Solo? Me?

A bright attractive young woman in her 20s was horrified at the suggestion she go to a movie alone. It was impossible for her unless she found someone to join her.

Opal never thought much about my blogging about being solo. But then, she realized she does many things alone and sometimes even has a better experience than were she with someone. Haven’t we all been somewhere with someone and thought we would have had a better time alone than with the loser/whiner/bitchy person we are with? You fill in the blanks. There are many ways a companion can spoil an evening.

One of Opal’s more recent solo events was to drive 120 miles for a concert, alone. This was one where she had more fun than had the person who was supposed to attend with her had been there. Closer to home Opal thinks nothing of attending a movie alone or establishing her own territory at coffee shops. 

This week I am preparing to leave for a week in our nation’s capital. There are some decisions I wish I could bounce off someone.  Sometimes the responsibility is overwhelming. So can be the day-to-day living at home. There are consequences of decisions we make regardless of where we are and what we do so why not let go of the fear of a wrong or bad decisions and explore, experience life.