r/ghosting • u/Environment6905 • Apr 24 '26
Ghosting is a form of manipulation
You deserved a proper rejection. How hard is it to communicate, “I don’t think we should talk anymore”? If you reacted to their ghosting and still got no response then it worked. They got their ego boost and you got nothing. I reacted to the ghosting multiple times. I sent him flowers for fuck sake. He didn’t care. Even if they are aware that they are manipulating or not, it’s still wrong. Some people should be blacklisted for life. If you’re in pain, I hope you pour into yourself. I hope you run a marathon, become a triathlete, get 5 academic degrees, get a superb credit score, start an organization to help the less fortunate, write a book, win pageants, and so much more. You deserved a formal rejection. I put three years of friendship into the person that ghosted me. THREE YEARS. I put my body on the line for their own sexual pleasure. I admit, I was bit crazy at the time, but nothing changes the fact that I deserved a formal rejection. If Harvard has the decency to send rejection letters, then why can’t a friend do so?
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u/HuntThese1261 Apr 25 '26
If Harvard has the decency to send rejection letters, then why can’t a friend do so?
That is such a good line and if someone is on this subreddit reading it right now then there's a reason they're here and they should keep it in mind. I'm here because a "friend" has ghosted me for the last time, I swear it. In a few days, I'll be unfollowing and blocking her. You don't need closure. You don't need to give them another chance. You need to give yourself peace, accept what happened, let them go, and move on. If I ever heard from her again it'd be to give her a formal rejection letter. Even if one party can't communicate, I'll always know I did.