Dating, Decoded:

Ghosting

What is ghosting? Why someone disappears without explanation, explained.

Ghosting is cutting off all contact with someone with zero explanation — no breakup text, no "it's not you," just silence. It's one of the most common (and most confusing) ways dating ends, precisely because it never actually ends with clarity. If someone ghosts you, it's tempting to look for a reason, but the absence of an explanation is usually the only explanation you're going to get.

See: Submarining, Zombieing, Orbiting, Curving