What to do when you feel that you don't really fit in with your group of friends

[Jacketpotato65]

My friendship group from school has all followed a very similar trajectory. Graduate, all in the same company for 5+ years now, all moved into senior roles, met a man a couple of years older who's got a well-paid job , married late 20s/early 30s, mortgage, have a baby or TTC at 30/31.
I'm not doing any of these things and sometimes feel a bit of an outlier. I'm happy with what I'm doing, happy with the money I make and I actually have my first ever management Interview next week.
I met one the other week and just feel like we live in another world. She owns a car worth over 50k, I can't relate to her in any shape or form.
As I said I'm happy with my life, I felt ashamed for a while but I've built confidence.
Do you find this with friends? When they talk about mortgage rates, renovating the house, childcare etc I just can't relate.
Should I just look to meet more similar people?

The car thing is just one example, I can't fathom why anyone would need to spend that much on a car, but I know all of my friends earn a lot more than me

Definitely time to expand your friendship group, you're right it's clear. I've picked up friends (and have friends both older and younger) as I've gone along through life but I've not experienced so many friends doing things at similar times, sounds dull!

What did you decide to do?

I personally am bored of hearing about other peoples babies, children, finances, dependents, holiday plans, partners... I can bare it in small doses. I can relate to it all but I'm just not engrossed in every detail. I keep up this particular outer circle friendship group because they are friends and good kind people. I guess what I am saying is you can feel like an outlier even when you have many things in common.

They sound remarkably boring, OP. Or is your issue that you’d secretly like to be on a similar trajectory? When I was in my early 30s, I had just finished my doctorate and was tutoring on a film set in Mexico with my boyfriend, then I lived on an otherwise uninhabited island for a year. I’m not even interested in my own house renovations, and surely no one is interested in mortgages? Are they just bores?