Periagoge
Scenario

How to make friends in a place where everyone already has history

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.

What we've seen

You are trying to earn a place in communities that were formed by shared experience you can never access.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Maintaining friendships across distance and time?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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