surgngnl Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Here I am sitting alone on a Friday night at my apartment. Again. I'm ok with it really. I was just thinking though, as I was getting out the ice cream, that I wondered how many people are out there that, too, are staying in on a Friday. How much do you guys hang out at home, alone? Am I weird or is this a normal thing that people do? I wonder since I've always been the social butterfly who was rarely home, but lately, it's all I like doing - sitting on the couch, surfing the net, spacing out to the television. So, how much do you lovelies out there stay in too? I'm totally curious.
MrGeorge Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 I don't mind staying in on weekend night. I usually prefer going out during the day anyways. Surfing the web may not be as exciting as it used to be, but I still enjoy it. Playing on pokerstars and other pokersites I find stimulating.
Author surgngnl Posted June 6, 2009 Author Posted June 6, 2009 ooo yeah! online poker! i haven't done that in so long and i used to love it. looks like i know what i'm doing later.
klee Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 I'd say that I stay in more than I go out. But I've always been kind of a homebody.
MrGeorge Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 ooo yeah! online poker! i haven't done that in so long and i used to love it. looks like i know what i'm doing later. It's alot of fun, when you're on the winning side. Have a nice weekend. g
griffinchicken53 Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 i stay in too much. i feel i have no choice on weekends. weekend activities seem geared towards couples. can't go out to eat at a restaurant, crowded and everyone is waiting for a table. i hate it, reminds me i'm a loser who will never be with anyone.
xpaperxcutx Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 i stay in too much. i feel i have no choice on weekends. weekend activities seem geared towards couples. can't go out to eat at a restaurant, crowded and everyone is waiting for a table. i hate it, reminds me i'm a loser who will never be with anyone. Maybe not the loser part, but I can agree that weekend activities just seem more suited for couples. I can never spend a weekend out without first making and getting definite plans, otherwise I would find myself home on a weekend, drinking by myself and drunk texting people. And sometimes going out by myself gets relatively boring without company. Having people around on a Saturday night keeps me sane.
griffinchicken53 Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 it's like bowling or movies. movies, you want to talk about the awesome parts afterward, and noone is there. or you get three strikes in a row, noone to tell you that was awesome.
aboynamedmike Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 I'm real used to having somebody around. Whether it was my roommate at school or a family member at home, but now I'm up at my apt. taking a summer class and it is a new kind of loneliness. I mean, I can call up a friend and hang out. But when I come home and no one is there and I sleep alone, thats a new feeling for me. But I"ve gotten used to it because I know lots of people out there are alone at home, but that's the beauty of the web sometimes. You can be friends online with people you've never met before and it'll help comfort that lonely feeling. But it definitely is nice having a partner around.
ruggy Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 When I get a date, I go out. When I don't have a date, I stay in. I guess I am more of a loner with a boner most of the time.
Lights Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Weekend nights have always been worthless to me. I wish it could be otherwise, but it long ago got to the point that there was no point in "going out" in the classic sense anyways.
gopher Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 When I was depressed, I stayed to myself a lot. I guess I was isolating....Now, I am busy and away from home a lot, even though I'm not dating right now. I play tennis, go to yoga and do other things on my own. I'll go to movies, and bookstores by myself too.
ruggy Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 When I was depressed, I stayed to myself a lot. I guess I was isolating....Now, I am busy and away from home a lot, even though I'm not dating right now. I play tennis, go to yoga and do other things on my own. I'll go to movies, and bookstores by myself too. Never understood going to bookstores. Books are always cheaper at Amazon. But maybe that's just me.
EddieN Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Never understood going to bookstores. Books are always cheaper at Amazon. But maybe that's just me. It's nice to browse. I might go in wanting one book, but then notice several other similar books in the same section. The bargain section is nice too. I got this huge WWII battle atlas last summer for only $3! I guess it's the atmosphere that's nice too, and just to get out of the house for a change.
xxxheartbrokenxxx Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 I usually stay in although given the chance I would prefer to go out. Often there is no one to go with, or I do not have enough money to be able to afford to go out loads. Other times I will feel too depressed to go out anyway, prefering to just be at home doing my own thing. I do get fed up of it too. Im a very attractive, naturally loud and outgoing kind of girl so I sometimes feel like the world is missing out on me when Im just stuck at home!
