My brother lives in Austin and he said it’s hard to date because of his conservative views BUT there are normal people there. And when you find them, they will love you. Lol Another promising factor is that UT is there, and a lot of people that have been or currently attending are very middle of the road on views. Outside regions of Austin are also conservative.

Also, for me, I generally give people a bit of a chance and slooooowly drip my views. There’s a lot of people in the past 2 years I’ve met that I keep at arms length and I’m on the fence about. I’m cordial and will hang out but if our friendships fall out, I’m okay with it.