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Pam Sedan's avatar

I think about this a lot too. I grew up in a small town where everyone already knew.me and friends plus fily were baked in. I moved to Sedona which is rather transient and despite it's size, one doesn't run into people you know. I work at home, hate 40 hour work weeks, am too earnest but hate gossip. I'm an introvert, so I know I need to meet one cool extravert and then all of their friends and I will be set up. I feel your pain. Hopefully in time they will come to see how cool you really are and get past their insecurities.

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Art A.'s avatar

Ah, the old challenge of making friends once you’re finished school and/or college. As painful and difficult to navigate in huge cities as it is in towns of 150 people, I’m sad to say!

And only exacerbated by remote working and the freelance lifestyle. Oh well, guess I’ll just get another cat!

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