care because they're involved in their own sl t; and if anyone does judge me for literally just being a person going out into the world, then that's their problem. Reply Share 47 4.3
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    VeeEyeVee 6 mo. ago I loved reading this - even when I first thought it was with someone else. Loved it even more when I got to the point where you reveals you went solo!! I go to restaurants solo all the time! I just sit at the bar and chat with the bartender or other solo diners are the bar. I recently found one of my new favourite restaurants while dining alone - it is a Michelin star restaurant in my city!
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    Fauxgery 6 mo. ago A lot of people get stuck in a cycle of externalizing their happiness. Like thinking they can't do things they like unless they have a partner to go with them. It can be very isolating. ↑7 4:↓ 7 Reply Share
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    20 serenisms 6 mo. ago i opened this expecting something entirely different & got the pleasant surprise i absolutely needed. thank you for this! :) 463 Reply Share
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    Gibbygirl 6 mo. ago I read the book Alonement recently and taking myself on dates is my favourite thing. Weekend get away to the mountains to do a watercolour workshop? One seat booked to see my favourite comedian? (the last one in the row near the front. It's primo location! So close I could throw something at him! I intentionally booked the last spot, so when
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    friends said they wanted to come there was no where near me for them to sit. I love him, and I don't want my show to experience brought down my "eh he was okay") Tickets and flights to see one of my favourite musicians? Dinners and brunches with a book or podcast? I didn't ask anyone to come with me. I haven't gone seeking out company to accompany me. The worst thing about it, is
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    that I'm so up for doing cool things by myself, I don't know how any man is going to compete with the fun I have alone. Reply Share 4
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    alpha_rat_fight_ - 6 mo. ago I like eating by myself because then I can just sit in a corner by myself, browse st sts, and inhale like 600 kcals in 5 minutes. Full goblin mode. Whenever I'm on a date with a guy I get too excited to eat. There's so many cool facts to cram in. I might actually be a nightmare on a date, I'm just now realizing that. Reply Share 3

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