I have different standards of behavior. If I have emailed back and forth with someone for a long time, for several years, it's completely unacceptable in my mind to ghost. And if you share intimate details for months on end together? Unacceptable.

With online dating? Yeah, it depends. When I dated online, sometimes I ignored certain messages, but if I had emailed with someone a few times? I would be direct and let them know I wasn't interested rather than ghosting.

I am just saying that online friendships are very different than IRL - and I think people think it's OK to ghost when you have not met in person. To me, if it's been a long-term friendship, it's not OK and is very hurtful.