I Had a Fake Girlfriend, Too! In Defense of Manti Te’o
You’re not alone, Manti. Lots of people have had fake lovers—though usually they’re the ones who’ve made them up. Readers share their stories of phony paramours.
Twenty-four hours after Deadspin blew the lid off a story that the dead girlfriend of Notre Dame’s star football linebacker never existed, the sports world is left to figure out why. Was it a hoax, as Notre Dame and Manti Te'o allege? Or was the football player aware she wasn’t real the whole time?
Either way, he wouldn’t be the first to claim to be dating a person who—it turns out—doesn’t exist. People make up fake boyfriends and girlfriends all the time! To find out why, we turned to you, our readers, to ask for stories about fake girlfriends and boyfriends past. We'll continue publishing your stories as we get them. For submission instructions, scroll to the end of the post.
Have a tale of a fake significant other of your own? Share it with The Daily Beast in the comments, or email dailybeastsubmit@gmail.com, and we’ll add it to the list of stories on this page. Make sure to specify if you’d like to remain anonymous, or leave your name and location if you’d be OK being identified.
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