SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media to share what she considers her date, taking “ghosting to the next level.” The man she had been dating for a short time, according to her, faked his own death to cut ties with her, but days later, she found him very much “well and alive.”

She shared her story on NUSWhispers on Friday (Mar 14), explaining that she met the man—whom she referred to as “M” in her post—on the Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB) dating app in November 2024. After matching on the app, they began chatting and eventually went on a few dates.

On Dec 29, M told her he had a big argument with his mother. Wanting to be supportive, she offered to be there for him, and he agreed to meet up.

“I went to meet him to comfort him. His family situation is very similar to mine, so I could empathise with his plight,” she said.

The next day, on Dec 30, he continued texting her as usual, sending messages in the morning and again in the afternoon. But by nightfall, he had completely vanished. Concerned, she sent him another message on Dec 31, only to be met with more silence.

As the days passed, she noticed something strange. He was no longer online. His profile activity had gone dark, and he was nowhere to be found. By Jan 6, her growing worry got the best of her, and she decided to check in once more.

Three days later, she was shocked when his mother replied to her messages and told her that “M had passed away from an accident.”

“I was devastated, and for the next few days, I cried my eyeballs out. I kept telling my friends how much of a pity it was for such a hardworking young man, only 34 yo, to pass just like that,” she wrote.

“He’s turning 35 in a few months and could finally get his own place. He also has 2 cats, one black and one orange; I was wondering how they were doing without him. My heart ached for him so much that I couldn’t sleep for a few nights,” she added.

On Jan 15, after attending prayers for her grandfather’s death anniversary, her brother asked her to accompany him to buy new bedding supplies for the Chinese New Year. The plan was to head to Yishun, but by chance, they took the wrong bus and ended up in Ang Mo Kio (AMK) instead.

Seeing no point in making another trip, she suggested they get everything at NTUC Xtra in AMK Hub.

The woman said that her brother was puzzled by this. “He asked why I would...