I would like to add some nuance to what people already said.
For "aimer" you can also use it with family or pets. If you say to your mother/brother/children "Je t'aime/vous aime", it means that you truly care about them.
You can use it for friends by adding "bien" : "Je t'aime bien !" means you appreciate someone as a friend.
When someone say "j't'aime" or "j't'adore" it's familiar. In SMS language, you can also see it written that way : JTM (je t'aime) JTD (je t'adore).
To "adorer" is something stronger than to "aimer bien" for a friend, if they say "je t'adore !" to a friend, it's because this friend/person has just made something amazing, like solving a problem of them. We can also say " tu sais que je t'adore, toi ?"