Any new technology created for the purpose of human connection also creates an opportunity for novel forms of missed connection: the envelope returned to sender, the unanswered phone call, the forlorn ...

The act of ghosting sexual and romantic partners has become shockingly common. While it may be necessary to ghost someone in some cases, or there may be a mutual ghost situation, more often than not, ...

The why behind it is pretty self-explanatory: karma, decency, kindness…it’s just nice, okay? Sending a rejection text rather than just vanishing off into thin air is quick, easy, and mature. Is it a ...

Photo-illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Harold M. Lambert. But perhaps ghosting—or being ghosted—doesn’t need to be so upsetting. I recall a text I received at the end of the ...