I'm 50 and moved to RI from my.hometown of Dallas, TX at age 20. I could have almost written this post myself (except the awesome RISD part). I am very nice, friendly, outgoing, generous, etc and have had the most difficult time making a real connection driendship here. I have 1000s 9f acquaintances and people I know that like me and we get along great, but not real friends. I have many thoughts on why this is that would bore everyone here and possibly get some of the same responses below, which I don't need.

Just PLEASE KNOW, it's not all you- I promise. I belong to a group of Texans in RI and we have discussed this ad nauseum (cue the inslt comment from a reddit about where I was born). The social issues are real and are a regional thing. It is what it is. Find you another transplant who hasn't gotten totally snarky yet like my sourpatch ass has and forge you a new path!