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Summary:

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

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I Looking Back How We've Become the Friends We Are
• ch. 1 How Friendship Transforms Our Lives
• ch. 2 How Our Past Relationships Affect Our Present
• pt. II Looking Forward Practices to Make and Keep Friends
• ch. 3 Taking Initiative
• ch. 4 Expressing Vulnerability
• ch. 5 Pursuing Authenticity
• ch. 6 Harmonizing with Anger
• ch. 7 Offering Generosity
• ch. 8 Giving Affection.

Author/Creator:

Franco, Marisa G. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Platonic: how the science of attachment can help you make--and keep--friends [by Franco, M.G.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Platonic [by Franco, M.G.] (New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022] — ISBN 9780593331903; LCCN 2022019245)

Subjects:

Attachment behavior

Friendship

Interpersonal relations

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-301) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

HM1161 .F728 2022eb

ISBNs:

9780593331903 (electronic bk.)
0593331907 (electronic bk.)
9780593331897 [Invalid]
0593331893 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1346332480

Other Control Numbers:

3137497 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp303080589