Jacob: Or you could just let it peter out.
Gregory: What do you mean, peter out?
Jacob: You can't ghost. That's too harsh. But petering is gentle. It's nice. I've... I've done it a bunch of times. You just stop using exclamation points, okay? You start taking a few hours to respond, and then, you know, before you know it, it's been a few weeks since you've gotten a text that says, "Good morning, handsome."