Can people who've ghosted you disappear even more? Apparently, they can. Welcome to the more extreme form of ghosting dubbed "cloaking" on social media. First, someone first ghosts you, which is abruptly and unexpectedly cutting off all communication with you without an adequate explanation as to why. Then, as if that alone didn't deserve a boo, the ghost blocks you on all possible communication platforms including social media. If you somehow wanted to ask, "Umm, why?" you wouldn't even be able to reach the ghost. Good luck getting an explanation or any sign of remorse or compassion from that person.

Being compassionate was probably not top of mind for those who ghosted you in the first place. After all, they probably didn't think, "I really care about your feelings. Therefore, I am going to ghost you." Instead, ghosting is typically more of a self-centered act, done so that the ghost don't have to explain to you why they are leaving you, bailing on a commitment, severing a tie with you, or doing something else that would typically call for an explanation or further elaboration.

So it shouldn't be a surprise that those who ghost you may throw on the cloak as well, to avoid having........

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