The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café

Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by dymk on Sunday January 04, 2026 @12:56PM (#46490388)

Do you still leave if you’ve gone out to eat with someone else?

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by paavope on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:07PM (#46491103)

I think the easy play in that situation is to ask that someone else to show the menu to you

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by sublinear on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:28PM (#46491298)

That situation sounds like fun! You let your friend(s) pick something for you. This frees you to do more spontaneous things and keep the social energy flowing. I've personally done this even when there was a printed menu and eating wasn't the point.

I think people need to really lighten up sometimes.

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by bradlys on Sunday January 04, 2026 @07:32PM (#46493948)

Good luck doing this with any romantic partner.

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by ffuxlpff on Sunday January 04, 2026 @08:05PM (#46494200)

I'd say you're auditioning to be my new mom anyway.

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by sublinear on Sunday January 04, 2026 @07:36PM (#46493974)

I'm sorry, but what's wrong with asking my partner to choose something for me?

Am I supposed to get upset with what they choose? I'm not saying I would leave. I'm saying I would stay and let someone else pick something for me to eat.

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by fuzzer371 on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:08PM (#46491110)

In that case, I could just read it off of their phone

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by JoeAltmaier on Sunday January 04, 2026 @08:34PM (#46494379)

Nah; reading it off the phone is the whole thing I'm trying to avoid. Doesn't matter who's phone.

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