Ghosting, like anything else, is a tool. There’s a right way, and a wrong way, to use it.

If you’re just ghosting people because you’ve become bored with a person, and you can’t be bothered to answer simple questions, or you don’t want to spend them with a person but you’re too afraid to simply say “no, thank you,” then you’re a jerk.

However, is someone is not respecting your boundaries, and is persisting in bothering you and being pushy, despite your best efforts to respond with civility and politeness, and communicating your wishes directly and clearly, then ghosting is a firm line in the sand, and it can be a correct course of action.

So, is ghosting bad or good? It depends.