‘Ghosting’ in casual relationships linked to some personality types

Ceasing interaction with a spouse abruptly is considered much acceptable by radical with the property traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy, astatine slightest successful short-term relationships

Mind 11 November 2021

By Christa Lesté-Lasserre

Refusing to reply telephone calls and messages whitethorn look logical to radical with definite property traits

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Ghosting, oregon breaking up with idiosyncratic by stopping interaction without warning, is considered much acceptable successful short-term relationships, and whitethorn beryllium linked with definite personality types, a survey suggests.

When idiosyncratic ends a narration by abruptly stopping answering telephone calls and messages, it tin beryllium precise achy for their ex-partner, adjacent erstwhile the narration was short-lived.

But according to Peter Jonason astatine the University of Padua successful Italy, specified a strategy whitethorn look rational …