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Relationships
“I thought ghosters were awful people – until I started doing it”
By Bec Oakes
2 months ago
4 min read
Writer Bec Oakes always believed that ghosting was cruel and cowardly, and that ghosters simply don’t care about the people they leave behind. But then she felt compelled to go silent on a man, and it tore her apart. So why do some of us ghost, even when we feel terrible about it? And how can we break the habit?
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