Submarining
Submarining is vanishing from someone's life without explanation and then resurfacing weeks or months later as though nothing happened — no apology, no acknowledgement of the absence.
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SubmariningvsZombieing
The short answer
Both return from the dead; only the zombie bothers to explain where they've been. A zombie offers an excuse — work, a breakdown, a bad patch. A submariner simply carries on mid-conversation, as though the months of silence hadn't happened.
Side by side
| Aspect | Submarining | Zombieing |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledges the gap? | No | Usually, with an excuse |
| Opening move | Carries on as normal | 'Hey stranger' |
| Leaves you | Disoriented | Ambushed |
| Implies | It was never a big deal | There was a reason |
What each one means
Zombieing
Zombieing is when someone who ghosted you suddenly reappears out of nowhere and tries to pick up contact as if they never vanished at all.
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