At the time, he was an angry jerk, but in today's
transgender dating world, it seems to be all about chivalry. Now you can have a perfect
trans date, and then that person disappears, just like in leftovers. But ironically, experts believe that all of these "ghosts" may actually make us stronger. "When you're scared of spiders, you expose yourself to them, and over time, they become less important to you," said Lia Avellino, a licensed therapist in New York City.