Are you currently seeing someone where the communication seems to have dried up? Maybe you’re not even seeing each other but have been chatting to each other. It may feel a bit strange when the conversation comes to an absolute halt and it becomes clear that the ‘relationship’ (if you can call it that) is over. It may be obvious to you that their enthusiasm dwindled. However, if you were equally unenthusiastic about continuing the dialogue, what do you call this? Is it ghosting if neither person texts?
What is considered ‘ghosting’?
Ghosting is when one person cuts off all communication (e.g. texting, phone calls, comments on social media) in order to end the relationship. When one person ghosts, they are essentially breaking up with the other person. Usually during a breakup, one person will tell the other person that they want to end the relationship and explain why.
Ghosting = one person breaking up with the other person
When it comes to ghosting, the ghoster is taking the easy way out. They are not bothered to have any face-to-face conversation. The ghoster does not inform the other person that they no longer wish to see them anymore. Instead, they simply fail to reply messages or pick up phone calls. The other person then has to figure out that the relationship is over. They have zero opportunity to ask questions about what happened.
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When neither person texts, it’s fizzling not ghosting
In a situation where neither person texts, there is a mutual lack of interest in continuing the relationship. Common reasons for this include:
- Both people feeling like they don’t have much in common
- Having a disagreement
- Not feeling any chemistry
- Both people being too busy and putting little effort into the relationship
‘Fizzling’, as the name suggests, is when the interest between two people fizzles out. ‘Fizzling’ is a more accurate way of describing the situation in which neither person texts. The relationship ends naturally as the communication dries up. Both people are ok with letting the relationship go. On the other hand, ghosting is when one person initiates ending the relationship by going silent on the other person. This often hurts and takes the other person by surprise as they have essentially been dumped without explanation.
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