There are two kinds of ghosting. Both involve disappearing after making contact, but only one comes with treats. Ghosting at Halloween means you ring the doorbell, leave a bag of treats, and then run ...

Any new technology created for the purpose of human connection also creates an opportunity for novel forms of missed connection: the envelope returned to sender, the unanswered phone call, the forlorn ...

Photo-illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Harold M. Lambert. But perhaps ghosting—or being ghosted—doesn’t need to be so upsetting. I recall a text I received at the end of the ...

Ghosting is when a person ends a relationship or cuts off communication without an explanation. The phrase “ghosting” has become more commonplace in recent years. It is generally associated with ...