"Being ghosted can create an open tab inside your brain."

— Amanda McCracken


Date
January 27, 2024
Metaphor
"Being ghosted can create an open tab inside your brain."
Metaphor in Context
With a dating pool that seems infinite, people feel expendable. Being ghosted can create an open tab inside your brain. “It’s easy to feel like there’s no obligation to close a loop,” Dr. Solomon said. “You can start to project onto that person a whole bunch of what ifs. It’s easy to idealize somebody you’ve just met.”
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Amanda McCracken, "Is It a Crush or Have You Fallen Into Limerence?" (January 27, 2024). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
01/27/2024

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.