If you want to point fingers for ghosting and the like, "benching" is the obvious culprit.
Just in case you hadn't heard, our favorite disappearing act has morphed into quite a phenomenon. Not only do you have plain 'ol, regular ghosting, but now "mosting," a.k.a. excessive flattery and behavior ahead of pulling a Houdini, is on the rise. So is "ghostlighting," which involves a ghoster reemerging only to place the blame for his or her absence on you. And then there's "gophering," which is not as cute as the name suggests.
