not so alone

It's funny how when you are taken, being alone becomes easier. Sitting at a café with a book, strolling for the sake of the stroll, going to big public events, singing out loud, smiling to strangers, etc. It seems the secret knowledge that we are indeed not alone is enough to rally us and make us fly solo in situations that would usually make us feel awkward. Maybe this is only me, but I realize I indeed felt alot of pressure as a singleton doing single activities, pressure that I simply don't feel now taken, even if a latté is a latté, and a stroll a stroll. Is it because I am not lonely, desperate and looking (and when single, aren't we always looking even if not looking?)? Is it just a question of self-confidence? And is this boldness what makes taken/happy people so much more attractive than singletons? Alone just seems to take on a different definition when not alone.