Hey yall, how do you manage feeling lonely and isolated bc of doing OF?

I started last year when I was 19 and my life completely changed, I went from being a (normal) broke college student to being able to buy a house. Don’t get me wrong I’m so SO grateful that I was able to achieve this in less than 1 year of online SW, but this also added a whole new layer of alienation with my friends. I’m pretty open with what I do and all my friends are so supportive, but when I share things with them I can tell they don’t quite “get it”. They believe the OF life is all glitz and glamor, but don’t see the BTS of long shoot days, admin work, sometimes scary situations we encounter and how hard it is to reply to everyone when you wake up a bit blue/low social battery. Then there’s the financial aspect of it, I’m able to afford the nice dinners, spa visits and trips I’ve always wanted but I usually end up doing them alone since they can’t afford it :( ofc I love to treat my friends to gorgeous dinners and cover the biggest vacation expenses but there’s a limit to which most people can accept their friend paying for them. I also understand this as I’d be uncomfortable accepting after a certain extent. I would really like to have someone to share those moments with, but realistically I’ll have to wait a while until all my friends have “grown up” jobs providing the same disposable income.

I come from a middle class family and I always imagined that the day my bank account exploded I would feel the most happiness and life satisfaction, and I found out the hard way that’s not true. I love my job and the freedom it gives me, but every day I realize more and more how much I idolized the glitz, glamour and $$$ of this lifestyle. I’m still pursuing my studies, doing well in my long time competitive sport and have plenty of time to see friends/family and do what I please, but it still feels a bit empty even tho I’d say I’m pretty happy most days. Not even sure what I’m trying to say with this, just hope there’s someone here that can relate and offer some advice 💗