Are They Ghosting You?

We all know someone who has been ghosted or even did the ghosting. Over the years, ghosting has seemed to have gained in popularity as a way to just drop someone that we aren’t interested in anymore.

Ghosting is a way to suddenly and without reason end a relationship by ending all communication with them. Depending on the relationship, it could be leaving someone on read, unfriending and blocking them, or even ignoring and avoiding the person.

If you have been ghosted before, it can be a painful experience, especially if you thought the date or relationship was going well. Not knowing what happened and why they suddenly dropped you can be a rough feeling.

So why would someone choose to ghost?

Someone can choose ghosting for a lot of different reasons; there isn’t just one.

One of the most understandable reasons that someone may choose ghosting is for safety. They ghost because they are afraid of the confrontation or what could happen if they end it in person or over text. Ending relationships usually isn’t amicable; it is emotional, rough, and usually one-sided. So someone choosing to completely avoid any confrontation because of fear of retaliation or violence is understandable.

Another reason that someone may choose to ghost is because it is convenient. It requires no real…