Why I Take Myself on Dates

Establishing the baseline I didn't know I needed

I recently took myself out on a weekday date. Nothing fancy—just a $15 situation involving a coffee I didn’t need and ice cream I definitely did. I sat, I sipped, I read, I people-watched, and I left feeling content.

Molly Moon’s knows the drill

And then it hit me: I do this kind of thing a lot. Like, way more than I realized.

I didn’t consciously decide t…