Orbiting

Orbiting is when someone you were dating stops actually communicating but keeps watching and liking your social media, so you know they're still paying attention. It's a low-effort way to stay in someone's peripheral vision without the vulnerability of a real conversation. It's not always malicious, but it can leave the other person confused — which is exactly why directness beats orbiting every time.

See: Ghosting, Breadcrumbing, Benching, Zombieing