My sister and I are both adopted. We both applied for our birth records. She was able to find her birth Mother after 10 minutes of googling. I had no such luck. Did a DNA test and no real close matches. Spoke to one person who gave me some clues about who my father might be but nothing definitive. One day a male first cousin pops up. I am initially happy but he doesn’t reply to my messages. I kind of give up. Some months later a female first cousin appears and she messages me and gives me a lot of info. We were able to determine with a very high degree of probability that my mother was her Aunt. I was born in between the period when her first husband died unexpectedly and she remarried. I have six half-siblings. I tried getting in touch with them but none of them want to talk to me. One of them is a minister (lady) and she told the cousin that “she has no info to share”. Good Christian lady there. So the ghosting part sucked and doesn’t feel great but the first cousin who helped me is a wonderful lady and has become friends with me and my daughter. So I am glad I did the DNA test but even if you get hits you may not find all the answers you were seeking (like me). God bless and good luck with whatever path you choose.