Tech savvy people with antisocial personality disorder. What a bright future we have.

So it was an online relationship?

You realize you’re posting this on a social media platform don’t you? This is a tech centered website.

In the 80's everyone had answering machines and answering services that were used for the same purpose. I left the volume turned off on mine. Ghosting has been going on for a long time, it did not start with Millennials or Gen Z.

Worth saying again.

While I agree 100%, what does that have to do with the topic of ghosting?

Ghosting has been going on for a long time. It just seems more noticeable these days due to the increase in the number of communications. Years ago, you didn't really have time to call people every day, let alone multiple times per day. So when people faded that you hadn't talked to in a week or two, it didn't really get your attention. Now, if we text somebody and don't get a reply in minutes or call and don't get an answer, our response ranges from mild annoyance to full-on rage. We're immediately bent about it. You go from multiple texts a day, FB posts, and some calls to zero and the abruptness seems monumental.

Answer-as with the increased speed of everything else these days, so we've increased the speed of ghosting.

Yep, things have sped up. I remember exchanging letters with a girlfriend back in the 60’s. After a time of not hearing from her, I sent letters asking why. She finally responded and said she had quit writing to me because she got married. I guess that was ‘snail mail’ ghosting. And it appears that just maybe I wasn’t the #1 guy in her life. Ahhh, wimmin….

Nothing directly. However it does have some commonalities into the mindset of todays younger society!

BTW I have some...

That made me chuckle. In a reflective sorta way.

In the (early) '80's when we got married, the closest phone from where we lived was a pay phone outside the store a couple miles east. We quickly learned to take something to kill the fire ants because they'd cover you up while standing there. There wasn't any wire to connect a phone to for about 6 months until cable got buried, then we got a party line and almost joined the 20th century. Something like an answering machine wasn't even on our radar.

Good times. I'd go back and do it again in a heartbeat.

I agree 100%. I think if you decide to stop seeing someone, regardless of casual or more serious, you should do the mature thing and let them know with actual communication. I certainly wouldn't do that to a woman I was dating.

As far as age groups, it's not just the younger crowd that does it. I think they are probably the biggest offenders, but people in their 40's and 50's do it too.

Nothing more embarrassing than to be in your apartment with one girl while another was leaving a message.

For a hunting forum, there sure are a lot of dramatic topics with lots of complaints. I'm older than millennials and Gen Z, but there are plenty of posts from Boomers decrying how much better it used to be back in the good ol' days.

It’s still all the same. Only the terminology has changed.
Ring Ring Ring “please leave a message i will get back to you.” C’mon now, who hasn’t.

Very popular trend in business these days as well. Some can’t deal with confrontation good or bad and just go radio silent. People go back on their word and just disappear. It’s very frustrating to say the least.

Or even worse.....they quit buying.

That’s why it’s in the Off Topic section.

From a female standpoint I can say this, if I were 20 something and met some guy thought he was nice but turned out to be creepy last thing I want to do is meet him face to face and say no thank you, goodbye.
Too many creeps out there these days and too many guys , and gals, that will not take no for an answer.

Ghost away gals, probably safer for you in the long run.

You make a good point. I wonder how many members of this forum actually hunt.

Not many,

Not a big deal. Some women just can’t take a hint anyways.

Without more context, I’d be willing to wager that the person in the OP has been guilty of ghosting him/herself to varying degrees.

Also not sure I would make any forecasts based on whether or not someone participates in ghosting.

Would be easy to argue America’s future is dim based on the 34 trillion in debt that was authorized by, if I’m not mistaken, the baby boomers.

Which is worse? Ghosting someone or burdening future generations with high debt?

Not picking a fight here, just pointing out that no one is perfect.