Intro
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You’re dating the perfect girl. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and funny. You like the same music, foods, and hobbies. Your friends think she’s great, and your parents do, too. It feels like a dream because everything is going so well. You even start thinking about having a home and a family with her.
Then one day, she doesn’t reply to your texts. Or your emails. It seems strange, so you call her phone. She doesn’t answer. You go to her apartment, but she doesn’t answer the door, either. After two days, you realize she’s being a coward. She wants to break it off. She could be up front and direct, but that’s not her M.O. She’s ghosting you.
Jessica doesn’t believe in ghosting, but Romeo thinks it’s OK sometimes. Who do you agree with? Read on in today’s English lesson about ending relationships.
Dialog
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Jessica: I just heard that Charlize Theron was ghosting Sean Penn. Have you ever been ghosted?
Romeo: I’ve never been ghosted, but I’ve ghosted someone.
Jessica: You have?
Romeo: Yeah. I had to ghost her! She was too possessive.
Jessica: I didn’t even know what ghosting meant. I didn’t know that people ghosted each other.
Romeo: It is kind of a coward move, but sometimes it’s better just to leave things unsaid.
Jessica: I disagree. That is so not my M.O. If I wanted to break it off with someone, I would just be direct and tell it like it is.
Romeo: What if they were a stalker?
Jessica: That would get kind of scary. I guess you have a point. I still feel more comfortable trying, at least, to be up front with somebody if I wanted to break up with them. But you’re right… if they started stalking me, then it would get a little scary.
Romeo: Yes, I agree.
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Discussion
Jessica just learned about ghosting. She knew that people do it, but she didn’t know that there was a word for it. To Jessica, ghosting is a bad idea. She prefers to tell someone that she’s dating if the relationship isn’t working for her. She doesn’t like the idea of not answering someone’s texts, emails, or calls.
Romeo actually has experience with ghosting someone. He was dating someone who was very possessive, and he thought it was better to ghost her than to be direct. Romeo thinks that ghosting can be safer than being up front, especially if you’re dating a person who could be a stalker.
How do you feel about ghosting? Would you ghost someone, or has someone ghosted you?
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No wonder Charlize Theron is ghosting Sean Penn. In the first place, it was so wierd to see them together. I think Charlize has a point, finding out Sean’s explosive temper and his head over ear’s in love with her, she just tries to avoid confrontations by saying up front – It’s over! Plus, I heard Sean Penn was sort of possessive in his former relationships. If he found out his girlfriend is alone with someone, he threw a tantrum. Who needs it. So, in this case, I’d probably will be ghosting too. In my case I ghosted once a guy, when realized it’s not a perfect match. I just didn’t want to hurt him being up front, but he was hurt, anyways.
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