I'm 26, going 27 next year, and I see all my friends getting married, doing well in their work, but I feel like I haven't really grown up. Is it normal to feel so lost and behind?

I also feel like this sometime, but everyone live in their own time frame. I think I should not compare with other lives.

Smell the roadside roses, be in the present, and have a gratitute diary. Dont spiral into the negatives.

I think it's important not to tag yourself to a timeline.

I did a huge career switch when I was 34 after working 14 years in the same place.

I got married at 40 and am happily married cos I married the right person and not just because I NEEDED to get married at 26.

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Take it easy, do things at your own time.

I have a friend who passed away at 35yo leaving behind a successful career, a wife and a beautiful kid.

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I also have a friend who is 40yo / single and just got retrenched. Now he is undergoing mid-career change path provided by wsg.

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Another friend who is running a successful business but not in talking term with his wife and most likley they will file for divorce soon. He is fat and leading a very unhealthy lifestyle (drink, smoke, overeat, irregular sleeping habit etc).

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My point is...as you grow old, you will realized that you have no one to prove to except your own family (your loved ones). Focus on your self-achievements and you run your own race. Cheers!