What to do when you've been ghosted

Just as someone can enter your life with a swipe, they can also disappear again without trace. — dpa

Therapists say that those who abandon a partner or love interest without a single word of farewell often do so because they’re worried about a complicated backlash and conflict.

But these abandoners probably also have little idea – or don’t want to think about – the kind of heartache “ghosting” causes.