I am a few years off from finding and moving to a job, but I'm afraid of exactly this. I have trouble meeting new people unless it's facilitated by a mutual friend; I rely very heavily on triadic closure to make new friends. And I need social interaction a lot. I don't think I could handle moving alone to a place where I don't know anybody. Maybe I would force myself to become more outgoing and to learn how to meet new people unfacilitatedly, but what if I couldn't manage it? I hope you find your way to somewhere more suitable soon. Good luck, Butterfly.
Thanks ike. If, for whatever reason, you do end up in a situation I'm sure you've noticed that people at Hubski are a caring lot, and you could take just about anything from this thread to help you out. It's really a hit-or-miss. You could end up surrounded by people that have similar interests, or not even close.