Age focus: 13–18 Ghosting has become so common that adults often minimise it. “It’s just how people communicate now.” “They’ll get over it.” “It wasn’t that serious anyway.” For teenagers, it often was serious. And even when it wasn’t, ghosting can still hit hard. What makes ghosting so painful is not just the loss of the relationship. It’s the silence. The unanswered questions. The sudden feeling that something meaningful disappeared without explanation. For many young peop