Saturday night I'll be home alone. What to do ?

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No friends around. DH going out. DC will be doing own thing. I am dreading being home alone tbh. It will be boring. I don't really watch TV. The gym will be closed (my only hobby).
Any ideas ?

If I was dreading it that much I would go out 🤷🏻‍♀️

cinema? Late night shopping? Go out for dinner with a good book?

Yeah, I'd go out if I was that bothered about being in on my own. Do you have any friends you could go out with?

Genuine question . Why are you dreading feeling bored for a few hours? Call friends for a good catch up , get a takeaway,have a glass of wine,long soak in bath,good book and if really bored go out for a walk,late night shopping,the choices are endless.

I spend every night on my own. I usually go on MN or do something crafty, eat snacks in my pj’s or call a friend for a chat.

Heaven.

I'd either take myself out for something nice to eat or park my arse on the sofa with nice food / snacks / wine and watch shit on tv.

I love being bored at home! I'd have a bath, read a book and get an early night.

Read a book?

None of my friends are around. Me and DH had a party invite for Saturday night but DH didn't fancy it. I wasn't bothered either way, so DH said to not go. Fine with me .. now DH says he's off out with a mate instead. Hence none of my mates are around (and I'm not going to say to them that we've swerved the party so I can now see them instead, almost like a second best option ). I'm not going to the party alone.

Good heavens, I’m single and spend the vast majority of my evenings alone. Can you really not think of something you’d like to do? Also, if I never went to a party alone I’d never go to any parties. Are you normally this bad at amusing yourself?

Do you need to decorate a room before Christmas? Could get the prep done with the radio on the painting takes minutes in comparison.

Search internet for all christmas presents.

Book next summer's holiday?

Do some shreading of papers you no longer need and get all other papers filed in order.

Sort out your digital photographs into albums

I used to love a night in alone. Lately i can't bear it but don't know why. No late night shopping where I am. Nothing on at the cinema. I've become really dependent on company recently.

Can’t you go to the original party if you don’t want to stay home? It’s fine to say you can make it after all.

Personally, I’d order a Thai takeaway or have crisps and dip and wine and a bath and watch junk tv.

For heaven's sake, go to the party! Phone the hostess, say your 'previous engagement' has fallen through and you're thrilled, you'd much sooner come to hers - and enjoy yourself.

Exactly this. I love having the house to myself, but I'd happily go round to the pub for dinner and a few drinks if I didn't fancy it.

So I would be having a favourite easy meal, such as a Charlie Bigham's, a few glasses of wine, an audio book on, and my current crochet project.

But seeing as it's Saturday, it will be Strictly!

If I were in your position I’d either go to the party, phone a friend and see if they wanted to go out/come round, go to the spa, book a restaurant for dinner or get a takeaway and enjoy the peace! But I rarely get any alone time and I really crave it sometimes so I’d absolutely relish the idea of being at home on my own.

For me it would be a Chinese takeaway and Strictly on the TV! If no TV then I’d be doing my hobby. Sorry, none of that helps!

How about planning next year’s holiday? Online Christmas shopping? Go out for a meal?

I wouldn’t mind the odd evening to myself.

Interested to know why you are dreading it op.

I’d probably watch cheesy K-Dramas on Netflix, have a bath, sort out the spare room, sort out the mountains of old kids clothes, read a book whilst eating chocolate, go for a run & plan next years family holiday.

Well I'd go to the party, doesn't seem too hard to come up with an excuse for now being available.

But I can't help but notice you say you don't watch TV, but you do go to the cinema so must like watching things. So the obvious answer is to do what most of us do when bored at home, and start watching tv!

Agree with pps. If you really dread the solitude, find a way of going out to do something potentially enjoyable, solo or otherwise — if not the party, and if absolutely every single friend of yours in the world is at the party, and there’s nothing you want to see at the cinema, see something at the theatre? A concert?

But also, I’d be asking myself why you’re suddenly dreading solitude if you were previously fine with it — what’s going on in your life or in your head to cause this change?

Gosh op it's one evening alone. I am alone every single night. Not sure why this is such a big deal but you have a choice either find something to entertain you indoors or go out/call friends.

So you don’t have any other friends out of the social circle who are going to the party? If not ,then go to the party 🤷‍♀️

The party is not for any of my immediate friends, its joint acquaintances. I would be quite alone if I went there on my own. They are more DHs friends. I don't know what has changed in terms of can't be alone for 1 eve. I used to love it when DH was out. When DC were younger we would turn up the tunes on the TV and act silly. It was great fun. Now they are older and do their own thing. I think I have FOMO. Feels like the whole world is out having fun on a Saturday night and I'm home alone. I have things to do indoors - online job hunting/family holiday planning/Christmas ideas but none of it seems appealing. I have an indoor swimming pool but never use it.

All my friends have plans with their partners. I was under the impression me and DH would swerve the party but have a night in with drinks just us.. but now apparently he's going out