I have lived in Arkansas my entire life. I have never met a girl that was not religious. I have always tried to put myself out there but I have no interest in redneck hobbies so I never go anywhere. Politically I am best described as neutral, its all out of our control and in the hands of social elitists that only care about , not the country.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is knowing there are others out there that think like I do, I just have no idea how to meet them. Most end up finding their way through various social circles. I have none.

Yes. When most of the women in this region are looking for a "good Christian man" it feels pretty lonely. I've met very few who don't believe in this area. When I talk about trying to meet someone who shares my views, and interests my co-workers tell me I should go to church to find someone. I would almost do that if I didn't think it would be so disingenuous.

Yeah. I say "I'm not Christian" and they react as if I said I wasn't human.

I'm a transplant in AR too. The culture here seems like a taxonomy of reactionaries itchin' to react and blue dots feeling blue, but existing with good higher ed, food, healthcare, and water.

I would suggest that there is room for and the need for both liberal and secular thought in AR.

It's was kinda lonely until I started looking around then it seemed like they were everywhere.

Kitty!

Yes indeed! This place (Vicksburg) is a backward haven.

Kinda. But I like it here. There are a lot of people, I guess, I just don’t like most of them.