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* The 1966-67 Creator/{{NBC}} {{sitcom}} ''Occasional Wife''. Peter is an unmarried man working for a baby food company. He wants a big promotion but knows that his boss Max won't give it to a bachelor (because it wouldn't fit the image of the company, and because Max is a big believer in traditional family values). His friend Greta suggests he get a woman to pose as his wife, and he asks her to do it, even getting her an apartment in his building so she can use the fire escape to sneak in whenever Max visits. He also tries to convince his nosy mom that Greta is married to him. The series was canceled after one season, leaving the UnresolvedSexualTension between Peter and Greta permanently unresolved, though the show's stars Creator/MichaelCallan and Patricia Harty were [[RomanceOnTheSet briefly married]] in RealLife after the series ended.
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* The 1966-67 Creator/{{NBC}} {{sitcom}} ''Occasional Wife''. Peter is an unmarried man working for a baby food company. He wants a big promotion but knows that his boss Max won't give it to a bachelor (because it wouldn't fit the image of the company, and because Max is a big believer in traditional family values). His friend Greta suggests he get a woman to pose as his wife, and he asks her to do it, even getting her an apartment in his building so she can use the fire escape to sneak in whenever Max visits. He also tries to convince his nosy mom that Greta is married to him.
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* The 1966-67 Creator/{{NBC}} {{sitcom}} ''Occasional Wife''. Peter is an unmarried man working for a baby food company. He wants a big promotion but knows that his boss Max won't give it to a bachelor (because it wouldn't fit the image of the company, and because Max is a big believer in traditional family values). His friend Greta suggests he get a woman to pose as his wife, and he asks her to do it, even getting her an apartment in his building so she can use the fire escape to sneak in whenever Max visits. He also tries to convince his nosy mom that Greta is married to him.
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* ''Manga/CrossplayLoveOtakuXPunk'': In Chapter 31, Mei pretends to be Hanae's girlfriend so he can buy something for his sister at a store for couples.
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* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3962297/1/A-Pretense-of-Romance-Mature-Version A Pretense of Romance]]" sees Daniel suggest that he pretend to date Sam to inspire Jack O'Neill to ask her out after she's been discharged from the Air Force and SG-1 but allowed to remain in the SGC (Sam resigned as she refused to obey the orders of General Bauer- "[[Recap/StargateSG1S4E15ChainReaction Chain Reaction]]"- and was unable to re-enlist as certain parties argued that she might disagree with other orders in future). The plan was to get Jack jealous to acknowledge his feelings for Sam and then she and Daniel would amicably break it off, [[spoiler:but things take a different turn when Daniel finds himself developing genuine feelings for Sam]].
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* ''Series/RisingDamp'': Rigsby gets Miss Jones to pretend to be his wife when it turns out he can only receive an inheritance if he is happily married. Problems arise when his estranged real wife shows up.
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Naturally, there's a high likelihood of them BecomingTheMask, or at least one character claiming ItMeantSomethingToMe, in which case you have a RomanticFakeRealTurn.
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Naturally, there's a high likelihood of them BecomingTheMask, or at least one character claiming ItMeantSomethingToMe, in which case you have a RomanticFakeRealTurn.
RomanticFakeRealTurn. It is also a common trope in FanFic.
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* ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'': Beautia Sivana asks Paul to come to her annual family get-together as her fake boyfriend, because her family is difficult to get along with, and her choice of companions to keep it bearable is down to him and [[INeedADrink Jack Daniels]]. They're able to string along her mother fairly easily with [[ExactWords vague phrasing]] like "we met back in February", but her father is more incisive and figures out that it's not a long-term relationship.
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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory:'' Penny coaxes Leonard into pretending to be her boyfriend when her father is in town (they used to date, but broke up). Penny's dad is quite upset when the ruse is revealed -- partly because he doesn't like that his daughter lied to him, but mostly because he ''likes'' Leonard and desperately wants Penny to end up with an intelligent guy and not one of the morons she had previously dated. The whole thing ends with Penny's dad literally ''begging'' Leonard not to give up on getting her back, then "giving him a head start" by pretending to be furious with Leonard and yelling at him to never talk to his daughter again (counting on the fact that Penny often dates guys her dad hates).
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* In the ''[[Series/ICarly2021 iCarly revival]]'''s season 2 premiere, Carly and Freddie pretend to be a couple to avoid a genderflipped GirlfriendInCanda situation when Carly blurts out she has a boyfriend due to her ex-boyfriend ragging on her being an "Ice Queen". They go on a few fake dates, but it crashes down when Freddie 'cheats' on Carly with another woman, in public, at his new app's opening event.
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* In the ''[[Series/ICarly2021 iCarly revival]]'''s season 2 premiere, Carly and Freddie pretend to be a couple to avoid a genderflipped GirlfriendInCanda GirlfriendInCanada situation when Carly blurts out she has a boyfriend due to her ex-boyfriend ragging on her being an "Ice Queen". They go on a few fake dates, but it crashes down when Freddie 'cheats' on Carly with another woman, in public, at his new app's opening event.
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* In the ''[[Series/ICarly2021 iCarly revival]]'''s season 2 premiere, Carly and Freddie pretend to be a couple to avoid a genderflipped GirlfriendInCanda situation when Carly blurts out she has a boyfriend due to her ex-boyfriend ragging on her being an "Ice Queen". They go on a few fake dates, but it crashes down when Freddie 'cheats' on Carly with another woman, in public, at his new app's opening event.
