Feelings are Normal

This is not a tip of how to prevent ghosting.

Ghosting in dating is like bad drivers in traffic: you can beep your horn, you can flip people off, and it won't do anything other than make you more anxious, angry, and ultimately a part of the problem.

However, if you value your sanity, you're going to need to understand that bad drivers are an aspect of being on the road, and you need to be on the road to get somewhere. Your goal is to manage your reactions to bad drivers/ghosting/shitty stuff such that when they are encountered, your life doesn't crumble to pieces.

To this regard, it's normal to feel mad when you're cut-off and it's normal to feel sad if you got ghosted -- otherwise you are a psychopath and have bigger problems. But there are techniques to minimize the emotional whirlwind following a ghost.

Typical Situation

So after a million swipes, 6 matches, 3 conversations, you get an in person-date. On the date, you realize she's super cool and cuter in-person. Now, you're going to daydream about that person you saw, especially if you haven't been intimate with someone for awhile or are overall lonely. This is what your brain is supposed to do -- "here is a person you may be able to procreate with, so don't forget her!" (I know evo-psych is imperfect, but I am sure many of you experienced this phenomenon).

You plan another date. You pick a place and an outfit. You think of what she will ask, how you will respond, how you're going to kiss at this moment, how you're going to hold her hand at that moment. You do this fantasizing a lot and at random times.

Now when she ghosts, not only did you get rejected, but your whole fantasy of what was going to happen also goes up in smoke. The bigger the fantasy, the worse the ghost is going to feel.

Solution

Mindfulness (and therapy). Monitor your thoughts in a non-judgmental way and, if you notice daydreaming about that one girl, acknowledge it, understand it's just your mind playing games, and continue with what you were doing. Doing nothing? Then go outside. Beyond that, look into psychology resources geared towards OCD, anxiety, etc.

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tldr; Daydreaming about potential partners makes ghosting worse. The mental energy you put towards someone you barely via daydreaming is proportional to the pain felt following a ghost.

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EDIT: Forgot to add: she's always better in your day-dreams, always. There is no comparison. In your mind, she the hottest, the smartest, the funniest -- she's not. You barely know this person. This is your projection. When get ghosted after daydreaming, it's the idealized, unreal person that rejected you, not the actual person.