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A review by jessie_cobb
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends by Marisa G. Franco, Marisa G. Franco
5.0
“Friendship, then, is a rediscovery of an ancient truth we’ve long buried: it takes an entire community for us to feel whole.”
In our modern society that has leaned so heavily into rugged individualism, romantic relationships, and the family unit - friendship has not only been undervalued, but has also become a bit of a lost art.
Marissa G. Franco, a psychologist who studies friendship, confirms that it IS hard to make friends as an adult, but also how valuable friendship is to our lives from a physical, mental, and societal perspective.
Throughout Platonic, Franco demystifies the art of friendship by examining how the attachment styles we develop in childhood play out in adult connections and showing how intention, generosity, anger, and affection can grow our friendships.
Franco’s writing is not only well-researched, but is also accesible for the average reader: and art in and of itself for nonfiction like this.
I grabbed this book after hearing the author speak on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, and received so much clarity and affirmation while reading it. I highly recommend to anyone who’s ever wondered “why the hell is it so hard to make friends as an adult”.
In our modern society that has leaned so heavily into rugged individualism, romantic relationships, and the family unit - friendship has not only been undervalued, but has also become a bit of a lost art.
Marissa G. Franco, a psychologist who studies friendship, confirms that it IS hard to make friends as an adult, but also how valuable friendship is to our lives from a physical, mental, and societal perspective.
Throughout Platonic, Franco demystifies the art of friendship by examining how the attachment styles we develop in childhood play out in adult connections and showing how intention, generosity, anger, and affection can grow our friendships.
Franco’s writing is not only well-researched, but is also accesible for the average reader: and art in and of itself for nonfiction like this.
I grabbed this book after hearing the author speak on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, and received so much clarity and affirmation while reading it. I highly recommend to anyone who’s ever wondered “why the hell is it so hard to make friends as an adult”.