Instant New York Times bestseller Is understanding the science of attachment the key to
building lasting friendships and finding your people in an ever-more-fragmented world? How do
we make and keep friends in an era of distraction burnout and chaos especially in a society
that often prizes romantic love at the expense of other relationships? In Platonic Dr. Marisa
G. Franco unpacks the latest often counterintuitive findings about the bonds between us for
example why your friends aren t texting you back (it s not because they hate you!) and the
myth of friendships happening organically (making friends like cultivating any relationship
requires effort!). As Dr. Franco explains to make and keep friends you must understand your
attachment style secure anxious or avoidant: it is the key to unlocking what s working (and
what s failing) in your friendships. Making new friends and deepening longstanding
relationships is possible at any age in fact it s essential. The good news: there are
specific research-based ways to improve the number and quality of your connections using the
insights of attachment theory and the latest scientific research on friendship. Platonic
provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong lasting connections with others
and for becoming our happiest most fulfilled selves in the process.
