I moved to a small town where my partner grew up and everyone here has known each other forever and I have been trying for three years to break into established friend groups but I always feel like an outsider.
More people experience this than they realize.
You are trying to earn a place in communities that were formed by shared experience you can never access.
“Where Are You with Maintaining friendships across distance and time?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.