I'm not into bars much. I'm more prone to trying things like book stores, match.com and church singles groups. But I'm not ready to date or even think about it again.

I go to the movies alone all the time. Once a week. A matinee. I'm never the only "alone" person there.

My thing is church. But I belong to a big one.

I go to a coffee shop where they keep newspapers so reading makes me feel like I'm there with a purpose.

ive gone to dinner, movies by myself, never a bar.

I wished we were neighbors! I have the married friends too...not one singel friend. I don't drink and don't care to meet anyone in a bar. I have been to the movies alone...I am in a small town, so not really a coffee shop to hand out at...I guess that is why I ride my bike and run a lot!!

I always fly solo...and it's pretty fun depending on where you go...you can "people watch". The only place I don't go it alone are bars...just too chicken to do that solo...

I go to movies and crowd-type things like festivals by myself all the time. I was looking at meetup.com last night and there are several singles groups in town as well as a few other events I would be interested in attending. I might try it. My city is a very family-oriented, mid-size southern town. Not the best place for a middle-aged single person to be :(

Take yourself to lunch.

I've gotten used to going to the movies alone. I just don't go by myself on Friday or Saturday nights. I will also go out to eat by myself. In your area I have been to Panera, Rain Forrest Cafe, Wolfgang Pucks express, Logan's Roadhouse, and probably a few others. Actually in sprite of it being a family place, Rain Forrest Cafe was quite enjoyable by myself. It's too loud in there to talk anyways, and I could watch all the miserable parents deal with their bratty children while I slowly enjoyed my salad!

So far the porch sign is best idea. I have same problem. A young little kid called me an old geaser today. Maybe I'll hang up the dating thoughts...lol.

I went to the bookstore tonight by myself (around the time you wrote this post). There seemed to be a lot of other people there alone too! But, it's not like people were really socializing.

I have a married friend who has been going to dinner or a movie with me about once a week. She is very eager to leave her 1-year-old with her husband one night a week in exchange for some adult interaction. I don't really have any single friends either.

I'll meet up with you sometime if you want! We can meet mid-way and drag Mike40 along if he's around! Or, we can come to Orlando and look for you on the porch with your sign!

I go geocaching alone. While on vacation I took people with me in their home towns, took them to places they didn't know existed. It's a lot of fun.

Good idea, Squawk. There's always a ton of people at Barnes and Noble on a Friday or Saturday night. I like cerebral men or at least men who like to read. It might be a good place to meet one!

Someone at DS suggested that I try Meetup.com. There are seeveral interesting groups in my area. Also, since in my 22 yrs of marriage I was rarely taken to dinner at a nice restaurant, I have decided to take myself to dinner at least twice a month, so I can discover what I like. That way, I will no where to go when I do begin dating again, and he asks, "Where would you like to go for dinner?"