I was just ghosted by my boyfriend of almost 5 years.  Although we did not live together, our children were like siblings.  His children moved far away about a year ago and I knew it was a matter of time before he would move too.  But, he promised my daughter (9 then) that he was not going anywhere.  He moved in April.  He promised he would return within a few months of setting up his new house and buy a condo here for me and my daughter.  Not only did this not happen, he resorted to not answering or communicating at all.  I can get over it and am already dating and hopeful for the future, but my daughter is another story.  She is very upset and I do not want her to feel like men are never going to keep their promises or abandon her.  It was a very shitty way to break up but I have way more self esteem and am not broken by this.  I guess I just want to vent.  No one can change what happened and I am looking forward to attracting a man who wants to marry instead of stringing me along for four years.  I still have that twinge to text something to him to make him regret his behavior but there is nothing that he deserves from me.  I have learned so much about myself and about the reality of that relationship and will use the information to guide myself in the future. Cue “Love Hurts” by Nazareth.  For those of you ghosted, you are not alone.  I didn’t even know this was a thing.  A very, selfish, shitty thing.