Tim LaPrim
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

Ghosting hurts. I have done it. It has been done to me. I don’t think it is something to get used to. We should care about each other enough as people to end relationships like mature adults. It’s about mindfulness and empathy.

I had a great first date with a woman I matched from Tinder. We continued to text afterwards. My brain was rolling on the potential of a new relationship. She stopped replying to my texts after a week. I don’t know what happened to her. I wonder if she is okay.

I’m not upset. I don’t feel rejected. I’m in control of all my feelings. I’m not demanding an answer. But I wonder if she is okay. I wonder if we could have met differently, where we could be friends.

I really feel that ghosting strips people of their humanity. You have a right to closure and mourning the end of a relationship. But I understand your message. You are only in control of yourself. You can create your own closure.

    Tim LaPrim

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