It’s one of those nights. I’ve been roaming the hallways unable to sleep. Was it the afternoon coffee, burnout, my age, or just a restless night? Whatever the reason .. it seems like a good time for a ghost story.
I try to stay up on the latest lingo – just ask “young” Lisa, my nickname for a twentysomething who worked closely with me in the office. She was by far our youngest team member and took my teasing in stride. Lisa was my go-to person when I had computer problems, needed to vent about issues of the day or wanted an explanation of the latest vernacular.
Fortunately, the issue of ghosting never came up. I’ve been in a committed relationship for over twenty years so thankfully, I hadn’t been ghosted. At least, I didn’t think it applied.
I guess I should back up. At the risk of sounding old and out of touch, “in my day” ghosting meant dressing up in a sheet on Halloween to score some candy. Relationships are never easy but dating in those days certainly didn’t have today’s complications. Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and OKCupid (all dating apps according to my Google AI overview) pose a new set of challenges I wouldn’t connect with….
I guess I should back up. At the risk of sounding old and out of touch, “in my day” ghosting meant dressing up in a sheet on Halloween to score some candy. Relationships are never easy but dating in those days certainly didn’t have today’s complications. Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and OKCupid (all dating apps according to my Google AI overview) pose a new set of challenges I wouldn’t connect with….
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