Today we'll talk about ghosting, why it happens, and how to handle it.

Plus, we'll practice some grammar in context with a point-of-view story.

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Since Halloween is coming, let's talk about something spooky. Ghosts and ghosting. I don't believe in real ghosts,

but they are fun to see in stories, movies, and on Halloween. A ghost is the spirit of a person who has died, and people imagine they appear and disappear mysteriously.

Have you ever heard of ghosting? It's when someone suddenly stops talking to you, without saying why.

Imagine you're messaging someone you like, and then, without warning, they disappear, like a ghost.

Ghosting means ending all contact with someone, leaving them wondering what happened.

It sounds spooky, but it happens in real life.

The idea of ghosting originally comes from the supernatural.

Just like ghosts can appear and disappear in haunted houses,

a person who ghosts you appears in your life only to vanish without a trace.

Over time, we started using this word

to describe the sudden, unexplained ending

of relationship communication.

Why do people ghost?

People might ghost for many reasons.

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