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Originally Posted by divine1966
That colleague is ridiculous. How is that bad going to movies alone? It's entirely subjective!!!
If you do want some company have you tried meetup? My area has many. If you like movies we have s few as well, even separate by genre . If you are on s shy side you don't have to socialize much with movie meetups , just watch a movie in a group and then maybe eat together and discuss or go home.
Check meetups in your area. We have some where people meet in different restaurants. Again it could be specifically themed meetup, like certain kind of restaurants. Again if you are not extremely social you talk to only people next to you.
Nobody will give you an excuse in meetup as it doesn't work this way. And you have the power to choose what to attend and when etc
Give it a try
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I am OK with being alone, but a good company is always welcomed. To be honest, I am in the shy side and probably even socially anxious, and not an easy person to get along with. It is just me. I am offended easily by others' gestures and responses, which is something I am working on. I am not good in group meetings, I prefer one-on-one communication, as the other person just focuses on me, and me on them. Groups meetings for me are just overwhelming, and probably I would be quiet all the time, as I cannot filter the background noise. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Originally Posted by JustJenny
Do you have any social gatherings at work? Like having a dinner with the whole group where everybody is invited?
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Sure there is. But I avoid them all. As I mentioned previously, I don't like people dividing their attention on too many other people, and talking about too many topics at once. The sheer noise of gathering is overwhelming to me. It's become my default response to avoid gatherings and occasions. Once a professor encouraged me to attend a gathering to celebrate Christmas. At first, I said I will go to change the pattern, but then I didn't
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Originally Posted by TerriLynn
I do things alone a lot also. I don't really have any friends here. We moved to TX about 3 years ago, and it is hard to make friends in a new place, for me anyways. So, if my husband is doing something and I am alone, I will go out to lunch alone, and read a book. I feel a little awkward, but it is usually an enjoyable time. I am pretty good company if I don't say so myself! Yesterday I went to lunch at a place that has outdoor seating and the weather was a little chilly so I thought it would be quiet, but man it was packed with lots of people. Of course, I sat there, alone, reading my book, and felt a little odd, but overall, enjoyed it.
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Good for you. I sometimes go to a quiet coffee house, and read a book there alone. To be honest, I cannot focus sometimes because I am very sensitive to background noise and talking, but I go anyway. Besides, holding a book makes me less weird in those settings
