For victims, Teves says 'ghosting' is "mentally, physically and emotionally exhausting" and can lead to "ridicule", "humiliation" and emotional turmoil.
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28th July 2022
09:55am BST
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The proposed bill was put forward last month, though only shared to the public this week, the The Washington Post reports. It says the act should be punished but doesn't suggest exactly how.
The document, entitled "An act declaring ghosting as an emotional offence," sees Teves argue that, thanks to technology, "the realm of dating has changed exponentially compared to previous years" seeing people cutting ties abruptly and unsympathetically.
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"The ambiguity with ghosting is that there is no real closure between the parties concerned", the document explained, "it can be likened to a form of emotional cruelty."
For victims, Teves says 'ghosting' is "mentally, physically and emotionally exhausting" and can lead to "ridicule", "humiliation" and emotional turmoil.
