Fake Relationship

This character enters a fake relationship with another character, typically a fake romantic relationship or a fake marriage.

A common trope in romantic media for female audiences where two characters put on the appearance of being in a relationship for practical reasons, such as avoiding proposals or advances from other people or getting an annoying family member or friend to shut up about their single status. Over the course of the relationship, the characters in the fake relationship typically start to see each other in a more romantic light and end up falling in love for real.