Apparently this is all the rage, leaving people on the read. With the pandemic easing up, you'd think people wouldn't want to ghost anyone these days.

Anyone know why it's still happening?

I'm thinking that one person thinks you are in a relationship going somewhere. The other person feels it's casual and looking somewhere else.

You have been a member of mingle for a long time Mariah ., you should understand that ghosting on the internet is nothing new . There are lots of choices .. with new members joining all the time . Usually ghosting is a reflection of lost interest, lost motivation and changing agenda . Cat’s theory is likely right too .

I don't know why people give a crap.

Used to be people would sit there and refresh their "viewed me" page measuring the time until someone no longer showed as "online now," and freak out if they didn't receive any contact. "Why view me if you aren't going to contact me?!?!"

Or they'd measure the time between someone's profile showing as "online now" and when their email showed as "read," and when they received a return email.

Or people that pay particular attention to exactly how much time it takes between texts.

To me it seems like what would happen if a dog had thumbs, waiting for their owner to come home from work. They'd be sitting there constantly checking their phone and texting their owner out of sheer emotional insecurity.

Of course, it used to be when you wanted to talk to someone you'd just call them and ask them what they're up to, and hopefully ask to get together...and if they were doing something else? Gasp, you'd have to find something else to do other than sit around playing biased perspective detective in your own head.

I wonder if there are employees sitting around Netflix looking at when you sign on, then saying to themselves, all apoplectic and worried, "why aren't they starting a movie?! Are they just browsing and bored? Are they looking up times, are they searching other titles? What's going on?!?! Why won't they just start a show?! Why just ghost their watch it now list?!?!"


Used to be all the rage getting in touch with your inner child.
I really hope what becomes the rage is getting in touch with being an adult.

Apparently, it's recently happened to you,
or someone you know.

Sorry for your hurt.
I can't explain why some do what they do.

When I read the title of this topic,
I thought it was about

People are fickle, and unreliable, with short attention spans, and changeable minds.
Some people have lives outside the E world, and don't have time to read and reply to things immediately, or even to log on for just a look.
A logged on person can be logged on to several other sites at the same time, and be busy elsewhere, or getting details for a real hookup elsewhere, so to busy.
Someone may just like looking at your pics and profile, without any contact.
Some can't remember things, and need to see a profile to remember who they are talking to, or where they are. Some are just scammers checking you out.
You look pretty, and I may have a look myself, just to see if you are into old guys in australia. If I say nothing, don't take it badly; think yourself lucky.

Some are just scammers, others have there own hidden agenda, if it isn't going their way they move on, best not to get too involved until you meet and date in real life. It can still happen to you in the real world, but a lot less likely in my opinion, and you would probably see it coming.

After reading your profile, as young and pretty as you are, I would run a mile to get away from you. You can expect more ghosting, and people just disappearing after looking once.
Maybe if you wanted to be MY slave and baby maker, I could consider it.
Best of luck.

Based on your comment I had to read that profile and ... I LOVE IT!
Obviously a woman with a sense of humor. Too bad she's so far away and so young.

To the OP, I wouldn't worry about being ghosted. When the right one enters your life they won't. All others are a bullet dodged.
Choose Wisely

Guuuurl if it was happening from this site it’d be obvious.

Awww man, just never stood a chance, did I?

Seems like, 'no answer is an answer', is a common practise in modern times. People should at least have some manners and say 'no, i am not interested in you. Good luck'.

Kinda old fashioned, innit?

Manners are a forgotten pastime.

"Ghosting" is when someone you're dating ends the relationship by cutting off all communication, without any explanation.

I've never had that happen. As soon as I think/feel/sense someone isn't right for me I don't date them anymore. I do tell them in a gentle, polite way.
Most usually don't make it to a 2nd date.

As for a man I've been talking to online disappearing on me... I hardly ever had that happen either.
Maybe in the very beginning of being single, but then I wasn't empowered enough myself, and more in a lower confidence vibe. I'm not like that anymore.
I pay better attention and if there are indication of something I don't like or that something is off, I'm off.

It also happens when people are catfishing.
Last forum I was on, there was a popular younger lady that started up (online dating) with one of the guys. Those two and several others planned to meet somewhere, I can't remember MO maybe. They go there to meet and she doesn't show. After they come back they dig and find out the photos are from fb...stolen. They contacted the real lady in the photos, she had no idea.
Turns out it was an older married lady with a family I think. A friend of the lady in the photos.

So she was living a fake life that got her some good phone sex with a young hot guy...for a time.

Catfishing won't lose steam.

Welcome to the world of internet

I just feel for the poor wee girls, that have their pics stolen.

And yeah, it happened to one of my dear friends here as well. Her pic turned up on somebody else's profile

Now you mention that... I've had that happen too! Not on a dating site, but on YouTube. Someone nicked my photo and used it for her channel?? I was livid! I emailed her AND YouTube about it and she very quickly took it down.
In a way one could say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but I was not amused

All the time when I hear the word ghosting I’m literally thinking about ghost. That being said don’t talk to ghosts.