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"Younger people need to grow some balls, ghosting; you wouldn't have gotten that in my day"

It's a scenario that those on the online dating scene know all too well, you meet somebody, flirt...

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09.40 17 Sep 2021


"Younger people need to grow some balls, ghosting; you wouldn't have gotten that in my day"


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09.40 17 Sep 2021


It's a scenario that those on the online dating scene know all too well, you meet somebody, flirty banter ensues, dates are had and then in the blink of an eye radio silence.

The phenomenon is known as ghosting.

A survey from dating site Plenty Of Fish found that 80% of millennials have been ghosted.

Our reporter Barry Whyte has been looking into the scourge of modern dating....


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