Research Paper On Ghosting

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Ghosting 101: What Causes Men to Disappear Out of Thin Air? What causes men to ghost women that they were once pursuing a relationship with? Before analyzing the causes of men ghosting women, the definition needs to be understood. The term ghosting is not a verb that can be found in the dictionary. Ghosting is a term that can be referred to as slang or a type of informal language. A large online database with definitions of slang terms named urbandictionary.com defines ghosting as the act of suddenly ceasing all communication with someone the subject is dating, but no longer wishes to date (“ghosting”). In today’s population of young adults, a woman who has stopped hearing from a man she was dating may not question if there is a problem with …show more content…

If men can stop being afraid of how a woman will react to his truth, he can be honest in his wants before her infatuation becomes so strong that abandonment is met with her rage. Having face to face conversations where people can witness body language and read tone in voices can contribute to more personal conversations better than any “what are you doing?” text can. Moreover, if women would stop aligning themselves with men and forcing unwanted relationships, they can find men who will accept them in their true form. Ghosting is a phenomenon among young adults that doesn’t have to persist if they can be honest with themselves and everyone else around them. No matter how uncomfortable the truth may be, it sure does sound better than being in love with someone who doesn’t know how to love back and then watching them disappear off the face of the earth. Works Cited "Ghosting." Urban Dictionary. N.p. 27 Nov 2013. Web. 20 July 2017. . Simon, Robin W. and Leda E. Nath. "Gender and Emotion in the United States: Do Men and Women Differ in Self-Reports of Feelings and Expressive Behavior?" American Journal of Sociology. Vol 109. No 5. March 2004. pp. 1137-1176. EBSCOhost. Web. 20 July 2017. Clifford, Charity E., Amber Vennum, Michelle Busk, and Frank D. Fincham. "Testing the impact of sliding versus deciding in cyclical and noncyclical relationships." Journal of the International Association for Relationship Research. Vol. 24, No. 1. March 2017. pp 223-238. Wiley Online Library. Web. 20 July 2017.

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