" Sometimes when I ’m bored , I ’ll tell my activity David Attenborough fashion . "
There’s one specific stereotype that everyone universally believes about people who live alone: They shamelessly walk around naked all day, every day.
As someone who lives by myself, I can personally guarantee that struttin' around in the nude is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to weird things I have the freedom to do. There aretonsof other strange behaviors people who live by themselves engage in that you’d never expect. I’ll go ahead and expose myself first: I know it’s odd that the only utensils I own consist of one fork, a lone spoon, and a singular knife. It’s my bizarre life hack to force myself to make sure my dishes don’t pile up. If it’s time to eat, I must wash The Fork™.
I felt personally seen when I stumbled uponthis Reddit threadonr/livingalonewhereu/mokkinasked, “What’s the weirdest thing you do because you live alone?” Here are some of the most strange and interesting responses:
1.“I like to eat a WHOLE CAKE (not all in one go) by sticking the fork right in the middle. I ain’t sharing. Why do I need to slice it up?”
2.“Any time I sneeze, I say ‘bless you!’ to myself out loud.”
— u / object lens - Stress-369
3.“I set up my hammock right in the middle of the living room.”
— u / Misty - Anne
4.“Sometimes when I’m bored, I’ll narrate my activities David Attenborough style.”
5.“I dress up in a ball gown I found at Goodwill and drink tall boys while doing puzzles and listening to murder podcasts.”
— u / Sticky_Cheetos
6.“Sometimes I randomly lay down in the hallway at 3 a.m. juuust because I want to.”
— u / xanax101010
7.“I host solo karaoke nights where I prepare snacks and drinks and then pretend I’m at a karaoke bar.”
8.“I hate making my bed, but I hate the look of a messy bed — so I made my bed perfectly four months ago and slept on my couch ever since.”
— u / MN_Hotdish
9.“I like to learn full dance routines and then perform them for my dog and two cats. They don’t seem to appreciate all the hard work I put in.”
— u / tcarmel
10.“Sometimes I pretend like I’m being followed by a camera in a music video. It makes me feel silly and confident, and I get a momentary dopamine hit all to myself.”
11.“It’s almost a contest with myself on how gross I can be — belching, farting, blowing my nose like an old man, leaving my dirty underwear on the couch. I gotta get it all out in case I ever meet someone Idowant to cohabitate with!”
— dogluuuuvrr
12.“Ineverturn the lights on anywhere in the house. I cook in the dark, pee in the dark, and play with my dog in the dark.”
— u / turtlewhale42
13.“I clean in my highest high heels! It’s a fantastic workout!”
14.“I leave a Post-It note on the fridge with the date, time, and location of where I’m going whenever I go somewhere other than work. In the event I disappear mysteriously or get into a wreck that is not reported, then I can save my family some grief. 🙂”
— u / PSVita_Tech_Support
15.“I have pirate-themed bathroom decor…just because I can.”
— atomic number 92 / zombiesheartwaffles
16.“The weirdest thing I do is that I NEVER put laundry away. I live out of a laundry basket because who cares?! 🙃😆”
17.“I read a lot and sometimes find myself reading out loud. It’s nice to not have anyone around to judge that.”
— atomic number 92 / Here - We - GOOOOOO
18.“I sit on the floor in my kitchen and lean against the bottom cabinets to eat dinner with the plate perched on my knees. I have no idea why, though, because I have a dining set, and the floor is not comfortable. 🤷🏻♀️”
19.“I sleep on my mattress DIAGONALLY. 😂”
— u / Kale7574
20.“I eat literally everything out of Tupperware containers so I rarely have to do dishes.”
— u / Parrot132
21.“I sing to the dog pretty much all day.”
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