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When moving to a tight-knit community as an outsider

I moved to this small town for my partner's job and everyone has known each other since childhood and I feel like I will never belong here no matter how long I stay.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Some communities are closed systems where history is currency and newcomers will always be poor.

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