I don't know about everyone, but being in grad school for ages 23–30 (or thereabouts) definitely made my 20s have a different character than my undergrad and teenage years. It transformed my social circles into almost entirely academic-based ones.
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I don't know where you are in the "process" but grad school is in some ways great because you are hunkered down for awhile, can meet a lot of people, develop deep intellectual connections, etc., but then at the end everyone scatters, which is rough.
If you're lucky, you scatter too, and then have to start all over again with the making of friends, etc. If you do postdocs, etc., then you add more scatterings. I know a lot of people who I like, but unless you live near them it's hard to keep connected. Takes a lot of work.
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I have 2-3 people from grad school + previous I try to keep a connection to that is more than "social media + see them once a year at a conference" but it's tough. Living in a "hub" city area helps some, because it's one of those places where people cycle in and out periodically.
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