Youre left with lingering questions that are never going to be answered.

You dont even know if it was your fault.

Maybe theyve been swamped with work and realized they arent in a position to date anyone right now.

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Maybe they simply arent feeling any sparks with you and dont want to waste your time.

Maybe they have some issues to work on and feel like you deserve better.

The reason could be completely innocent.

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It could have nothing to do with you.

However, since you arent given any closure, youre left considering the worst-case scenarios.

Your imagination starts running wild.

You arent sure whether you came across as too clingy and should tone it down in the future.

Instead of moving on to someone new, you stay stuck on them for a while.

You cant stop thinking about what caused them to disappear.

You start second-guessing every moment youve spent with them.

The worst part of getting ghosted is the unanswered questions.

It would feel like a clean break.

Since they dropped off the face of the planet instead, your curiosity gets the best of you.

Obviously, they arent the right person for you, but you just wish you knew whytheyfelt that way.

Even worse, youre not exactly sure if their disappearance is permanent.

Theres a chance they could be ignoring you for a while, and are planning on returning.

Theres a chance their vanishing act is only temporary and theyll have a good excuse about what happened.

Thenot knowingis the worst part.

If you knew they were gone for good, you could move on.

You could forget about them and put them in your past.

But since youre unsure whats going on with them, youre always wondering whether there will be another text.