So, what does this behaviour mean? Is it about retaining a feeling of power, an eegocentric tactic to stop you forgetting they exist or simply that they’re curious about your life?

We spoke to We-Vibe’s Relationship Expert, Dr Becky Spelman, to get her expert opinoin on why someone might exhibit this sort of confusing behaviour.

Surmising on some of the possible thought processes behind orbiting, Spelman says: “There may be various factors at play. They may feel that they are letting the other person down more gently if they maintain a degree of contact in this way and think that they are being kinder than if they simply cut them off completely.

“They may feel that they are keeping their options option by showing this sliver of interest, and that if the dating scene gets lean at some point in the future they might be able to pick the relationship back up again. They might be going through photographs in the hope of having their ego boosted when they see signs of distress or upset on the part of the other person, or simply take a voyeuristic pleasure in peering into these windows on their life.

“Thankfully, there is actually no need to question or explore this behaviour in detail, because we can respond to the discourtesy of ghosting by decisively removing the person in question from our online community of friends and blocking future invitations from them!”

We can’t know for sure the reasons behind your orbiter, but one thing’s for sure, we’re not here for it. If anyone has the disrespect (and idiocy) to ghost you, that automatically removes any stalking rights or access to your fabulousness.

Our advice? We’re with Spelman on this one, it’s time to block ‘em.

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Why 'Orbiting' is the new dating trend we all need to avoid