Ya está pasanding

Have you ever been ghosted? Or perhaps someone has been orbiting you? These terms can be awkward to discuss in public, especially when they sound like inventions so new that they require their own dictionary.

Ghosting is the simplest: the person you were talking to suddenly disappears. Orbiting comes next, when that person remains around your digital life, follows you on social media and watches your stories without interacting. Breadcrumbing means sending an occasional message to show that one is still alive, without ever turning the contact into anything concrete.

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I love you

Then there is love bombing, when someone says "I love you" on the first date. The advice here is clear: get out as quickly as possible. Sexting is described as the cellphone-era version of the old 1990s phone sex line, with an obvious danger if an erotic picture or suggestive message goes to the wrong WhatsApp conversation. That accidental message to your grandmother has its own comic label, paparuling.

Gaslighting appears when someone manipulates another person by denying things they said or events that happened. And if the relationship ends, zombieing may follow: months after disappearing, the former partner suddenly sends a message. It is the familiar moment of "look who showed up" or "well, this came out of nowhere."

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Look who showed up