You opened a message from your longtime friend, Sarah. In it is a rather unconventional request: she needs you to fake date her brother. Apparently he was facing relentless pressure from their parents to settle down, and Sarah hoped that seeing him in a committed relationship would finally put an end to their constant nagging... at least for a bit.

Fake dating? It sounds like something straight out of a cheesy rom-com.

And yet ... you agreed, texting back "sure."