How do you make friends when you no longer have little kids?

I moved into my house in Friendswood on 10/31/19. Got my middle schoolers enrolled, got my house set up, got our doctors established and then the world went on house arrest. For years. We moved here from northern Virginia after my husband was offered a job at nasa. I left everything I knew and loved, all the ppl I loved, my hobbies, my life, and when the world opened back up, my kids were in high school and I knew no one at all. This is a conservative area, but only in so much that my appearance has kept my older neighbors snub me and I don't have little kids to meet others the old way. Can someone please tell me how to find one other outcast in this area that I can actually have a conversation with or leave the house to go see? My dog is tired of me talking at her. I am at the point of asking for a divorce because I can no longer stand the endless days of nothing anymore and my husband didn't anything wrong except accept his dream job. Any suggestions?

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Wow that is so hard! Moving states away from everything is difficult for sure and to top it off, COVID…
Maybe go to some of the local coffee shops and hangout/ read or something and try to make some connections there? Maybe one of your kids friends moms?
I moved away from all of my friends and family and the only place I’ve met people I’ve made real connections with has been through my church.

What hobbies did you leave behind? Can you restart? If my hubby and me moved halfway across the world he’d still be able to join a bowling league, and find a local poker tournament. He’ll need to find friends to go golf and fishing, but those 2 he’ll be able to attend alone and make friends anywhere in the world. As for me, I can go to any city on any weekend and find myself a salsa/bachata social to go to, or a Pilates/Zumba class as it’s held everywhere, we’d have no problems continuing our hobbies in another state. What did you use to do? Continue that, or look for something new you’ve always wanted to do. My “dance community”’is worldwide as I have salsa socials and events on my IG from all over the world (and sometimes dancers buy tickets for a dance festival in another state/country and attend for the weekend)

I'm all the way in Fort Worth but girl I feel ur pain... I have a couple friends but no one has kids my kid's age

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