I really wanted ice cream but was ashamed to go alone so I pretended to be picking multiple up for fictional people and  even asked about to-go containers
What fictional people did you get ice cream for?
My fictional girlfriend liked ice cream, so I "took" her with me.
I'm sorry you feel that way, but you shouldn't be ashamed about going around alone. No one really cares what you do, they are too caught up with their own lives to worry about what some stranger is buying at the store.
Stop telling me what to do and that I should be proud of who I am.
I'm trying to show you that going to places alone is perfectly fine and everyone does it. You don't need people to be around you to be able to have a good time and you certainly don't need to pretend to be ordering for others to justify getting take out.