Mark Travers Ph.D. on October 29, 2022 in Social Instincts

Researchers found all positives and no negatives associated with dating text originality.

Mark Travers Ph.D. on October 6, 2022 in Social Instincts

All breakups affect us deeply. Being ghosted is especially trying.

Mark Travers Ph.D. on October 4, 2022 in Social Instincts

There are good and bad ways to end a relationship. Here's a look at the bad.

Val Walker MS on September 16, 2022 in 400 Friends but Who Can I Call?

Research on ghosting has greatly increased over the past three years. The trends are becoming clearer—and it's time to bust a few myths.

Dan Mager MSW on August 31, 2022 in Some Assembly Required

Although ghosting has received considerable attention in the media, there has been limited empirical research on it and its potential effects on mental health.

Craig Harper Ph.D. on June 26, 2022 in Articles of Heterodoxy

New research seeks to properly define this term.

Val Walker MS on June 21, 2022 in 400 Friends but Who Can I Call?

Being ghosted can leave us with an ambiguous sense of loss that is often dismissed by others. A friend can listen and validate reactions to this inexplicable, unresolvable grief.

Jeremy Nicholson M.S.W., Ph.D. on June 13, 2022 in The Attraction Doctor

Why do people choose to cut off contact and "ghost" during dating interactions? How can you see it coming? What can you do about it? Research has the answers.

Preston Ni M.S.B.A. on June 8, 2022 in Communication Success

Semi-ghosting often contains elements of passive aggression, narcissism, and breadcrumbing.

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on May 23, 2022 in Meet, Catch, and Keep

When you want out of a relationship, which breakup strategies have the best outcomes?

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on May 11, 2022 in I Hear You

Have you ever felt like someone you've met online was leading you on by texting you just often enough to keep you interested?

Leon F Seltzer PhD on May 11, 2022 in Evolution of the Self

Anxiety stemming from your past, however out-of-date, can compel you to avoid what you'd be much wiser to confront.

Nuala Walsh on April 23, 2022 in Decisions That Matter

Busy? Overloaded? Guilty of occasional ghosting? This practice has more professional and psychological ramifications than you realize.

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on March 13, 2022 in Fixing Families

None of us are immune to feelings of rejection but some of us are particularly sensitive to it. Tips on what to do to cope.

Fern Schumer Chapman on February 22, 2022 in Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

Did a sibling cut you off? Estrangements can be ambiguous, and some wonder if a brother or sister is controlling the thermostat of intimacy in their sibling relationship.

Fern Schumer Chapman on February 11, 2022 in Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

Stigma, alienation, and silence create fertile ground for misperceptions about sibling estrangement.

Fern Schumer Chapman on January 3, 2022 in Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

Does my estranged sibling care if I live or die? The pandemic unmasks the true feelings of those who have cut themselves off from family members.

Caitlin Cantor LCSW, CST, CGT on December 12, 2021 in Modern Sex

First dates don’t mean much and don’t tell you much. Find out why and stop putting so much pressure on first dates.

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on November 29, 2021 in Meet, Catch, and Keep

Have you ever been ghosted? Here are the reasons why people ghost and how personality might predict views on ghosting.

Val Walker MS on October 28, 2021 in 400 Friends but Who Can I Call?

In times of uncertainty, broken commitments, and erratic behaviors, we need people who live with integrity. When we've been ghosted, we can heal by reclaiming our own integrity.

Benjamin Cheyette M.D. on October 11, 2021 in Healthy Prescriptions

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Understanding the psychological principles behind bullying—and being bullied—could lead to prevention.

Isadora Alman MFT, CST on September 13, 2021 in Sex & Sociability

Ending a relationship requires reasons. They need not be bluntly truthful if the blunt truth will cause unnecessary hurt.

Grant Hilary Brenner MD, DFAPA on July 26, 2021 in ExperiMentations

New data on how bullying, ghosting, and cancel culture affect younger people in the workplace offers useful suggestions for constructive avenues for change.

Bonnie Zucker Ph.D. on June 30, 2021 in Liberate Yourself

Ghosting can negatively impact both the person being ghosted, as well as the person doing it. Ending a relationship directly will benefit both parties.

Jennice Vilhauer Ph.D. on June 27, 2021 in Living Forward

Ghosting is mean, but the slow fade is a prolonged form of gaslighting that can harm someone's future relationships.

Jane Adams Ph.D. on June 22, 2021 in Between the Lines

Not every extended separation between parents and grown kids is "estrangement." But when they've moved on as well as out, the parents have to find ways to deal with the pain.

Peg Streep on June 16, 2021 in Tech Support

Some relationships peter out while others go up in flames but if all of your relationships die a quick death, it may be time to take a closer look at why.

Val Walker MS on May 17, 2021 in 400 Friends but Who Can I Call?

Disappearing acts and being strung along are normalized in our relationships as well as careers. Here is an introduction to some new terms in the lexicon of noncommittal behaviors.

Sean Grover L.C.S.W. on April 5, 2021 in When Kids Call the Shots

Five ways to break the "ghosting" habit.

Amie M. Gordon, Ph.D. on March 29, 2021 in Between You and Me

Should you believe in soul mates? If you do, does it matter?