“Abusers also deploy tactics like being emotionally withholding and hot-and-cold with affection to manipulate their victims into doing as they say. And while this isn’t what most people mean when they talk about ghosting, it’s harmful behavior that’s rightly classified as abusive.”— Madeleine Holden, melmagazine.com
“Another crafty breed of curving is when someone goes one step further and convinces you that they really want to see you, but cancels at the last minute.”— Olivia Petter, independent.co.uk
“To be zombied is to have someone you care about disappear from your life altogether, only to have them bring a relationship back from the dead with an out-of-the-blue text or interaction on social media.”— Sophia Kercher, girlboss.com