Comments on: Dining Alone https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/ She traded her tiara for wings and a pickup Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10764 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:04:51 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10764 In reply to Ron Carroll.

I understand. I think it was a little bit easier for me because Hubby #2 was a doctor and gone a lot. I ate out alone a good deal when our daughter was visiting him. Maybe that prepared me for dining along after Mr. Virgo died. You can get used to dining out alone, but not by avoiding it. I always have a book or I bring my iPad and write something. ❤️

]]> By: Ron Carroll https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10763 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 23:41:31 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10763 Sounds like me. It’s still a hard time for me. I hate dining alone and don’t very often.

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10762 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 20:38:55 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10762 In reply to sue.

A “singles” table might be nice for those who desire company, but I found at first, I really needed to be alone to sort out my feelings. I have been at restaurants where there was a large table in the center of the room designated as the “Community Table”. I liked that idea because it gives people at opportunity…and maybe even encouragement to come together as community. ❤️

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10761 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 20:35:13 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10761 In reply to Valerie Cochrane Douglas.

❤️

]]> By: sue https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10760 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 17:43:25 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10760 I DO agree that servers should be PROPERLY trained in appropriate greetings, and while they need to know the party size for service logistics, there’s better phrases to use. None are great but “table for one?” is far better than “just one??” It’d be great if somehow local restaurants could tactfully pair up single diners who might prefer company. What do you think? …the Solver Tsunami is JUST starting…

]]> By: Valerie Cochrane Douglas https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10759 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:34:52 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10759 I have always had a hard time eating alone, especially at dinner time. Lunch is OK. My hubby traveled a lot for work and I very seldom went out for dinner while he was gone. Now that he has passed going out in the evening to eat just isn’t something I am real comfortable with. If I am going to sit and read while I eat, I might as well eat at home. I am so glad you came up with a thoughtful way of letting the waitress know she had wronged this lady.

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10757 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:23:02 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10757 In reply to Paula.

❤️

]]> By: Paula https://www.marshmallowranch.com/dining-alone/#comment-10756 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 09:13:55 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=6729#comment-10756 It was a first of many. It made me cry. Looking around seeing all the couples was of no help.

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