Truth be told, many single people frequent restaurants because they seek companionship. They are lonely. You'll even find people who are married or in relationships at the bar at Calhoun's or whichever bar/restaurant you choose, and I'd bet that many of them feel alone.. I've been the lonely one there, too. The first person to ever point it out to me that I was frequenting restaurants out of loneliness was Dave Ramsey in one of his Financial Peace University lessons. At first I thought, "what? No. How silly is that? I don't go out to eat because I'm lonely..." And then I would find myself trying to get friends to meet me anywhere to eat. If I couldn't get plans made with anyone, I'd go by myself just to at least be near other people. I didn't care that they were strangers.
Food does offer some comfort. I don't know why. Being with other people while eating is a whole other kind of comfort to me. That's not necessarily a bad thing. But I would avoid solitude even if that meant that my utility bill wasn't going to get paid that month. Ridiculous, I know.
I had a lovely salad for lunch today. I'd like to have some recipes to share with friends who are becoming part of this experiment of Operation Restaurant Deprivation. It occurred to me today that it's going to be super awkward to sit out on company lunch meetings, although I have considered asking if we can do a pot luck lunch instead.
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