Exclusive | Lonely New Yorkers seeking friends are turning to paid platonic matchmaking services — with mixed results

Exclusive | Lonely New Yorkers seeking friends are turning to paid platonic matchmaking services — with mixed results

Everything costs money in today’s NYC — even making a friend. Every day, from packed subway cars to pedestrian-choked sidewalks, go-go Gothamites are surrounded by millions of other people wondering how to find more meaningful friendships — forever a challenge in this fast-paced city, and now even more so in the smartphone-obsessed modern age. To bridge (and … Read more

Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey share their platonic PDA with neck-bite pic

Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey share their platonic PDA with neck-bite pic

Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey’s friendship will never go extinct. The “Jurassic World Rebirth” stars packed on their platonic PDA in a cheeky photo on Instagram. In the Instagram post shared on Monday, Bailey, 37, playfully posed as if he were biting Johansson’s neck. Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey on Instagram. jbayleaf/Instagram The shot was … Read more

How Seth Rogen had Luke Macfarlane’s back on ‘Platonic’ set: ‘He’s got integrity’

How Seth Rogen had Luke Macfarlane’s back on ‘Platonic’ set: ‘He’s got integrity’

In this studio, Seth Rogen treats his actors with the utmost respect. Since starring in the Apple TV+ show “Platonic,” Luke Macfarlane has gotten to know the “Knocked Up” star, 43, on a personal level. In fact, amid Season 2 of the rom-com series, the “Bros” actor, 45, is reflecting on one moment in their … Read more

How Seth Rogen pulled double duty with ‘The Studio’ and ‘Platonic’: ‘Hard work pays off’

How Seth Rogen pulled double duty with ‘The Studio’ and ‘Platonic’: ‘Hard work pays off’

Seth Rogen doesn’t take his job lightly. The star, 43, was so invested in both of his Apple TV+ shows that he pulled double duty while filming.  Rogen currently stars as Matt Remick in the Emmy-nominated dark comedy, “The Studio,” and also portrays Will on the dramedy series, “Platonic.” Luke Macfarlane attends the Season 2 premiere of … Read more

Dear Abby: My best friend keeps kissing and sleeping with me and saying it’s platonic

Dear Abby: My best friend keeps kissing and sleeping with me and saying it’s platonic

DEAR ABBY: My “best friend,” as he has labeled our relationship, moved in with me eight months ago. He claims to have no romantic feelings for me. Despite this, he sleeps in my bed next to me and kisses me. (He claims to be asleep when he does it and says he doesn’t remember it … Read more

We are ‘platonic soulmates’ who share a bed — we don’t care if people think we’re weird

We are ‘platonic soulmates’ who share a bed — we don’t care if people think we’re weird

Who needs a man in your bed when you have a bestie to cuddle? Estella Kyriacou and Imogen Clarke, both 25, have gone from Bumble BFF to living together and sharing a bed in just seven weeks — they’re sleeping together without sleeping together. The two single Londoners have declared themselves “platonic soulmates…because we feel … Read more

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne shine as ‘just friends’ in new comedy ‘Platonic’

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne shine as ‘just friends’ in new comedy ‘Platonic’

“Platonic” plays like a modern rendition of “When Harry Met Sally” … almost. The catch here is that, unlike the 1989 romcom movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the main protagonists in “Platonic,” played by Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, don’t end up together — they really are just friends. The half hour Apple … Read more

I moved in with my ‘platonic soul mate’ after divorce — you don’t need men

I moved in with my ‘platonic soul mate’ after divorce — you don’t need men

If a good man is hard to find, stop looking. Best friends Marissa Baker, 30, and Patty Kulak, 27, say they’re “platonic sou lmates,” insisting they “don’t need a man to be happy.” The pair, from Naples, Florida, met at Baker’s birthday party on New Year’s Day 2021 — when she noticed that Kulak seemed … Read more