Ghosting

M0nica, I agree, new term, same behaviour. No problem to my view.

It happens, Hammo. Don't worry. We won't ghost you because of it, lol!

To start your own discussion, click on "Relationships" above and then "Start a discussion." But I think this question would be better placed in the "Ask a gran" forum. So maybe, click on Gransnet forums above, then Ask a gran and then Start a discussion. Up to you.

Think in my ignorance of how to ask a question - I have inadvertently posted in the middle of a thread. Please forgive me, many apologies!!

Could I ask a bit of advice? What do you wear at a Spa Day? I've been having a difficult time recently and my daughter has booked a Spa Day for us both as a treat. What do older ladies wear/ do at these things?

Oh I have been 'ghosted' no idea at all why !!'

My other relationships always ended in a way where I was at least aware!

It is just a new word for something that has always existed, someone deciding for good reason, or no reason at all, to cut someone out of their life.

I suspect it has happened to most people at sometime or another, usually when a relationship ends.

How cruel that was of him, MissAdventure! I truly feel for you. And for your dd and gss, as well. (((Hugs)))

It is very cowardly but also a form of control and bullying.

Its how my fiance of six years chose to end our relationship
I had no idea, and had a couple of texts asking me if was ok, from friends. I didn't know they had seen his posts on Facebook (I dont use it) which was where he had chosen to announce that his heart was broken, etc etc.
It was just me he ghosted, it was my family, including my daughter, who was very close to him and loved him, and my two grandsons.
Its one of the most hurtful things that has ever happened to me.
A whole section of my life was pulled out from under me
My contact with his parents, whom I considered my in laws, I still have sporadic contact with his mum, but it has been really too difficult to put behind me.

That happened to me at age 14 at Nelson Grammar School and I never found out why!

Meant to say "pull away entirely."

Sometimes it might be a good idea for BOTH people to get some time away from each other. But I still think one needs to tell the other first if they plan to pull away.

DH did it to my sister and it took her 3 months+ to notice, speaks volumes about my family.

"What have we become a nation of ninnies....people encouraged to feel hard done by when some fool behaves badly. We are setting people up all the time to feel distraught/ aggreived/ upset for nothing at all."

Hear, hear, radical. Well said.

What have we become a nation of ninnies, that should never be in the newspapers and people encourage to feel hard done by when some fool behaves badly. We are setting people up all the time to feel distraught/ aggreived/ upset for nothing at all.

I am ashamed to be a grown up now we have brought all this nonsense on ourselves.

Think that happened to me with my gd, I upset her with something and did and she just blocked me, no text, phone calls or race book . So I have just left it, she will come round I expect near her birthday! It is deeply hurtful.

Surely there's nothing new about people falling out with friends and deciding not to see them any more? Texting/social media seems to give rise to many possibilities for new names for old behaviours!

Similar is the way some children with autism and other disabilities as treated in school. Maybe better to be ignored than trolled, neither nice

Had it done to me. Not nice.

Oh I C !!
Thanks x

Oh what stuff and nonsense very very immature and barely worth talking about just trying to sell newspapers

So the DM have managed to find 3 case histories.
Hardly a trend. Some people don't choose their friends wisely.

www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4520418/amp/Agony-GHOSTED-best-friend-drops-you.html
Here's the article

There is an article in the Daily Mail ( yes I know ?? ) about it today , some of it is quite sad to read , seems to be women friends doing it to other friends .