As a species, we crave closure. Any relationship requires us to put partial trust in another person that they will treat us well and respect our best interests. So when we are rejected in such a callous way, we don't have any sense of how to react because well they've kind of given us nothing to work with. This has absolutely nothing to do with you even if you saw it coming, even if the date was a little bit awkward, you still deserve an answer,. That's just a genuine level of human respect.
Today we're discussing the increasing prevalence of ghosting in modern dating. The use of dating apps has created a sense of choice overload, whilst social media has simultaneously allowed us a sense of online anonymity and diminished our ability to communicate, resulting in a rise in ghosting. Being ghosted can leave us craving emotional closure and feeling a sense of rejection. However, there are a number of psychological motivations behind why people ghost us, including emotional unavailability, emotional intelligence, the Dark Triad of narcissism, psychopathy and machiavellianism, but also people pleasing tendencies and convenience. We explore all of these reasons and more, as well as the best response to being ghosted and how we can provide ourselves with the psychological closure and answers we need. Listen now.
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