Poll: Alone or as group?

[ramox]

So i'm about to go out (no, i'm not early. I am in Europe and soon 11pm here). I will go alone. Which got me thinking, are there many people which go out clubbing, getting drunk, getting laid, you name it, alone? Surveying the people around me mostly seem to have the impression that it is somewhat odd to just go alone.
And i'm not talking about just going there to meet up with the boys (girls) in town. Sure, i do meet people i know and have a talk with them but i don't scedule a meeting.

So what i want to know here is, is going out/partying a group activity by default, is going alone strange?
Let me hear about your expiriences and preferences.

Also, adding a poll for convinience ;o)

 

[Aedes]

I wouldn't say starnge, just unusual. I see it like a gamble if you go alone. You can have some fun or just end up doing nothing. With friends at least, there's a higher chance you'll have a good time.

I don't like to go out by default. If I do, I'll probably be going somewhere where some of my frieds are at already. So in the end, I don't see a point going somewhere by myself when I already do that at home.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Going out along is hurting. I don't know where you live, but in the city if you don't have at least like 4 girls with you getting is going to need a cover fee, a good fake, and actually buying drinks.

 

[Dags90]

It's always a good idea to have designated driver when alcohol is involved. And even if you aren't driving, it's still a good idea if you plan on getting toasted, you're way more vulnerable when drunk.

 

[ramox]

Seems that so far my fellow escapists agree with what i have observed.

The thing is, if i meet up with a group of people i know (i rarely, if ever set out with them, we just meet up there) most of the time after a while someone will wander off to do his own thing (mostly involving ladies). Sometimes he returns, sometimes not. And then another will do the same, and so on.
So, in the end, even if you go with others there is a fair chance that you will end up alone, even if just for some time.

It's always a good idea to have designated driver when alcohol is involved. And even if you aren't driving, it's still a good idea if you plan on getting toasted, you're way more vulnerable when drunk.

In my case alcohol is not an issue since i live close enough to "the action" to go there by foot, but sure, that is a point.
What, on the other hand do you mean by vulnerable? Getting mug or beaten up?

 

[Radeonx]

Never. Whenever I go out to a party/have a party/go out anywhere, I bring my roommates or a few friends with me.

 

[Kevlar Eater]

Seems that so far my fellow escapists agree with what i have observed.

The thing is, if i meet up with a group of people i know (i rarely, if ever set out with them, we just meet up there) most of the time after a while someone will wander off to do his own thing (mostly involving ladies). Sometimes he returns, sometimes not. And then another will do the same, and so on.
So, in the end, even if you go with others there is a fair chance that you will end up alone, even if just for some time.

It's always a good idea to have designated driver when alcohol is involved. And even if you aren't driving, it's still a good idea if you plan on getting toasted, you're way more vulnerable when drunk.

In my case alcohol is not an issue since i live close enough to "the action" to go there by foot, but sure, that is a point.
What, on the other hand do you mean by vulnerable? Getting mug or beaten up?

He means getting taken advantage of, but those things can apply as well.

 

[Flames66]

Going out along is hurting. I don't know where you live, but in the city if you don't have at least like 4 girls with you getting is going to need a cover fee, a good fake, and actually buying drinks.

A good fake?

 

[bushwhacker2k]

Depends, if it's a stealth assassination mission then probably solo, but if we're raiding a dungeon then definitely a group... real life? ... what is that?

 

[ramboondiea]

well i never go out alone, but thats because the only time i go out is usually because friends are dragging me out, i never really have any plan for a night out, just what happens happens, usually this means my friends holding something embarrassing over me for a while but i wouldnt trade the fun i have with them for the privacy id have without them

 

[FalloutJack]

If I haven't invited a friend to join me or been invited in turn, I go out into the world and see what I can find.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Going out along is hurting. I don't know where you live, but in the city if you don't have at least like 4 girls with you getting is going to need a cover fee, a good fake, and actually buying drinks.

A good fake?

A uhh.... passport picture... catch my drift?

 

[Scarim Coral]

I wouldn't say strange but from my view I tend to get paranoid if I go out by myself. Depending where I am like e.g. a city I would keep thinking I would get mugged.

 

[Aedes]

The thing is, if i meet up with a group of people i know (i rarely, if ever set out with them, we just meet up there) most of the time after a while someone will wander off to do his own thing (mostly involving ladies). Sometimes he returns, sometimes not. And then another will do the same, and so on.
So, in the end, even if you go with others there is a fair chance that you will end up alone, even if just for some time.

True, but that's not something you can control. To meet them there, you can.
I rather take my chances with a quick fun chat than staying alone all night. Sometimes the quick time you pass with'em might worth the whole night.
I probably wouldn't stay there anymore if they left. But I would enjoy the moment once we're toguether.

 

[hazabaza1]

Go... out?
What is this concept you speak of?

 

[Trivun]

I don't often go out at night, aside from my weekly pilgrimage to the local cinema, which I do alone. When I do go out, it's usually meeting friends at my local for the pub quiz or to play pool. However, I have been out alone a couple of times, and it's not been bad. I went alone to a gig on Wednesday night, which was really good. Though to be fair, I'm glad I went alone anyway since things got a little odd later on, and if I'd been with friends and got a taxi home (or not stopped for something to eat) things could have turned out a lot differently, and somewhat more tragically...

But I digress. I don't usually go out alone, but it's certainly not bad when I do. My main reason for going out with people though is my lack of confidence, if I was more self-confident then I'd certainly go out alone more, and probably try pulling someone at the same time

 

[Dags90]

In my case alcohol is not an issue since i live close enough to "the action" to go there by foot, but sure, that is a point.
What, on the other hand do you mean by vulnerable? Getting mug or beaten up?

Mugged, beaten up, wind up at some sketchy person's house, scammed out of money. The list would be rather extensive.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

So what i want to know here is, is going out/partying a group activity by default, is going alone strange?
Let me hear about your expiriences and preferences.

I love to go clubbing, but I wouldn't want to go alone. What if I don't know anyone at the club? That would just be weird.

I prefer to go out in a group. ^^

 

[norender]

Definatly a group is better, but sometimes is good to go alone too. So both is just as fine.

 

[Tharwen]

It's dangerous to go alone; take this!

If you go out on your own, there's no one you know to see you embarrass yourself.