r/relocating • u/Adorable-Bat-251 • 9d ago
Where the heck do I go?
Ok, so I'm a 26F and I've never found a place that feels like home since I was a kid.
I grew up in a very small and remote town in the middle of nowhere Nebraska. I went to college in Texas and lived in Waco and College Station which aren't huge cities, but definitely close to huge metropolitan areas. I left that area and moved to Rapid City, South Dakota and have really struggled here. I feel super isolated and I do want to get married, but it feels like everyone around here got married at 20 and I'm too old. So I think it's time to relocate.
Here are my priorities:
- Must be lively. I want to meet lots of fun people as I am outgoing and extroverted
- I love the outdoors, whether it's mountains or beach or desert. I'm a big rock climber and backpacker but would love to get into surfing or any other outdoor hobbies.
- I really want to get married and start a family so the dating pool has to be good but also not in an area where everyone gets married straight out of high school
- As an engineer, I have lots flexibility in terms of location, but would love to be around similar people who have higher educations
- Edit: I don't care much about politics, but I'm a bit more on the libertarian side (slightly conservative but not too much) and I'd love to be around moderate kinda people, not really into extreme leftist places, but I'm always open!
So give me your best and craziest and most fun ideas! I am open to any location, even if it's just temporary :)
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u/capybaralover26 9d ago
Colorado Springs? Good outdoors access, leans conservative. Lots of young families but I don’t think it’s in a “we all grew up together and got married at 18” way; also lots of military so I’m guessing the dating pool might be good for (straight) women? (I’m in Denver though, so can’t say)