Ghosting is typically a horrible thing to do to someone. Here’s how to know when it’s appropriate or how to cope if you have been ghosted.

Remember that ghosting is unfortunately now “normal” and “happens to everyone,” she said, adding that she has heard these stories from clients of all kinds.

Ghosting is bad practice. It’s unprofessional. But based on my recruitment background and what my clients say, it’s not uncommon. There are reasons why it might be happening.

Ghosting, in particular, is almost exclusively enacted in online settings,” Professor Rusi Jaspal, co-author and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Brighton, said.

Ghosting is a powerful and emotionally abusive behavior that involves the abandonment of relationships, leaving someone high and dry. It can severely impact self-esteem, create self-doubt, and ...

Ghosting has become increasingly more common over the last couple of years and is even seeping into the workplace and pop culture. But it could be more damaging than we think.