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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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.
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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