Quite possibly one of the saddest inventions of our time, Invisible Boyfriend gives you real-world and social proof that you’re in a relationship – even if you’re not. Launched by the same team behind Invisible Girlfriend, the team behind this app motto is “Finally, a boyfriend your family can believe in…”, which leads us to ask what how closely is your family scrutinizing your relationships in the first place? As a ‘case study’, the website totes the following copy;

“Around Thanksgiving, my mom called me and asked if she should set an extra place for someone I’m bringing,” Matt recalls. “In that moment I realized how great it would be to have an answer for her that didn’t require me to actually be dating someone.”

Wow.