A Japanese woman, 31, whose dream of starting a family was shattered when her partner of over five years, a prefectural hospital nurse, made a confession to her at a city hall counter. The man, who was 37 at the time, falsely claimed to be a divorced with no children. The case highlights a trend of "fake bachelors" (dokushin giso), where married men pose as single to lure women into long-term relationships, resulting in pregnancies and destroyed lives. The couple began dating in June 2020 and began living together 18 months later. They promised to get married on their fourth anniversary on their wedding day. However, shortly after the marriage promise, he told her his father had severe dementia and his mother had cancer.