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as "fake straight relationship to hide being LGBT". Examples that don't fit this go in Fake Relationship or one of its other subtropes.
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* TheBeard: When it's done to perpetuate a deception, such as to hide one party's sexuality.
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* TheBeard: When it's done to perpetuate a deception, such as to hide at least one party's sexuality.
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* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'' Pete pretends to date one of the furnace stokers to avoid facing eternal humiliation from Alberta's rejection.
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* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'' ''Series/{{Ghosts|US}}'' Pete pretends to date one of the furnace stokers to avoid facing eternal humiliation from Alberta's rejection.
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* PublicityStuntRelationship: When this is done to benefit a celebrity's public image and/or career.
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* PublicityStuntRelationship: When this is done to benefit a celebrity's public image and/or boost their career.
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* In ''Film/{{Rags}}'', Kadee and Finn aren't actually dating, it's just a business arrangement by the record label to get them both more attention. When they "break up", Kadee just wants to find Rags, while Finn just cares about getting less of the spotlight.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', Princess Caroline makes Todd pretend to be dating Courtney Pourtenoy in order to give her a down-to-earth image and promote her new movie. It backfires as Todd accidentally becomes a famous model.
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* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': When Carla's ex-husband invites her to his wedding Diane suggests Carla take a fake boyfriend with her to make it look like she's moved on. Carla asks Sam to do it as he's the only decent-looking guy in the bar. Diane, who's actually dating Sam, is wary until she meets the ex-husband and sees just how big a jerk he is.
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* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'':
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**''Series/{{Lucifer}}'': When Lucifer breaks up with Eve, Eve begs Maze to pretend to be her girlfriend in order to make Lucifer jealous.
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* ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'': Due to the cast of the original ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' going missing and the Ark luring people with a fake second season campaign, Chris [=McLean=]'s reputation was damaged, so he pretended to be gay and in a relationship with one of his interns. When his "boyfriend" assaulted him for not giving him a raise, it came out that Chris lied and the public took the intern's side over his.
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* In ''Anime/MagicalWarfare'', the protagonist Takeshi Nanase established a fake relationship with his childhood friend Kurumi Isoshima in order to ward off numerous men who pursue her, especially after a traumatic incident with a stalker.
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* In ''Anime/MagicalWarfare'', ''Literature/MagicalWarfare'', the protagonist Takeshi Nanase established a fake relationship with his childhood friend Kurumi Isoshima in order to ward off numerous men who pursue her, especially after a traumatic incident with a stalker.
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* In ''VideoGame/RidgesideVillage'', during Faye's 6 heart event she is given a surprise visit by her parents who start pressuring her to come back home and study to become a doctor; if the player chooses not to intervene, Bryle (with [[BelligerentSexualTension whom she constantly bickers]]) who's passing nearby, will, and when Faye's parents question him on who he is, Faye blurts out that he's her boyfriend. Afterwards when her parent leave, Faye says that they must continue with the charade otherwise her parents will be suspicious. Later, in her 8 heart event after Bryle helps her set up her fashion show and it's a resounding success, he asks her if she would like to end the charade now, after which she becomes sad, and says that no, she wants to continue with it, since now he can be her bodyguard, while she giggles.
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* In ''VideoGame/RidgesideVillage'', during Faye's 6 heart event she is given a surprise visit by her parents who start pressuring her to come back home and study to become a doctor; if the player chooses not to intervene, Bryle (with [[BelligerentSexualTension whom she constantly bickers]]) who's passing nearby, will, and when Faye's parents question him on who he is, Faye blurts out that he's her boyfriend. Afterwards when her parent leave, Faye says that they must continue with the charade otherwise her parents will be suspicious. Later, in her 8 heart event after Bryle helps her set up her fashion show and it's a resounding success, he asks her if she would like to end the charade now, after which she becomes sad, and says that no, she wants to continue with it, since now he can be her bodyguard, while she giggles.
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* In ''LightNovel/MagicalWarfare'', the protagonist Takeshi Nanase established a fake relationship with his childhood friend Kurumi Isoshima in order to ward off numerous men who pursue her, especially after a traumatic incident with a stalker.
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* In ''LightNovel/MagicalWarfare'', ''Anime/MagicalWarfare'', the protagonist Takeshi Nanase established a fake relationship with his childhood friend Kurumi Isoshima in order to ward off numerous men who pursue her, especially after a traumatic incident with a stalker.
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* In ''VisualNovel/CollarXMalice'', in Sasazuka's route, early on he pretends to be Ichika's boyfriend as an excuse for him to come to her house during dinner so he could meet Kazuki's friend Akito, who is suspected to be part of the terrorist group Adonis.
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** In''VisualNovel/CollarXMalice'', in Sasazuka's route, early on he pretends to be Ichika's boyfriend as an excuse for him to come to her house during dinner so he could meet Kazuki's friend Akito, who is suspected to be part of the terrorist group Adonis.Adonis.
** In Shiraishi's route, to stop Mukai from seeing the collar on a drunk and passed out Ichika, he tells Mukai that she wouldn't want to see the hickey he left on Ichika's neck. Ichika's hesitation to show Mukai and Sakuragawa her neck later only "proved" she was dating Shiraishi.
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** In Shiraishi's route, to stop Mukai from seeing the collar on a drunk and passed out Ichika, he tells Mukai that she wouldn't want to see the hickey he left on Ichika's neck. Ichika's hesitation to show Mukai and Sakuragawa her neck later only "proved" she was dating Shiraishi.
