Quiet divorce: why people are checking out of their marriage emotionally – without telling their partner

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This piece explores "quiet divorce," where partners emotionally detach in marriage by lowering expectations, building separate lives, and staying legally wed—ready to "go zombie" in the relationship. (148 characters)

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Are you prepared to "go zombie" in your relationship? This involves dialing back expectations, creating your own independent life, yet remaining married.

Are you ready to 'go zombie' in your relationship, lowering your expectations of it, forging your own separate life, but staying wed?

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The Guardian The Guardian — 2025-11-27

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