**Ghosting 👻 (cutting off communication without explanation) can lead to emotional pain on par with being explicitly rejected. Unlike direct rejection, ghosting leaves people clinging to emotional ties ❤️ and pursuing contact, and the ambiguous nature of ghosting can prolong distress and impede closure.**
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Psychologists simulate ghosting—and reveal why it’s so damaging
A new study provides causal evidence that ghosting inflicts emotional harm comparable to direct rejection. But ghosted individuals experienced more lingering attachment and uncertainty, suggesting this silent breakup strategy may prolong distress and complicate…
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