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* An episode of ''{{Sex and the City}}'' had Carrie think about this option with her pet gay, but decided she didn't want to do it when she found out she wouldn't get all his family's money.

* Raj from TheBigBangTheory felt increasingly lonely with all of his friends paired off (and especially with his [[HetrosexualLifePartners hetrosexual life partner]] getting married) and ended up calling his parents in India to have them set him up with an ArrangedMarriage candidate. Their meeting goes well, she's pretty, and they enjoy each others company, and then it comes out that's she's a lesbian that wants to use him as her [[TheBeard beard]] (although in a twist she thought he was gay as well and it'd be a mutual thing). Poor Raj was so lonely he actually considered going through with it, but his friends intervene and buy him a puppy to help combat his loneliness.

* Raj from TheBigBangTheory felt increasingly lonely with all of his friends paired off (and especially with his HetrosexualLifePartner getting married) and ended up calling his parents in India to have them set him up with an ArrangedMarriage candidate. Their meeting goes well, she's pretty, and they enjoy each others company, and then it comes out that's she's a lesbian that wants to use him as her [[TheBeard beard]] (although in a twist she thought he was gay as well and it'd be a mutual thing). Poor Raj was so lonely he actually considered going through with it, but his intervene and buy him a puppy to help combat his loneliness.

* Heavily implied to have happened to Private Helga and Lieutenant Gruber at the end of the {{Allo Allo}} series..

* Heavily imploed to have happened to Private Helga and Lieutenant Gruber at the end of the [[Allo Allo]] series..

* Terrence Cee from {{Lois McMaster Bujold}}'s ''[[VorkosiganSaga Ethan of Athos]]'' at least acknowledges the possibility when he voluntarily exiles himself to the titular [[NoWomansLand planet of men]]

* Garfunkel and Oates also did a "Gay Boyfriend" song - although, since theirs is a more modern version of the relationship, it's with an understanding that the boyfriend will eventually come out and leave her, but that won't stop the girl from enjoying him while can.

* Garfunkel and Oates also did a "Gay Boyfriend" song - although, since theirs is a more modern version of the relationship, it's with an understanding that the boyfriend will eventually come out and leave her, but that won't stop the girl from enjoying him while can!

* Garfunkel and Oates also did a "Gay Boyfriend" song - although, since theirs is a more modern version, it's with an understanding that the boyfriend will eventually come out and leave her, so the girl is just enjoying him while she can.

*** Well, their Mrdini ''friends'' had something to do with it (you know, the aliens), and he's had a [[IncrediblyLamePun bum deal]] with boyfriends anyway, and they like, even love, each other quite a fair bit, and there were the children to think about... the Raj Whitehall series mentions a gay character's idea of standard intercourse as something like eating plain rice: satisfies your need, but bland and not very fulfilling. Which is strange, because if you chewed at white rice long enough, [[DidNotDoTheResearch it actually becomes quite sweet]].
**** Though YourMileageMayVary, since some- if not many- people would contend that something can be sweet yet remain fairly bland.

* In MichaelChabon's novel ''TheAmazingAdventuresOfKavalierAndClay'', [[spoiler: After Joe Kavalier joins the Navy and is declared MIA, his fiancee Rosa Saks -- who is pregnant with his child -- winds up marrying his best friend/cousin Sam Clay, who had been dating a male radio actor but was traumatized into avoiding men after being the subject of a anti-gay raid by the FBI which culminated in him being raped by several agents. Subverted in the end when Joe comes back; Sam divorces her in part so that Joe and Rosa can be together.]]

* In MichaelChabon's novel ''TheAmazingAdventuresOfKavalierAndClay'', [[spoiler: After Joe Kavalier joins the Navy and is declared MIA, his fiancee Rosa Saks -- who is pregnant with his child -- winds up marrying his best friend/cousin Sam Clay, who had been dating a male radio actor but was traumatized into avoiding men after being the subject of a anti-gay raid by the FBI which culminated in him being raped by several agents. Somewhat subverted in the end when Joe comes back; Sam divorces her in part so that Joe and Rosa can be together.]]

* Laria in the ''Talents'' series by {{Anne McCaffrey}}. Sure, you're living on an alien planet and the dating pickins are slim, but is it really fair to tell a young, gorgeous girl that she'll have to settle for her gay pal and boink the local {{Casanova}} when she wants a shag?

* Branwen's parents from ''SomethingPositive'' were like this. Her dad did have a boyfriend, but her mom just wanted a family without having to be bugged for sex all the time."

* Branwen's parents from ''SomethingPositive'' were like this. Her dad did have a boyfriend but it's not mentioned specifically if her mom had anyone.

* In Michael Chabon's novel ''TheAmazingAdventuresOfKavalierAndClay'', [[spoiler: After Joe Kavalier joins the Navy and is declared MIA, his fiancee Rosa Saks -- who is pregnant with his child -- winds up marrying his best friend/cousin Sam Clay, who had been dating a male radio actor but was traumatized into avoiding men after being the subject of a anti-gay raid by the FBI which culminated in him being raped by several agents. Somewhat subverted in the end when Joe comes back; Sam divorces her in part so that Joe and Rosa can be together.]]

* ''AStreetcarNamedDesire'' implies very strongly that Blanche's former husband was a closeted homosexual.
** The ''movie'' implies it. The play states it outright.

* ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' implies very strongly that Blanche's former husband was a closeted homosexual.

** A particular HideYourGays reversal of sorts would be making Will, who was technically supposed to be StraightGay, also rather [[CampGay campy]] to keep the show on air, apparently. Not that ThisTroper agrees with how that was carried out.

** ThisTroper doubts it - she specifically decided to marry a gay man because she ''didn't want sex all the time,'' but still wanted a family with children. Also she was very religious, and even under those circumstances it would have been adultery.
*** Maybe Mrs Maher was {{Asexual}}?