Break-up: The Ghosting Way?
You might be wondering that in this month of love, February, why am I writing about ‘break-up’? Let’s go by evidence—in a 2012 research paper by Collins, they analysed different break-up tactics. One major one is— avoidance , in which A reduces being in touch with B, in present and future—besides others, like confrontation or self-blame as ways of moving away. So, when a person avoids another by withdrawing to communicate in any way, it is called ghosting —like disappearing into thin air. Such behaviour isn’t new, and can be seen in romantic relationships, friendships, and even professional relationships. People are all there one moment, and just go missing, the next! Scary? The question arises that who might be a ghost in this case? And why do people leave others in a lurch? Anyone with avoidant attachment style, with its roots in childhood, often ditches others as they shirk from emotional closeness . Second, if one has been ghosted by other, they would in turn do the sam