“A table for one, please.”

More and more people today are going out to eat at upscale restaurants accompanied by — well, no one. They are also attending concerts, watching movies, and even vacationing with just Me, Myself and an I.

Ask Patti Postupack Borger, a licensed insurance agent from Mahoning Township, and she’ll tell you it’s more about the food than about feeling self conscious when dining alone.

“My husband, Kevin, and I grow much of our food on our farm,” she said, “so when I’m away on business, I intend to eat as well as I would if I were home.”

Borger’s business has afforded her opportunities to dine by herself at some of the most prestigious eateries in America. She has satisfied her palate at Tavern on the Green in New York, Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco and The Signature Room in Chicago.

“Of course, I dine alone on business trips, but even when I’m home, I enjoy going by myself to Encore and Trattoria’s in Jim Thorpe, and the Apollo Grill in Bethlehem.”

Borger claims that it’s not like it used to be. When you dined alone, they would seat you in some obscure corner of the establishment. Now they can put you right in the middle of other tables filled with families and couples. She’s said the perception that people feel sorry for you if you’re alone is unfounded.

“I’m with people all day, everyday and what I do affects their lives,” she said. “So dining alone allows me to zone out, to diffuse from the day, to relax with a glass of wine, a good meal and get lost in my thoughts.”

Lori Williams, a 14-year resident of Jim Thorpe and an employee of the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, has frequented fine restaurants by herself for the past 10 years.

“My favorite place is Don Pepe’s, a Portuguese restaurant in Newark, New Jersey,” she said. “Locally I’ll go to Dom and Ali’s and Sappore’s.”

Like Borger, serve Williams a glass of wine with a delicious entree and she doesn’t need anyone sitting across the table for her to be happy.

“I will connect with people on my cellphone at the restaurants, but I make sure these times are all about me.”

Eating out alone is not the only “social” activity that these women do. Each has vacationed without friends or family. Borger has gone to Switzerland and Italy. Some years ago, Williams did Universal Studios and Disney World by herself. At Disney, Williams, who loves roller coasters, rode Space Mountain and the Tower of Terror.

“When you are by yourself, you obviously get seated next to a third party from someone’s family, but it’s not like you have time to strike up a conversation,” said Williams, who has also gone solo for a whole day at Dorney Park.

“A go-alone vacationer gets to choose what she wants to do and when she wants to do it as opposed to following along with what the majority of a group decides,” she added.

“Sometimes, you can get a little lonely when you don’t have someone there to share your experiences, but overall, I still have a great time.”

Going to a music concert is fun for everyone, but it can also be a treat for the one who gets that single seat between a married couple on the left and a group of friends on the right.

“I’ve gone to see a symphony and more recently, I saw Roger Waters of Pink Floyd in concert, “ said Borger. “Sometimes, I’ll be social with people next to me, or I might not feel chatty.”

Williams bought a single ticket to see Gladys Knight and then to attend an Earth, Wind, and Fire concert.

“I don’t really care where I sit,” she said. “I get into the music like everyone else and I’ll stand up and sing and clap too.”

Movies, Broadway theater performances, renaissance fairs, you name it and you might find yourself next to either of these women who choose to never miss out on an opportunity to enjoy themselves.

Perhaps someday, Borger and Williams will coincidentally find themselves at the same public place and trade their stories about going out alone.

Then again, they might just offer a kind gesture before they go about enjoying time by herself.