A dating trope, which is more prominent today than ever before, is the act of ghosting but a new trend could be set to surpass it. While completely ignoring someone without explanation is harsh, doing so before reaching out months later is seen as far worse by many people. Mariel Darling explained how ghosts from past romances were reborn into flesh-eating zombies who aim to feed on her emotion. The singer-songwriter took to TikTok to warn her 256k followers of how being “zombied is the new ghosting.” The TikTok racked up over 1.5 million views, with an avalanche of singletons sharing their experiences from the graveyard of love.