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Understanding Why You‘ve Been Ghosted (2024)

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Rejection stings, especially when you have no idea what went wrong. So, we polled experts on the most common reasons for ghosting.

Breadcrumbing. Benching. The slow fade. These days, there’s more than one way that people signal their disinterest in someone they’re dating or talking to. But perhaps the most painful of all? Ghosting.

Maybe you felt sure there was a spark between you two, or they showered you with attention and affection, and now all you hear is crickets.

While ghosting may hurt (a lot), it doesn’t have to leave you powerless.