# Is it weird to take solo vacations?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-take-solo-vacations/656404>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 22, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-take-solo-vacations/656404 "2013-04-22T15:44:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-take-solo-vacations/656404/81 "2013-04-26T02:03:18Z")

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> [@AnaMen](#):
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> The idea that you would feel the need to conceal the fact that you engaged in a perfectly reasonable innocuous activity like vacationing alone from your social group intrigues me. What if all of you are living secret lives of individuality dictated by your own preferences, but all hide in the same sheep suits when you meet? What consequence of non-conformity are you trying to avoid? Will the flock shun you if they find out who you really are and what you like to do with your spare time?

Well, I take your point, but I’m just wondering if this is one of those things where it’s sort of…I guess socially inept to mention it. Like if someone asks you what you like to do in your spare time, you could give the perfectly honest answer, which is watching porn and squeezing out your zits in front of the mirror, but it’s just creepy to say shit like that.

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**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-take-solo-vacations/656404/82 "2013-04-26T03:08:47Z")

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If watching porn and squeezing your zits is your favorite hobby, then it is likely best that you vacation alone!  
There should be nothing embarrassing about enjoying spending time by yourself though, and no reason not to mention it to anyone. If they tell you that it’s weird, what’s the big deal? Maybe you like to vacation alone so you don’t have to worry about what anyone is thinking about you–basically, to take a vacation from their judging eyes.

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