Good evening everyone. So, unfortunately I was born and raised in the Southeastern U.S. With that said, I didn't grow up in the same town for my entire upbringing. Based on my observations, it seems as if a lot of Southern people in the U.S. tend to marry someone that they grew up with and knew from their childhood. I grew up in Eastern TN and Northern AL and observed this phenomenon play out time and time again. Well, since I didn't grow up in the same town I was and am basically an outcast. Since getting out of the military in the mid 2000s, I lived in Colorado Springs and observed the same phenomenon there also. Everyone marries their hometown/high school sweetheart. So, here I am 37, never married, no kids of my own, and am a complete loner in society. With all of this in mind, am I delusional in my observations or is there in fact some truth to my interpretations?