Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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."--Amazon.

"Is understanding the science of attachment the key to building lasting friendships and finding "your people" in an ever-more-fragmented world?"--