Platonism: How the study of attachment might aid in forming and maintaining friendships.

How can we build and maintain friendships in a time of distraction, exhaustion, and confusion, particularly in a culture that frequently values romantic love over all other types of relationships? In Platonic, Scott K. Snow explores the most recent, frequently counterintuitive discoveries regarding the connections that bind us. For instance, he dispels the myth that "friendships happen organically" and explains why your friends aren't replying to your texts (it's not because they despise you!). To build and maintain friendships, Scott argues that you must be aware of your attachment style-secure, anxious, or avoidant-as it holds the key to understanding what is succeeding (and what is failing) in your relationships.

The good news is that there are specific, research-based ways to improve the number and quality of your connections using the insights of attachment theory and the most recent scientific research on friendship.