Women more likely than men to ghost someone in a relationship: Study
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A lot of despicable behaviour exists.
There’s being benched — where someone who you thought had vanished from your life resurfaces after some time to pretend nothing ever happened and they’re still into you.
Then there’s one of the original horrible dating trends: getting ghosted, when things seem to be going swimmingly and, poof, the person you desire is gone, out of your life.
That abrupt halt of communication with no explanation is just plain horrible — and sadly, has become a widespread phenomenon.
Like much of the rest of the world, Canadians are guilty of it. According to a new study, one in three Canadians confessed to ghosting — with more women guilty of committing the act than men.
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BonusFinder Canada surveyed 2,000 individuals to uncover why people go quiet, when ghosting is most likely to happen in a relationship, and the provinces with the worst offenders.
“It was interesting to discover in this study that women are worse perpetrators than men when it comes to ghosting, as people often think the opposite is true,” said Fintan Costello, managing director of BonusFinder Canada.
More women (20%) revealed they have ghosted someone, while only 12% of men say they have.
What may be surprising is when the ghosting happens. More than one in five people (21.7%) admitted to ghosting before even meeting their date in person, while 10% said they ghosted someone after the first – and only – encounter.
For women, first kisses matter, with 3.6% of women happy to cut a person off after some smooching, compared to just 1.1% of men.
Of the respondents who confessed to ghosting, 20% admitted they felt “a little” guilty afterwards, while 12% of people said they felt no guilt at all.
In fact, 30% of the ghosters admitted they haven’t apologized for their actions, nor do they plan to.
As for the reasons why Canadians ghost, the top reason (7%) is a phenomenon known as “The Ick,” or when feelings of attraction quickly turn to disgust.
Other respondents ghosted someone because they met someone else (4%) and simply avoided the awkward breakup conversation (3%).
Now, the provinces in which residents are the most guilty of ghosting may surprise you.
In first place was Newfoundland and Labrador with 45% of people likely to ghost.
New Brunswick came in second place with 41%.
Ontario (34%), Quebec (33%), and Alberta (31%) rounded out the top five.
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