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Ghosting is ruthless. So why are we all doing it?

LOS ANGELES -- Alexis Fischer was excited to jump back into the dating world after being single for two years. The professional dancer-turned-entrepreneur took time to heal from her breakup with her ex-boyfriend of nearly four years. She also wanted to focus on building her business, the Move by Lexfish app, where she teaches virtual Pilates, dance and other fitness classes. Then, in May, she ...
In dating, ghosting is when someone ends all communication without giving the other person any warning or explanation.

LOS ANGELES -- Alexis Fischer was excited to jump back into the dating world after being single for two years.

The professional dancer-turned-entrepreneur took time to heal from her breakup with her ex-boyfriend of nearly four years. She also wanted to focus on building her business, the Move by Lexfish app, where she teaches virtual Pilates, dance and other fitness classes. Then, in May, she was accepted on Raya, an exclusive, membership-based app that initially focused on dating but has expanded into a digital spot to build friendships and business relationships.

Fischer started messaging two men and eventually went on multiple dates with each of them. She kept in touch with them via text and FaceTime, and things were seemingly going well, until all of a sudden: crickets.

"I've been ghosted twice in the past month," a teary-eyed Fischer said in a video on TikTok, where she has more than 28,000 followers.

In dating, is when someone ends all communication without giving the other person any warning or explanation. In the video, Fischer went on to talk about how the experience bruised

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