'Submarining' Is The New Dating Term To Know And To Avoid

By Dave Basner

September 28, 2017

If you thought ghosting was the worst thing that could happen to you in a relationship, a new term shows things can get worse. 

It's "submarining" and it's when everything is going well with someone but then they disappear, only to resurface some time later with an innocent "Hey, what's up?" as if nothing ever happened.

It's similar to zombie-ing, when someone ghosts you only to come back, apologize and try to start things back up. However with submarining, your ex just returns from the depth without even acknowledging their absence, much like the underwater vessel might do after a period of radio silence. 

Here's hoping it doesn't happen to you. 

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