Maggies personal rule of ghosting involves what she calls a two-date cutoff. If either party isnt feeling it after two dates, they can slip away without explanation. If it felt to you that the person just disappeared mid-sentence, and you sensed the jarring effects, then yeah, thats ghosting.

Is it bad to ghost someone after one date?

We dont need to get caught up in those messy feelings of guilt or anxiety if we just accept ghosting as the norm. Ill say it: Ghosting is fine! We should expect people to ghost, and be pleased when someone doesnt. You should leave every date thinking your date might have died by the time you got home.