Can ghosting really be stopped?

Ghosting- the word alone has a history of the scaries built into it. But how did we get to a place where ghosting has become the norm? NoGhosts’ own research team found that over 80% of people out there are getting ghosted in their dating lives. But it doesn’t end there, interviews, dog sitters, the plumber- whenever we are trying to arrange new meetings something seems to break in the ether leading to ghosting continuing to be on the rise. 

At NoGhosts, it’s our mission to make ghosting a thing of the past. And, while we know not every ghost out there will go away, we do know there are ways to help nudge us all to better communication and hopefully some IRL connections along the way. If you online date, you know the drill, keeping conversations going is hard and they can get stale. New connections require effort, but the hope is to eventually meet if there’s mutual interest. We believe that transitioning matches to meetings starts with being set up for success. The NoGhosts app redirects conversations that otherwise go stale towards making a plan, and even if folks agree not to meet, there’s points to be earned for communication along the way. 

Instead of gamifying people to constantly swipe, we seek to incentivize sending “appearance requests, ” the NoGhosts antidote to ghosting. People can send an expiring invitation to meet, users can connect to discuss details, pick a time or location, and if they meet they earn points and badges. This grows a community that respects one another and shows that they are serious about others' and their own time. It’s free to try and you can send an appearance request to anyone no matter where you’ve connected.