I've been single now for 26 years. Eating out alone has never been a problem - cause I always take a book to read with me. I guess that doesn't make me appear very sociable to those around me - but it is the one time that I can read with no interruptions (other than the ever present waiter asking if everything is okay - lol). For way too long now, I have hermitized and there is a growing desire to find some running buddies to go out with.