“Friendship is the purest love.”

Research shows that female friendships can have many benefits for women's physical and mental health, including: 

Improved mood:

Social interactions with women can increase serotonin and oxytocin, which can improve mood and overall health. 

Reduced stress:

Female friendships can help women manage stress and anxiety. 

Increased self-worth:

Supportive friendships can promote feelings of self-worth and empowerment. 

Longer life expectancy:

Women with good female friendships may live longer than those without. 

Data and Research show that women with strong female friendships live longer, happier, healthier and more successful lives.

Researchers think the hormone oxytocin is, for women especially, the elixir of friendship and, by extension, health.

Supportive friendships, which are characterized by intimacy, nurturance, loyalty, and prosocial behaviors, are associated with heightened psychological and physical well-being.