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Ghosting - rude or the only way?

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pascal30 Tue 02-Jul-24 15:34:38

Or you could thank her for the friendship she gave you during the covid period and say that you valued her emails but now you don't think you wish to continue.. . I would not ghost her, just be honest..

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Theexwife Tue 02-Jul-24 13:35:15

I would do it gradually, dont reply to every email until it fades to none.The same in real life where you just see people lesss and less until it eventually goes down to nothing.

If you stop abruptly she may think you have died and try to find you via other people you may have mentioned.

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Sidelined Tue 02-Jul-24 13:23:05

This links to the 'people who only talk about themselves' thread - before covid I made a forum friend elsewhere. We shared a hobby and during covid we chatted often and it was good fun. Several years on it's no longer fun. The emails are almost daily and have settled down to recounting her family's comings and goings, holidays, successes etc. There's the odd 'how about you?' thrown in but as I don't have an equivalent life I'm not really interested and don't have anything useful to add. At least I assume that as nothing I write about gets picked up in her reply. I feel we've run our course and would like to stop the messages. I know the youngsters ghost people on social media (ignore and/or block people) but it seems very rude to me but what's the alternative? Any suggestions?

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