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PersonalPivoting · 18 months
Moved to a new city alone and built a social life from scratch
Leo Chen · 27 · Portland, OR
“Loneliness was the price of the move. Making friends as an adult was the project.”
In short
Left a tight-knit friend group in San Diego for a job in Portland and had to rebuild his social life intentionally.
Hardest part
Going to a meetup where I knew no one, week after week.
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