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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Are all men really trash?

Analise Bruno March 2, 2025
I’m kidding, but it's important to remember why we sometimes make generalizations as a society. Not all bees will sting you, but still we’re scared of bees. We don’t say, “only some bees will sting you”  because that’s a given — it’s redundant. In that same way, no one really means all men are trash. Not all men are the same as Mr. Big.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: In defense of ghosting

Bini Ollivier-Yamin March 8, 2021
Ghosting may be incredibly rude for someone to do, and it shouldn’t be the only way to end a relationship or interaction, especially a serious one. I try not to end most interactions by ghosting, but I think sometimes it's natural and justified to say goodbye by disappearing.
Ladies I Am Right: To ghost or not to ghost?

Ladies I Am Right: To ghost or not to ghost?

Meredith Wilshere November 13, 2017

Imagine this: The conversation has been going really well, and then suddenly the other person stops responding. You try not to check your phone every five minutes — maybe you throw it across the room...

WILSHERE: Stand up for yourself

WILSHERE: Stand up for yourself

Meredith Wilshere April 12, 2017

In a world filled with scary names to veil bad dating behaviors like gaslighting, zombie-ing and ghosting, sometimes it can be hard to find a voice among the monsters. Standing up for yourself in the face...

WILSHERE: Tinder is the night of the undead

WILSHERE: Tinder is the night of the undead

Meredith Wilshere April 2, 2017

Recently identified in an article in London Evening Standard, “zombie-ing” is the latest dating trend that just won’t die. Comparable with ghosting in both terribleness, name and nature, zombie-ing...

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