Oh Crap, Now We Have To Worry About Being 'Soft Ghosted'

skynesher via Getty Images "Thank you for 'liking' my message. Follow that up with deafening silence and you’ve effectively communicated, “Eh, hard no.” Naturally, the sting of the soft ghost is worse when it’s a dating scenario. “It may be the nicest alternative, it may be the weak man’s out, but in my opinion it’s always clear as hell what they mean.” Here’s how to stop being a ghoster, soft or otherwise. Soft ghosters clearly aren’t as cold or calculated as the cost escalation folks ― a double tap is actually kind of polite ― but their behavior lines up pretty neatly with the “avoidance” description. “And you should feel free to block anyone who isn’t taking the truth with grace.” If you’re shaken over getting soft ghosted, try to take it in stride.