Marriage therapist Nicole Richardson says she’s seen people who don't even read the text from someone who ghosted them and get the wrong idea. When they ghost you and come back, read their message carefully. Here’s how to respond to a guy that ghosted you but is suddenly back on your screen.

Being ghosted may feel awful, but it's completely up to you whether to give someone who ghosted you another chance. If you get a surprise text from someone who ghosted you and you’re still interested in exploring a potential relationship with them, it's OK to give the text consideration. If that’s how you feel, that’s completely fine to do - you shouldn’t feel like you owe that person anything.

If you find yourself in this returning ghost situation, your initial reaction to seeing that gray text bubble might be to just ignore the message and move on with your life. And frankly, those aren’t people I’m looking to date. According to a 2018 study done by social psychologist Gili Freedman, Ph.D., as many as 28% of people think it’s OK to ghost after a first date, while nearly 20% found it OK to end a short-term relationship that way. While you might find yourself thinking, “He ghosted me then came back - what the heck?,” not everyone thinks ghosting is a big deal. But what if that relationship doesn’t really end when they leave your last message on read? It’s possible that someone who ghosted you texts you again, wanting to try to come back into your life, and if you’re not sure how to deal when he ghosts you and comes back, then I’m here to help.

Whether you’re the person being ghosted or the person who's actually doing the ghosting, ending a relationship by abruptly cutting off all communication is never a good thing.

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