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The ghosting I'm referring to, is the type of person who does it after like a first date, without even explaining anything, like they won't even tell you they don't want a second date, they'll just get on with their life as if nothing happened, simply because they can't be bothered replying and saying anything, potentially leaving their date thinking 'WTF happened'.

I'm not referring to those who ghost because some crazy, psycho is stalking them and they're worried about their safety or those who do it to people, who did it to them, as revenge, in those situations, I see it as perfectly reasonable.

Personally, I probably wouldn't, because if you're dating someone or trying to pursue them and they don't even bother to say something like 'I'm not interested anymore' and instead leave you hanging, without caring about how you may feel, then I honestly think it shows that they're uncaring, I mean just flipping say no, you don't know how the person feels, why leave them hanging like that, especially if you've already been on a first date with them.

In case you haven't seen my previous question, where I asked people what they think about the act, here it is:

What do you think of the act of 'ghosting' when it comes to dating?

Some of the answers I received on that question, inspired me to write this one, which I feel is different enough, so I'm not just totally repeating myself for everything, but like I stated in the previous question, I've never ghosted, nor been ghosted, so I'm not speaking from experience. The definition is also in the other question, in case anyone doesn't know what the term 'ghosting' means.

Based on a google search, this is one of the definitions that came up, so I'll go with that, as I assume it's right.

"the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication."

In my view, it seems really, stupid, cowardly and immature. If your date starts name-calling you and being a dick and you ghost in response to piss them off and get back at them, then I get that, it seems fine then, althought, you probably have the option to block people.

I've never been in the situation, nor experienced it, because I've never really tried pursuing anyone, but I imagine I'd be quite pissed if someone behaved like that with me, but that's just my view on it and I'm not stopping anyone from doing it if they wish.

What do you guys think?

If you are not in a committed/monogamous/exclusive relationship, by definition, you should feel free to date other partners. However, there are two problems that may arise in this situation.

1. YOU may not feel comfortable with dating two people at the same time. If you are just getting to know your partners, you may be challenged. You are on a date and you say something about her hometown of Atlanta but this is the one from Savannah. Or you forgot that this is the one who hates Indian food and that's where you are planning on going for dinner tonight.

If you haven't had a conversation about "we're not exclusive so I'm also dating someone else," then you may feel guilty about dating someone else.

2. Even though you have not explicitly promised exclusiveness, maybe THEY have that expectation. . . because they never date more than one person at the same time. When they learn about your other interest, they may feel terribly hurt and disappointed, even though you have done nothing wrong.

If either relationship does become sexual without the exclusive promise, then the problems really ratchet up. I was in that position when I was 26 years old and I promised to never get myself into that position again.

Are you comfortable dating more than one person at the same time?