With the amount of social interaction everyone does on a daily basis, it’s so easy to ignore the simple messages that one can randomly come across in one’s private messages. These may be both intentional and unintentional. Ghosting is a term which refers to “the act of “disappearing” from someone’s life, ceasing all contact with that person without any explanation and typically ignoring any contact attempts.”
This term can be used in many different types of situations, but it’s more commonly thought of in the context of modern dating. To put it into perspective, there are, more often than not, matches that have very different expectations of each other. Some people are looking for long-term serious relationships, but others simply want short-term flings where they can gather experience. This leads to either party ghosting one another, when their intentions become more clear.
Question is: would ghosting be considered wrong or has it become a norm that our generation’s come to accept? Jonathan Bennett, relationship and dating expert at Double Trust Dating, mentioned that “There are times ghosting isn’t rude and some circumstances might even require ghosting for one’s safety”. However, it might be more wrong than right to ghost someone who’s genuinely seeking to interact with you humanely.
GenDigital Says
Trust your instinct when it comes to socially interacting with people online. If any messages ever makes you self-conscious, uncomfortable or any sort of negative feelings, feel free to do whatever makes you feel validated or at ease.
Sources
https://www.bustle.com/p/is-ghosting-ever-ok-11-people-who-support-the-disappearing-act-18711975