This isn't really an actionable response, but what I did in this situation was move to where my friends were. I'm lucky in that the majority of the people I met

This isn't really an actionable response, but what I did in this situation was move to where my friends were. I'm lucky in that the majority of the people I met in college happen to live around a particular area of the country, so I transferred there after much pestering on their part over the last few years. I honestly haven't been this happy in years.