These days more and more Americans are living solo. So we did research to determine the best cities to live alone in the US based on a number of factors.
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Always sit at the bar by Mimi JacobsSo you recently broke up, are getting a divorce, all your friends got married and have kids or you’re going through a midlife crisis and find yourself alone for dinner on a Friday or any other night. Never fear. Dinner For One can be a satisfying if not friendship-cultivating and perhaps even matchmaking experience. I’ve decided to compile the most important tenets of solo dining into this handy Listicle for my inaugural column. Start with these 5 tried and true steps to get the most bang for your buck. Happy wining and dining without a wingman.
- Always sit at the bar. Even if no one else is around or interested in a chat, the bartender is a captive audience. (See No. 2 below)
- Be open to the bartender hitting on you but don’t sleep where you eat. More on that in future columns.
- Survey the seating arrangement for any open seats next to anyone you find potentially attractive, especially if they too are by themselves. Steer clear of couples engaged in arguments or friend groups already deeply engrossed in conversation. Follow social cues and avoid solitary diners who avoid eye contact as we recognize that sometimes people just want to be left in peace. Equally important to politely return to perusing the menu when someone doesn’t take the bait to a conversation starter. Older or much younger barflys can also turn out to be unexpectedly entertaining for a chat and chew.
- Bring something to read – other than your phone. You don’t have to read it. If nothing else it can serve as a conversation starter. The New Yorker or the Economist or something vaguely financial depending on the desired audience have worked well for me. Any novel or non-fiction hardcover will also suffice-bonus if you’re actually reading it or knowledgeable on the topic.
- And always tip big! $$$
The main character Noah is a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children. Alison is a young waitress and wife from Montauk, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy. The provocative drama unfolds in Montauk and is shot at locations in and around the town.
The Affair is a popular streaming television show that explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship aided and abetted by the scenic and gossipy backdrop of Montauk, a fishing village turned hipster surfer resort at the wilder extremes of New York’s Long Island. This is my journey to where it all began..
Yes, the ‘loss of Memory Motel’ is a less glamorous kind of ‘affair’ in my journey. However, it does work as a great segue to the next major scene from The Affair – The Stables at Deep Hollow Ranch.
This location is on the east side of town en route to the lighthouse, across from Warhol’s compound reached by a gravel road to the lonely sea and sky, sitting on a dune by a mostly deserted beach.
The stables sit across the main road from the Warhol Compound exit and are In reality the family-owned stable, as featured prominently in The Affair, as Cole’s family-owned stables where Cole works and is married to Alison, who is having an affair with Noah.
When walking around this working farm and stable you feel like you could literally step into the path of any one of the show’s characters at any moment, while being careful not to step on other matters associated with horses. Yes, this is busy working stable and captures the moment of the show that was shot here!
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