Ghosting, orbiting, Draking yes, like the rapper are new digital-age relationship phrases redefining how we fall in and out of love. We long for the days of a good old-fashioned, in-person dumping, but social media and smartphones have changed the way we court. Ghosting is the act of abruptly — and seemingly without reason — stopping all communication within a romantic relationship that has built momentum. The ghoster withdraws, ignoring the other person and ceasing all contact.

Some psychologists believe ghosting is a form of emotional cruelty and deepens feelings of abandonment and desertion. Just break up with someone the right way.

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With their swiping left and swiping right, millennials own the dating scene today. And just like the Eskimos who have 50 words for snow, they have invented dozens of words for how to communicate about the topic. Note: This list was compiled from conversations with people in their 20s and 30s many related to me , studies by dating sites, as well as research through articles and modern references such as Urban Dictionary.

Let us know if you have something to add! I am confident, therefore, that I am not a victim or would I be the perpetrator? Similar but different from benching. So you prepare for the blow aka the breakup by flirting with other people. In 20th-century terms, this is the playboy who likes the thrill of the chase but is no longer interested once he or she has caught you — that is, once you have agreed to a date. Not a new term, generally speaking.

Simply put — disappearing, but with a little twist. A bit like ghosting, but in slo-mo. The slow fader first becomes less responsive to texts and calls, starts canceling plans, and eventually stops making new plans. The person lets you know they are going to disappear. Which essentially means they break up with you, just not in person.