It depends on how far that intimacy went.

I disagree I got ghosted and for reasons that were never explained to me and taking longer for me to figure it out because no one would help me or communicate to me why these things were happening and then suddenly stopping and the reason why is amnesia I had a head injury and didn't know it because I forgot and then I forgot that I forgot but nevertheless the pain of not knowing why I had a relationship and then I didn't have one was very real and yet I was continuously observed by the person who ended the relationship and never once came forward to tell me what was wrong

It can happen at any point, in-person contact or not.

Yes, "ghosting"is any type of not being there without explanation. When someone stops responding to messages either from one minute to the next or from one day to the next. It's when you've gone or on a date, possibly more than one, and then you never hear from them again. It could happen after that first sexual encounter. Anytime someone just fades away without explanation, that is considered "ghosting"

No. That's called caspering?

@Nukdookum Stop messaging hurts a little bit but ghosting after being intimate hurts so much more.

@PinkyandtheBrain I agree. But both forms of disappearing are called ghosting. Much like the word "torture", it doesn't change based on the amount of pain involved.

Yes - you are right - it is something to think about. I can see how it would be awkward - if you get a message and respond to it in a very general way and this goes on for awhile - maybe one party is reading a little too much into in? So what is more hurtful.....not replying at all ?.... or saying something that might embarrass them? ??????

Yes same here.