Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed: Digital dating is hard. Here s how to cope

Get the Full StoryA pair of studies in 2004 and 2005 showed people prefer receiving negative attention over being ignored entirely.

Buzzwords describing the digital dating scene are all over social media. Have you been ghosted? Is someone orbiting you? Are you being breadcrumbed? While these dating patterns may not be new, the words to describe them continue to evolve.

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