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Hello and welcome to Speaking of Psychology, a bi-weekly podcast from the American Psychological Association

that explores the connections between psychological science and everyday life. I'm your host,

Caitlin Luna. You've been dating this great person for a while now. The hours you spend together

feel like mere minutes. You're constantly texting, sharing photos, sending sappy kiss face emojis. And then suddenly,

he stops answering your texts. Your calls go right to her voicemail, and they ignore your DMs.

What happened? You've been ghosted. It's a heartbreaking fact in the modern dating world.

Sometimes people are left just hanging without

any explanation. And for those of you who have been ghosted, not only does it shatter your self-esteem,

it can also hurt as much as physical pain. And to those of you out there who've done the ghosting,

and I know they're out there, what's up with you? Okay, no shaming here. We're going to get to

that soon with our guest today,

psychologist Dr. Janice Wilhauer. She's the author of the popular psychology today articles,

Why Ghosting Hurts So Much, and Did the Internet Break Love? She's here to help us understand

why people do this and what you should do if you've been ghosted. Welcome, Dr. Villalhauer.

Hi, thank you so much for having me. It's a pleasure to be here. Same here. Same here. We're happy to have you on the show

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