As a ghosting expert, I’ve heard every wacky and excuse as to why someone ghosted you.
Imagine this scenario. You’ve been seeing a great guy for weeks now and you think this one’s a keeper.
You get daily texts from him, see him on weekends, and he’s called you his girlfriend.
Then one day out of nowhere, POOF. He’s gone. MIA. No texts. No calls. No dates. No closure.
Here are three reasons why guys ghost after a great date.
1. They have a girlfriend, and it’s not you.
Unfortunately there are lot of people dating when they’re not single. Perhaps the relationship is on a bumpy road, or maybe they want to look at other options. A survey has found that about 40% of people on Tinder aren’t even single. For these reasons, guys swipe right for validation, or because there’s something missing in their relationship. When it gets to the point of getting serious, they have to bail. The easiest way is to ghost and disappear.
READ MORE: Most Millennials Have Been Ghosted
2. They have commitment issues.
Some guys just can’t go the distance. They love the excitement of a new relationship, especially the chase. They go on three-week intervals and when they see they have to step it up to make a deeper commitment, they bail with no trail or reason why. This is painful for women who want closure. They think things are going well and then suddenly their BF goes MIA and ghosts.
3. They’re playing the field.
There’s a lyric in the Stevie Nicks song Dreams, “Players only love you when they’re playing.” Guys like these like to play the field and believe dating is a numbers game. Once their date card is overflowing, someone has to be deleted. When it’s you, you won’t know why. If they text you 3 times a day and call every day and see you on weekends, you think you’re in a relationship. The problem is, you’re just in rotation.
What should a woman do if she’s been ghosted?
The worst thing you can do is to keep trying to reach him. You will appear needy, obsessive, and it will be a turn off for a guy. If he disappears, just realize it’s his loss. There is no closure. You can be sure he’s ghosting someone else right now, while you trying to decide what to text him next.
READ MORE: Ghosted for the First Time
My best advice is to move on and be open to finding someone else. By the time he comes back, and he probably will, you might be in the arms of a great guy, where ghosting is not a part of his vocabulary.
Julie Spira is America’s Top Online Dating, Mobile Dating, and Ghosting Expert. She’s been coaching singles on finding love online and helping heal hearts after someone’s been ghosted. Julie’s been crowned “Best Dating Coach” of the year at the iDate Awards and ranks as the most influential person in dating and online dating in social media.
FOLLOW @JulieSpira on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook for dating and ghosting advice.
SIGN UP for the FREE Weekly Flirt newsletter
Photo credit: Fotolia
Julie Spira is America's Top Online Dating Expert. She's an award-winning dating coach who's been helping singles find love online for 25+ years. Follow @JulieSpira on IG.
