What You Should Do When an Employer Ghosts You
It’s not your imagination: Finding a job is harder than ever. Not necessarily because of a lack of jobs, but because the interview process has become what scientists call awful.…
How You Should Respond to a Job Rejection Email
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Job search anxiety is painful enough. Then there’s the gut-wrenching process of constantly checking your inbox, finally seeing an email from a prospective employer, trying and failing…
The Only Scenarios When It’s Absolutely OK to Ghost Someone
Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) I’ve been ghosted and I’ve done the ghosting. When someone ghosts me, I assume it’s because they’re so in love with me, the prospect of texting…
How to Survive the Holidays When You Are Estranged From Family
Photo: vitalika_mm (Shutterstock) The holiday season is known for evoking thoughts of family, both good and bad. Although most of us have a complex relationship with our family—including those we…
Why the ‘Slow Fade’ Is Worse Than Ghosting
Photo: Sisacorn (Shutterstock) Many people can’t stomach the confrontation of a break up, so they might offer the vague promise of continuing the relationship with a series of noncommittal overtures.…
How to Rekindle a Fling After You Ghosted Someone
It’s pretty much a universal law that after you ghost someone, they’ll start looking hotter in their Instagram pics. They might not even be doing it to show you what…