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When people are out in public doing fun things, they usually want to be doing them with other people. In a series of studies, which I discussed previously here at “Living Single,” Rebecca K. Ratner ...

Female ballet dancer dancing with pointes in the street with a long red dress, in the street of Lyon, France. The first time I went to a ballet alone, I worried I’d remember the aloneness of the ...

As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she'd be lonely. Instead, she found companionship in the most unexpected place: with herself. And that, ironically, helped expand ...

If you’re anxious about going solo to a place where most people will be in groups, a movie is an awesome place to start, since it’s super dark and anonymous and you don’t have to share your popcorn.

The first time I went to a ballet alone, I worried I’d remember the aloneness of the outing more than the performance itself. But I wanted to try it, my desire to see the show outweighing the ...