Texification: The root of my struggles?

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I often wonder if the root of my struggles is the “Texification” of the people in my state. I live in Central Texas (Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area) and people here tend to talk very loudly, speed their vehicles like they are racing, have their stereos on full blast, eat huge amounts of food, drink gallons of beer, smoke cigarettes until the air in the area stinks, urinate on the ground (More so men than women), and punch those who disagree with them.

Women who are “Texified” tend to want men who are aggressive, say they are Christian even if they don’t truly follow the tenants of Christianity, and only do things that are “manly” such as the aforementioned behavior above as well as shoot innocent animals for fun. It doesn’t matter what racial or ethnic group though it’s less so with Indian and Middle Eastern women but the former tend to have arranged marriages due to them being predominantly Hindu and the latter are predominantly Muslim as well as marry early. I also didn’t get to go to a city public school. I was made to go to a Baptist Christian private school and later a public school that was out in the sticks.

I don’t know how I myself didn’t become “Texified” despite living here all my life. I know there are some women here who aren’t but they are in the extreme minority and they tend to have boyfriends or husbands already. Did I permanently fall through the cracks?

Get out! As I've told you before, I grew up in the same area and hated it. I didn't manage to find my own way till I left and never looked back. And, despite my oddities, people in some other places were a lot more accepting of me, too. Big, international cities tend to be a lot more forgiving of weirdness and difference, especially if you have some talent or ability. Foreign international cities are even better, because people expect foreigners to be different.

I know what your talking about Marknis. I'm not from Texas but I lived in a neighboring state, Louisiana till I was 28. Both my exes were from Texas but they were different from lots of women there. You might have better luck in a bigger city there, maybe moreso if there's a big college there. Benjamin the Donkey has a point. Things might be better if you could get out of there. I know that can be much easier said than done thou. I had to do the LDR relationship thing with my current girlfriend before I was able to get away from Louisiana. I think Vermont is about as far as I can get from Louisiana without leaving the country but I s#ck with map stuff so I could be wrong. Things are NOT perfect here either but are a lot better in some ways. I don't feel trapped here like I had felt being forced to live with my parents due to no other options. My girlfriend actually relates a bit cuz she grew up in probably the most conservative town in the state. She hated living there & had always wished that her parents woulda moved out of there. When she was in middle school she stayed in a nearby town briefly & it felt like a night & day difference to her. People were much nicer.

BTW When I read Texification in the tittle, I thought you were talking about text messaging I was wondering what text messaging had to do with your struggles

I am a curious mix where I live because there is a drinking culture here where people go from pubs to pubs and nightclubs etc and I don't go to any of them. The only rare time I will go in a pub is for a meal at lunchtimes if I know there is good food, or at weddings etc but it is rare.

So I am considered a bit wierd because I do not mix too much with others in the same way that others do.

Would anyone be sad if I went through life and never found a loved one to spend it with?