Well let's see, what do you call it when you are offered as a girlfriend in name only to your Dad's co-worker right before you leave the country? True story, guy kind of needed a fake gf to keep an eager woman who didn't want to take not interested for an answer at bay. Story ends that while I was overseas he dumped me (or maybe he cheated on me, at that point there had been no direct communication between us ever) for his (now ex-) wife.
And then there's the situation of the close guy friend who everyone thinks your dating even though you're both pretty clear that you aren't; you're just the best hang out buddies each other can find. But everyone knows what to call that.... complicated.
And while I've had my share of imaginary friends, I never tried to convince people that they were real people. It's just that the people in books tend to be better people than the people in real life.
And then there's the situation of the close guy friend who everyone thinks your dating even though you're both pretty clear that you aren't; you're just the best hang out buddies each other can find. But everyone knows what to call that.... complicated.
And while I've had my share of imaginary friends, I never tried to convince people that they were real people. It's just that the people in books tend to be better people than the people in real life.
