Stuck, sad, and lonely—give a girl some hope!

I (29F) recently moved to a new state with my husband for a residency for his education. I was SO excited to move and couldn’t wait for something new. Unfortunately, it’s been a lot harder than I thought. I haven’t been able to find a good job and I’m working part-time remote. I work in the arts so jobs in my field are hard to come by.

We had a great group of friends in his program and they all moved to different states too. I feel so sad and lonely, being at home all day and never really seeing anyone besides my cat. I try to get out every day and stay in touch with our friends but it’s really hard. I miss my friends and lots of things about our life before, even though I wanted to move and wouldn’t necessarily want to move back to where we were living.

We’re only going to be here for 9 more months until the residency is over (it’s soooo expensive to live where we are so we wouldn’t stay even if we could), so I feel like I’m really stuck. I’m pretty introverted and it takes me a while to make friends, so I feel like trying to make new friends here isn’t worth it. I feel like looking for better jobs is a waste of time because I’ll just have to quit in a few months (though I have tried anyway with no success). I’m not making much money, not moving forward, and just feel like my whole life is a waste right now.

Any words of encouragement would be appreciated!