Haunted By Ghosting

Dear Sugars

WBUR

Boston, Wbur, Sugar, Cheryl Strayed, Society & Culture, Dear, Relationships, Advice, Steve Almond

4.6 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2017

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The term "ghosting" may be relatively new, but the concept -- someone suddenly and inexplicably disappearing from your life -- is not. In the past, a total halt to communication with a friend might leave you feeling concerned that something bad happened to him/her. But in a time where our devices have made us more accessible than ever, it can leave the person who's been ghosted feeling rejected or unworthy. The Sugars discuss ghosting with the essayist and cartoonist Tim Kreider. He's the author of "We Learn Nothing," …

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Steve Alman.
0:01.6	And Cheryl Strait, we have just celebrated the second anniversary of Dear Sugar Radio.
0:06.5	We hope to keep making the show for many years to come.
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0:24.4	And thank you.
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0:30.0	The Universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick.
0:39.5	Sugar is here, the both of us, speaking straight into your ears.
0:44.7	I'm Cheryl Strait.
0:46.1	I'm Steve Alman, this is Dear Sugar Radio.
1:00.3	I check my bell by every day.
1:13.7	Oh, and this Sugar, you see it in my way.
1:20.0	Hi Cheryl.
1:20.7	Hi Steve.
1:22.0	Well, today we're going to talk about ghosting.
1:25.0	Ghosting.
1:26.0	You see, that was a little moment where I ghosted you.
1:28.7	Did you catch it?
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