Four weeks, three binge-watched dramas and plans to spontaneously weekend in Cancun later, his last text said "cool" and then nothing. Aimee tried not to read too much into it because her yoga mates shared their frustration over similar shenanigans, but how much time spent can justify feelings for someone? How many In-N-Out shakes and trivia Tuesday's does it take before we can stop behaving like emotionless sociopaths prepared to never see or hear from them again, seemingly at random?
Unfortunately ghosting is a two-sided coin, where a false detection of character may be as much to blame as disrespectful goodbyes. Texting someone your perfectly garnished omelet and twelve shockingly specific emojis can suspend the illusion that a relationship exists when really he can't remember your name. Is Verizon truly the bar for deciding how close you are to someone?
Most haunted ends to promising partnerships stem from their electronic origins. Bumbling across your dream date in a bathroom stall is rarely an isolated occurrence no matter how romantic it may seem. Just as you've matched with multiples, so she has too. Just as you've commented on her hometown of Seattle only to be reminded she's from Maine, she's done the same for another one of her matches. The shotgun approach to courting ensures nothing can be personal until it exists offline. If your interest disappears into cyberspace he was always a ghost, but transparency is easily masked through text.
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