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Platonic Love

Making, deepening, and maintaining friendship

Anxiety
5 Affirmations to Overcome Social Anxiety

Marisa G. Franco Ph.D. on April 17, 2024

Making new friends while working through feelings of social anxiety is hard. These affirmations can help you navigate these feelings and make new connections.

Making new friends while working through feelings of social anxiety is hard. These affirmations can help you navigate these feelings and make new connections.

Relationships
Platonic Life Partnerships Unveiled

Marisa G. Franco Ph.D. on February 5, 2024

Discover the history of Platonic life partnerships and how reintroducing this concept to our modern friendships can give us freedom to structure our lives as we'd want them to be.

Discover the history of Platonic life partnerships and how reintroducing this concept to our modern friendships can give us freedom to structure our lives as we'd want them to be.

Friends
The Importance of Lingering in a Friendship

Marisa G. Franco Ph.D. on January 5, 2024

Many people want to deepen their friendships but don't know how to do so. As it turns out, lingering with a friend provides the opportunity to do just that.

Many people want to deepen their friendships but don't know how to do so. As it turns out, lingering with a friend provides the opportunity to do just that.

Friends
When to End a One-Sided Friendship

Marisa G. Franco Ph.D. on September 29, 2023

One-sided friendships can feel confusing. Do you keep reaching out or do you move on? How do you decide? Based on the research, here’s how to make your choice.

One-sided friendships can feel confusing. Do you keep reaching out or do you move on? How do you decide? Based on the research, here’s how to make your choice.

Friends
The Science of Conflict

Marisa G. Franco Ph.D. on May 25, 2023

Conflict between friends is not easy, and many of us prefer to avoid it, but research shows that conflicts can be good or bad depending on their characteristics.

Conflict between friends is not easy, and many of us prefer to avoid it, but research shows that conflicts can be good or bad depending on their characteristics.