The term describes someone who starts dating, disappears without answering calls or messages, then gets back in touch weeks or months later as if nothing happened. The person may offer no account of the silence, despite having left the other party wondering what happened.
That return can make submarining more confusing than ghosting, in which someone cuts off contact and stays away. If the person who reappears is attractive, or dating has been difficult, the article says it may be tempting to overlook the distress caused by the disappearance and try again. The cycle can then repeat, with another sudden silence followed by another return.
When asked about the gaps, a submariner might blame problems at work, a phone wiped by a virus or another personal crisis, the article says. It advises readers to be wary of accepting such explanations without addressing the repeated pattern.
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