Statistics for Toxic dating tactics

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description	TDT called...	extra hint	% Correct
"disappearing without explanations, no response, no warning"	Ghosting	G, specter	75%
"making someone question their own reality by continuously casting doubt on their perceptions and recollections"	Gaslighting	G, street lamp	67%
"creating a false identity to initiate a relationship with someone"	Catfishing	C, fishing + whiskers	33%
"from pursuing to obsessing, spying a person on social networks by checking their activity"	Haunting	H, spooky visitation	33%
"getting attention with the perfect post or story to trigger a response from a specific person"	Gatsbying	G, Fitzgerald's book	25%
"sucking up unwanted behavior in order to get back together, waiting for them to change"	Hoovering	H, vacuuming	25%
"coming on strong with attention and promises of eternal bliss, once the receiver is hooked, the bombardment ends as quickly as it started"	Love Bombing	L+, blasting with hearts	25%
"hovering around someone on SoMe, giving likes, viewing stories, but never interacting"	Orbiting	O, like a moon	25%
"one gives morsels of attention to keep the other person interested"	Breadcrumbing	B, feeding ducks	17%
"one person disappears+the other is blocked on all channels of communication"	Cloaking	C, ...and daggering?	17%
"flirting with other people to soften the fall for when a relationship ends"	Cushioning	C, sofas	17%
"sending a large volume of the same message ... to almost anyone"	Fishing	F, more fish	17%
"maintaining communication even when there is no response"	Ghostbusting	G, Venkman, Stantz & Spengler	17%
"telling someone insults in disguise to gain their interest"	Negging	N, backhanded compliment	17%
"ignoring someone for a long time, and then coming back as if nothing has happened"	Submarining	S, Beatles lived in one	17%
"one partner plotting the break-up of a relationship almost before it has begun"	Banksying	B, artist	8%
"one person keeps another hanging on, while dating others"	Benching	B, sports	8%
"chase, conquer, and then, it’s goodbye"	Catch and Release	C+, sports fishing	8%
"leaving messages unread/unanswered to 'let the other down easy'"	Cricketing	C, older people struggle to hear it	8%
"dating in bad season, breaking off for good season; eg rainy vs. sunny"	Cuffing	C, cops	8%
"replying messages in short (eg 1-word), implying it's over but without stopping"	Curving	C, learning...?	8%
"one person only really paying attention to their partner when they need something"	Firedooring	F, fire security	8%
"pumping up your image before actually meeting the other person in the flesh"	Flexing	F, bending	8%
"pretending to have hobbies, interests, lifestyle etc. you don't, for a relationship or 'game'"	Kittenfishing	K, baby whiskers fish	8%
"staring at the phone screen over being present with the partner"	Phubbing	P, kinda snubbing	8%
"only wanting to have a relationship somewhere where you won’t run into anyone you know"	Pocketing	P, container in clothes	8%
"mooching off, when confronted, claiming that the relationship wasn’t actually that serious in the first place OR 'running around' behind your back"	Roaching	R, they survive nukes?	8%
"wanting to have a relationship with someone on account of their social or economic status"	Throning	T, seated royals	8%
"going directly from a Tinder profile to the Instagram account in the biography, without making a match and then passively stalking the victim"	Tindstagraming	T, portmanteau	8%
"vanishing, then suddenly wanting to come back and doing it through social networks"	Zombieing	Z, a Romero thing	8%
"dumping via Zoom"	Zumping	Z, another portmanteau	8%