Have YOU been a victim of relationship 'Ghosting'?

If you've ever been dating someone, only for that person to suddenly vanish into thin air, and stop replying to your messages and calls, you're not alone. For today's tech generation there's even a term for it. Ghosting. And it was back in the news this week, after Hollywood actress, Charlize Theron, denied that she 'ghosted' Sean Penn when they broke up in 2015. recent research suggests that the phenomenon is only becoming more popular among young people.


A new survey released by the dating site Plenty of Fish this week found that 78 per cent of single Millennials - or people between the age of 18 and 33 - have been 'ghosted' at least once. Which means that over three quarters of men and women within that age bracket have had someone in their lives cease communication with them and leave their lives altogether.


The term 'ghosting' first came to the fore in 2014, when the New York Times announced that the spooky term was a new entry into the dating lexicon. While in 2014, a study by Elle US found that only 17 per cent of men and 24 per cent of women had been ghosted at some point, right now that number has more than tripled.

Meanwhile, the most controversial news is that Plenty of Fish also found that 75 per cent of millennials use dating apps because they're looking for a serious relationship, while 50 per cent identified 'just looking to hook up' as the biggest misconception about singles under the age of 30.

Turns out that this generation aren't just trying to avoid settling down by ghosting. There is instead another reason for the dark art of total communication blackout.

Culled from NYTimes