Today is the two year anniversary of my now ex-husband moving his things out of our apartment (the divorce became final on Election Day '08, which I dubbed my 'personal day of change'). Since then, I started grad school, bought a house, a car, a Mac, an iPhone, took long trips, made big and small dinners for just me and most importantly, learned how to re-parent with a different support group (friends and family rather than a spouse). I never really had big *problems* with doing things on my own - I have been practicing that since age 17 when I rented my first house just after high school. Like you, I prefer to do those things in the company of others most of the time. Thanks though for the important reminder though that being capable of doing things alone and choosing to not go it alone are both "empowering" (not a fan of the word either, but it really fits). 

PS - this reminded me of something I love to do alone. I'm visiting the Love List next!