Psychology says people who slip out of gatherings without saying goodbye aren’t rude or antisocial—they often learned somewhere along the way that leaving is a negotiation, and the only way to protect the good evening they just had is to not put it up for debate

The Irish goodbye isn't rudeness—it's a survival tactic for protecting joy from the exhausting choreography of departure. The post Psychology says people who slip out of gatherings without saying goodbye aren’t rude or antisocial—they often learned somewhere along the way that leaving is a negotiation, and the only way to protect the good evening they just had is to not put it up for debate…