Thank you Jess! Yes, sometimes it's just a no. And it's also ok to say it. Some situations are not considered ghosting. I actually talked about it with my therapist. For example, if I already said no but the person keeps not hearing the no, it's ok not to reply. What do you think? Or did you have something else in mind?
I’ve been facing a couple of ghosting-adjacent situations recently:
- One is similar to what you mentioned , when you subtly say no or set a boundary, but the person keeps reaching out through multiple channels (email, phone, texts, even via colleagues), as if the message didn’t land or wasn’t valid.
- The other is when someone shares their version of a situation, but refuses to acknowledge yours. Instead of engaging in a direct conversation, they keep looping in others — including stakeholders — to push their narrative and gain validation
Thanks for sharing Jess. Yes, indeed the first is familiar. And to be honest the second one is too. Yet, maybe I wouldn't necessarily see it as ghosting, at least not the type I had in mind when I was writing this edition. I can see though how it can be ghosting-adjacent as you refer to it.
Interesting perspective ! I will keep that in mind although this"not yet" reason is not the only reason you would ghost in pro life.
Very instructive
Thank you Jess! Yes, sometimes it's just a no. And it's also ok to say it. Some situations are not considered ghosting. I actually talked about it with my therapist. For example, if I already said no but the person keeps not hearing the no, it's ok not to reply. What do you think? Or did you have something else in mind?
I’ve been facing a couple of ghosting-adjacent situations recently:
- One is similar to what you mentioned , when you subtly say no or set a boundary, but the person keeps reaching out through multiple channels (email, phone, texts, even via colleagues), as if the message didn’t land or wasn’t valid.
- The other is when someone shares their version of a situation, but refuses to acknowledge yours. Instead of engaging in a direct conversation, they keep looping in others — including stakeholders — to push their narrative and gain validation
Food for thoughts ;)
Thanks for sharing Jess. Yes, indeed the first is familiar. And to be honest the second one is too. Yet, maybe I wouldn't necessarily see it as ghosting, at least not the type I had in mind when I was writing this edition. I can see though how it can be ghosting-adjacent as you refer to it.