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Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed? A psychotherapist breaks down some perils of digital dating and how to cope

  • Written by Danielle Sukenik, Instructor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed? A psychotherapist breaks down some perils of digital dating and how to copeAbout a third of U.S. adults have looked for love online.Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images

Buzzwords describing the digital dating scene are all over social media. Have you been ghosted? Is someone orbiting you? Are you being breadcrumbed? While these dating patterns may not be new, the words to describe them continue to evolve.

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