me003 Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I stay home a lot. I have always liked staying home and never minded. I was and still to a point, shy. The only time it bothers me to stay home is when I am depressed and feel like I am all alone in a cruel world. I am not saying that I do not enjoy going out but most activities are for couples. I do not like being the third wheel all the time. My single friends are now in relationships and now I have no one to go and hang out with. I am attractive and great qualities that make me a great partner, but right now I end up dating losers. I am no longer wanting to waste my time on yet another looser so I am choosing not to date because I do not want another failure. Regardless of anything my house is finally beginning to feel like a safe place and so I don't mind and look forward to coming home. Maybe cuz now my living room is for TV, eating, and being online. My room is for sleeping.
Cora Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I tend to stay home a lot as well on weekend nights. It's just more relaxing. Sometimes I'll go to a movie by myself or something which is always fun. But really the only time I go out is if I have a date which isn't very often or if I go out with family/friends which is also quite rare. To me there is nothing better than staying in with a good book or good movie. I'm very shy anyway so it just suits me better.
Oxydizer Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I don't go out much, I am separated 6 months and waiting for the divorce to begin. I really don't feel like dating because I don't think it's proper to do. I took a vow and need to keep that promise. Even if she is a bitch. I have my self worth, integrity and character to uphold. I have plenty to do here in my little apartment and friends that like to stop by. Anyways, I am in the re-building process and am centered on my self, making myself a better person. I won't be alone forever !!!
Lyssa Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I think I have a healthy balance of staying in and going out. I don't party a lot anymore but I do go out dancing every few months with my girlfriends. Golf and tennis every Sat and Sun. Other than that, sometimes fiance and I go out with our friends for dinner or drinks. Whenever we are not out, we are at home - catching up on movies, books or play some board games with the rest of the family (invite them over and have braai/BBQ, tea etc).
patcha Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I prefer to go out on weekdays. And if I go out on the weekend, there has to be an event that occurs only a few times a year for me to go out then. Sunday is ok, too, but I prefer the weekday evenings. Other than that, I love being at home with my pups. Getting a good work out in where I can wear whatever the heck I want and sweat all I want. lol. Oh and have my music blasting. That's what I enjoy.
nobody's girl Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 After working all week, I look forward to staying in on a Friday night. Pizza, good book or movie, and I'm good for the night. I tend to be a loner so I'm perfectly happy with my own company (and that of my dogs). My favorite weekends are when I don't see or speak to another person from the time I leave work on Friday until I return to work on Monday. I would do that every weekend if I could, but I know my life will never change if I do. So I try to force myself to go out in public at least one weekend day. Sometimes it's just going to the grocery store on Saturday and talking to the cashier. But I figure that counts and my reward for it is to not speak to anybody on Sunday.
Cartoon Blues Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 After working all week' date=' I look forward to staying in on a Friday night. Pizza, good book or movie, and I'm good for the night. I tend to be a loner so I'm perfectly happy with my own company (and that of my dogs). My favorite weekends are when I don't see or speak to another person from the time I leave work on Friday until I return to work on Monday. I would do that every weekend if I could, but I know my life will never change if I do. So I try to force myself to go out in public at least one weekend day. Sometimes it's just going to the grocery store on Saturday and talking to the cashier. But I figure that counts and my reward for it is to not speak to anybody on Sunday. [/quote'] Lol, I can relate to this a lot. I suck at communicating with people. Texting, IMing, even MySpace... I'm horrible at it! I forget I'm talking to people if it's online or texting, answer hours later, and people get frustrated and end the conversation. I mean, I don't blame them, but I feel bad for it. I'm just not very social. I'm pretty happy at home. It kind of scares me, though... I don't want to be alone the rest of my life. I hope I can find someone who's somewhat the same as me and doesn't get bored. I can be fun... we just have to be compatible (even friendship-wise). I'm sorry but I think I'd have a hard time being best friends with someone who wants to get drunk and party all the time, for obvious reasons. I guess I just have to find someone like me?
Volpe Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I stay in a lot, mostly during semester time so i can do assignments but even outside of semester time its just easier to stay at home with a good movie or an entire series of a TV show than actually go out. And seriously good movie and a liter of the best ice cream I can afford that week is a hundred times better than being shoved and groped in a room full of sweaty strangers wanting 'a good time'.....
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