The latest social media dating trend is downright creepy.
Whether you regularly watch a past flame’s Instagram stories or like their Facebook posts from time to time, dating experts are now referring to this sort of social media snooping as ‘haunting’.
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As reported by InStyle, ‘haunting’ can occur on any social media site and it can be confusing at best and creepy at worst, especially if the relationship ended on bad terms.
It might happen right after you break up, two years down the road or really any time at all.
Whether you regularly watch a past flame’s Instagram stories or like their Facebook posts from time to time, dating experts are now referring to this sort of social media snooping as ‘haunting’. Credit: NBC
US TV personality Jenna Bush Hager explained the slightly confusing phenomenon.
“It’s when a former flame pops up and they look at your social media stuff but they don’t comment or reach out,” Jenna said on Hoda & Jenna.
“So that means they ‘like’ it?” Hoda questioned.
“They must.”
The co-anchors asked their special guest, Andy Cohen, if he’s heard of “haunting” and if he’s ever done it before.
He admitted that he does indeed haunt his exes from time to time.
“I haunt people on my Finsta (fake Instagram),” he revealed.
“I have a private Instagram.”
The TV host then elaborated on the sneaky, yet genius way he keeps tabs on people via social media.
“So you go to your private …….