To ask if you'd go to the pub?

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Using here for traffic as it's a quick decision I need

I walk DD to a club on Wednesdays between 7-8. It's about 20 minutes each way and there are no shops or cafes or anything else open at this time of night. There is however a Wetherspoons. DH thinks I should just take my book and sit in there with a drink (doesn't have to be alcoholic) because I have about 15 minutes at home before having to go back. Pub is 2 minutes from her club. The thing is, it's quite a busy pub and I get anxiety on my own in large crowds. Would you go to the pub or go home for 15 minutes? Sorry for using AIBU, please ask for it to be moved if this isn't appropriate use of this board. I guess AIBU for potentially sitting in the pub?

Pub and a large glass of wine OP - why on earth not?!
treat yourself!

Pub.

And I don't even like pubs.

I use their time in clubs to exercise myself, once I'm out of the house anyway. But pub good too! It's my time...

Well done OP. Now to make it a regular thing! I quite often will go and sit in a spoons on my own while I'm shopping or waiting for someone. I don't see it as any different from sitting in a Cosya (plus they have an app so you don't even have to go to the bar!)

My answer before I'd even read the post was yes but more so when I read it, glad you bit the bullet and gave it a go.

Pub, book and a glass of wine personally.

Hope you enjoyed quality time OP and want to do it again

Not a Wetherspoons, more of an old man's pub, but I'm currently doing exactly this while my daughter is in an hour long rehearsal. It is bliss!

Public house. That's exactly what it's for. I do the same for an hour on DS's club night.

I would quite happily sit in a Wetherspoons with a book for an hour or so. The best place in the world for people watching too!

Once you've done it once it will be easy.

I do spoons at least once a week

Pub. Coffee. Book. If you’re attracting unwanted attention then keep checking phone as if waiting for someone.

Pub, wine and book. Heaven lol!!

Love it!

You couldn’t pay me to go in a Wetherspoon’s personally. But if it was a decent, quiet pub not filled with the braying masses, yes, I’d take a book and sit with an alcohol free drink for a bit.

as others have said, pub, coffee book.

Or DH can take her.

Pub. Enjoy some you time. Find a quiet corner and people watch!

What was putting you off? My local is a small village pub full of other locals. Once a month I have a meeting there. I deliberately go an hour early with my book to get a quiet break. Weatherspoons, local pub, busy city centre one, cafe, all fair game and wouldn't cross my mind not to go in your situation or OP's.

I thought I'd won the parenting lottery when dds dance lesson was at 1-2 on Saturday next to a pub.
Even better if it's a Wetherspoons, download the app you don't even need to go to the bar!

Thank you @DataColour 😇

I dread pub on my own, but if I go away on my own sometimes it's a necessary evil.
Absolutely take a book/kindle. I get very anxious and have managed a few hours in a pub my myself.

Enjoy!

A seat
A drink (or several)
heating

... radical I know, but you might even make a new friend

over autumn/winter, why would you schlep all the way home to barely have time for a wee & schlep home again.

I presume you can't/don't want, to volunteer at the group??

I hope it was enjoyable! You can always get some food next time if it felt awkward/needed more of a solo pub goer disguise

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It made me laugh anyway 😂

YANBU.
Enjoy