Solo Doesn’t Mean Sad

Honestly, you’re completely right—and you articulated it really well. There’s a huge difference

between genuinely inclusive curiosity and that weird, performative shock some people have

when they clock someone doing something solo. Asking “who did you come with?”

in a normal, conversational way is fine. Yelling “ARE YOU ON YOUR OWN?!” like

you’ve just escaped a crime scene is… not 😅 Travelling alone, eating alone,

turning up to events alone—none of that is a tragedy or a cry for help. For a lot of people

it’s: practical (meeting people there, different cities, different schedules),

enjoyable (peace, autonomy, no compromises), or just… normal. The idea that you