Take a deeper look
Here are some useful links if you’d like to explore friendships further.
Active Listening Techniques—using empathy and reflection to connect to how your friends feel
The Benefits of Active Listening
The Other Significant Others—understanding that friends are important and that romantic relationships shouldn't crowd out friendships
Platonic—How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends
How to connect—The Mental Wealth Project:
The Good Life—Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness