@Carver
Hmm, maybe I'm wrong here....but if you wanted to be alone wouldn't it be simpler (and cheaper) to buy a bottle of booze, go back to your place, snuggle in and drink until you're blotto?
My ma, (we're from the South) told us girls (her daughters):
"A single woman at a bar drinking, especially a young pretty one is like standing in line at Disney World .... it's signalling the young studs out there that eventually she wants to get on a ride."
Yeah, yeah, I know it's not fair and all....but geez, Carver.....