Sorry your happy solitude was interrupted.
So... you go out to a public place.... to be alone.
moment of silence while we think about that
ha ha
I do know what you mean, but of course, being recognized and joined is always a risk when spending your alone time in public.
Even before covid, I would laugh and tell people I'm a semi recluse. I am very happy being alone. I do have a social personality and fit in well when I need too. I go do whatever needs to be done and all that, but I'm quite happy at home by myself.
I saw a quote before that said something like this: "Solitude is dangerous. It's addicting. Once you see how peaceful it is, you don't want to deal with people"
When I saw that the first time, I wondered if that is what happened to me. Imagine my surprise when I googed it just now to found it is attributed to Jim Carry ! What ?? Of course, how I wrote it above is the simplified version.
Good thing you had that delectable looking cake to make everything all better. 😄
Yes, public places allow me to be alone and yet still feel part of society in some small way, without any need to interact on anything but a very cursory way when ordering my coffee. I guess we're all different. I don't not like people as I said in the post, I just like my own space.