How do you feel about eating alone, is it a peaceful pleasure or does it feel a bit lonely?

A natural way to answer

I think it depends on the setting. Eating alone at home can be quite relaxing, a chance to slow down and enjoy my own company. Eating alone in a busy restaurant, though, I find a little more uncomfortable, perhaps because we still tend to see meals as something social.

Key phrases to use

• me time — time spent alone doing what you enjoy, to relax and recharge“A quiet dinner alone is lovely me time.”
• left out — feeling excluded from a group or activity“Eating alone can make you feel left out.”
• at peace with myself — feeling calm, content and comfortable in your own company“Eating alone, I feel completely at peace with myself.”