Want to brag1 about your active social life on Facebook, when you really have no friends? Trying to make your ex jealous by posing with an attractive new partner, but can't find a date? No need to worry, this Japanese company will happily send you some fake friends or lovers for a fun photo shoot that will make your online friends green with envy. You'll have to pay for it, though.
没有朋友却想在Facebook上显摆自己活跃的社交生活？找不到约会对象却想和俊男美女拍情侣照让你的前任嫉妒？不用担心，有一家日本公司将很乐意给你送去N个假朋友或假爱人和你开心合照，保证让你线上的朋友嫉妒得眼睛发绿。当然了，你得为此付费。
Keeping up appearances on social media is
apparently2 very important to a lot of people, and Japanese company Family Romance is committed to
helping3 its clients do just that. Whether they are looking to show co-workers that they are much more fun to be around than they appear to be at the office, or trying to impress a special someone with their active social life, the company's Real Appeal service aims to help them succeed, by providing some fake friends for impressive photo shoots. Clients can then post these pics on their Facebook or Instagram pages to show everyone how fun their life is, without anyone knowing it's all a paid-for illusion.
Depending on what goal Family Romance clients are trying to achieve, they can request fake friends of a certain age,
gender4 or sporting certain physical traits, and make their final selection from a series of employee photos available on the company website. You can book as many fake friends as you need, as long as you agree to do it for a minimum of two hours and pay a fee of 8,000
yen5 ($71) per fake friend, plus whatever other expenses your photo-opp
incurs6 (travel, hotel stays, drinks, etc.).
The fake friends provided by Family Romance can also play the role of fake girlfriend/boyfriend, allowing clients to either show their exes that they've moved on, or win them back through sheer
jealousy7. To make it seem like a real, evolving romantic relationship, clients book the same fake friend for multiple photo shoots. And if you're having trouble coming up with ideas for effective photo ops, the company is more than happy to help with that too.
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